Spot on. My brother picked up a 4C a few months ago, and I've driven it a couple of times. Raw, noisy, demanding, compared to a Boxster RS60 I still have. Gearbox is pretty poor if I compare it to the PDK in the Cayman GTS that's my DD. Nowhere near the polish and refinement  of the Cayman or Boxster. BTW, to put the noise in perspective, I already consider the Cayman GTS (6 cylinder) a noise box. Gearbox was better then a 430 F1 however, imo.