What do you consider fun in a car other than acceleration, speed and cornering?

I am actually in a good position to answer. I don't care if my opinion is unpopular. This Monday I got a hold of my brand new to me glk320 CDI I got from an auction and I absolutely hate this car. I'm coming off of a 1996 Japanese piece of crap fwd manual where you have to work to keep the engine in it's power band. That car is always eager to go, always asking you to give it more beans. Between the gas pedal and the throttle valve there's only one thing - a metal rope. No sensor in-between telling servos what to do, nothing. The ECU only controls injectors and spark based on your input which it determines by the throttle position sensor. You tell the car what it will do next, not what you want to happen and let it figure things out for you. It also has hydraulic steering and bolstered seats. I can't believe I'm saying this, but that car with <100hp is the coolest thing I've driven, apart from a go kart. I understand that these two vehicles have 0 in common, apart from the fact that they both have four wheels touching the ground beneath, but holy shit is there a difference. The glk has more power when you floor it, obviously but that's about where all the fun ends. The rest is leather and heated seats.