I wouldn't call 9.6s to 60 nippy!
My car isn't fast, i'd say nippy at best, and thats around 7.4ish.
it depends on what your used to, coming from a 1.0 its rudy quick! but you get used to the power. the plan power wise is as follows
standrd = 180bhp
remap = 210bhp
K04 (s3) turbo + fmic + stage 2 map = 270bhp = 0-60 in 5.5 seconds = (Y)
as far as bang for your buck goes, imo its a great car to mod, even upgrading the turbo isnt mega bucks because the turbo from the s3 is a nice pretty simple upgrade.
the camera used was my mates canon EOS 40D