First impression: Fun fun fun, way better than the 4EAT car, and pretty damn fast (at least by my standards), and its very easy to find the rev limited in 1st gear.

ON the WRX clutch: Seems quite firm, I never drove the car with a good stock clutch, but this one needs just a bit of technique for smooth soft driving. Up side is it grabs hard when you ask it to.
Gary