I think you'll find all manual cars are roughly the same in this regard, it's a question of how worn/new the synchros are.
Also you'll probably find that Rupes suggestion will work no probs. Double clutching allows you to change at any speed. Get into 1st with the engine screeming at 50kph and gun it those last 10ks. This dosen't make you any faster (slower in fact) but the V6 sounds gr8 up there
P.S. Rupe! I just saw my first episode of Garth Marenghi. Fell off the couch laughing!!!
Gr8 Avatar.