Thanks for the feedback
Woah, that's pretty bright in there! My visual preference is for the darker shades on interiors (but lighter ones are easier on the A/C).
2008 Touring models come with a black leather interior, black dash, and an aluminum-looking trim. IMO, wood trim should be real and found in British luxury cars
It definitely is a treat to drive. My "old self" found the accelerator pedal a bit too often
But you're exactly right, the handling is "balanced". I haven't driven the other varieties, but the stiffer damping on this model made it feel like a much smaller car. It makes the new Sentra feel like a Lincoln Town Car.
Growing up in the 80's, we mostly had GM RWD Intermediates (Cutlass Supreme, Malibu, Caprice Classic) which weren't too floaty. My old '77 Cutlass with sagging springs: floaty. We had an '82 Caddy Fleetwood Brougham for a while. They traded it on an '86 Cherokee Pioneer in the late 80's.