I own a 2001.

You drive it like a normal Honda.

Its pretty loud for a stock car with stock exhaust. If you stop on it, people all around will start looking for you. Its nice...loud, but a classy loudness.

Vtec doesn't engage as hard as it did on my GSR, but its definantly noticable. 2nd and 3rd gear vtec are the most noticable.

Like everyone else has said...it has enough torque for city driving/rush hour. It could use more on the highway and track.

Overall, the more you run it, the better it performs. Its like being run at higher rpm's than, say a Civic, but still gets good gas milage. You end up usualy driving at 4k+ and on the highway,doing 70, it about 3800.

HIH