The Leaf is not fast at all, but the throttle response is really damn good. I didn't drive my evo for a couple of weeks because I was just driving the Leaf. When I went back to my evo, the first time I stomped on the gas, I momentarily thought my car was broken. I thought, "what the f? I just smashed down the gas and nothing happened." A moment later, the surge of power came on and I realized I was just used to the instantaneous response from the Leaf. I would describe the throttle response in my evo as lightning fast (assuming you're driving like a maniac in the right gear), but the Leaf's is better.