Borrowed a Galant so here's my minireview.
Looks like a shark or something. Feels quite responsive to drive (like a silk glove after the oven glove-like Merc). Firm but quite well damped ride. Doesn't often feel crashy like my old 620Ti did. For a front wheel drive car, the rear end is all over the place, especially in the wet. It doesn't feel very stable at all. Maybe that's down to the rear tyres - Nankang on one side, Tiga (never heard of those) on the other. Excellent on long motorway trips. Cruise control is indeed god's own invention (first time I've used it). Engine very smooth, almost feels like an electric motor the way it whirs away in the background delivering power. Unlike an electric motor it seems to lack torque, in fact I stalled it a couple of times as you need to give it quite a bit of poke to take off on a flat road, even worse given the slightest incline. Once you are underway it accelerates very nicely. Nothing special as my old Lancia or Ti but pretty good for a non forced induction unit. Manual gearbox has a pleasantly short throw and thunks into gear in a nice satisfying way.
Comfortable seats, but they're very tacky looking velour. Electric everything. I think it actually achieves better MPG than my Merc too, so not bad for a 2.0 petrol.
If I was in the market for a comfortable, economical 2 litre petrol saloon I would definitely consider one, but I'd try one with proper rear tyres first! And they cost peanuts too.