Hello and welcome to Torque Cars. Happy New year to you, too. Nissans are generally pretty good at handling and ride, I ran a Primera for a number of years here in the (generally cold and slippery) UK. Not sure how much you can do with the engine but I have an idea that the 1.6 litre unit has been turbocharged at some point by Alfa Romeo in the late 1980s. I might be wrong about the exact model. Anyways, good to have folks on board, best regards, Paul.