Well its stiff sports suspension needs to be tolerated on badly surfaced roads but it pays dividends in terms of handling prowess. (motor-prime.com)
The Normal mode isn't quite as torpid but still saps too much life from the engine response and makes the damping (which is softer than the Alfa's anyway) rather loose and crashy on poorly surfaced roads. (evo.co.uk)
Once it asked me to hop off of the highway during a traffic jam, leading me through the city of Oakland on surface roads before depositing me later back on the same highway and into the same traffic jam. (cnet.com)