It drives as good as it looks. 1st gear is pretty useless, second isn't a lot better! lol. I was just trying to get the car to move in 1st and laid down about 1 or 2 feet of rubber on accident. When I got out on the street (going about 5mph or so) I just shifted it to second and mashed it 1/2 to 3/4 throttle to try and help it not spin so bad. Yeah that didn't work either. It started to get sideways quick! It was quite an adrenaline rush! But it's just an incredibly nice car throughout. It now stays in an air conditioned shop with sealed floors with an owner that keeps all his cars in top notch condition.