Manual Yaris performance info?

[SimmZ]

I'm just wondering how the performance of a manual Yaris is? Cause I'm actually owning a 2k2 automatic Echo and it's a real pain in the ass... it's one of the less powerfull car I ever drive. Hopefully, it's fuel economic... My Ecotec's Cavalier is a real race car compared to the Echo. I race a manual Mazda3 GT (2.3L) last week and I smoked him easily with my Ecotec's 2.2L Cavalier... while my Cavalier only take 0.8L/100 KM more than my Echo in any driving condition.

If I even change the Echo for a Yaris, I may consider to get it manual... but what is the performance I can expect from a manual Yaris, is it a big difference over my automatic Echo?