car and driver scored them really high in their tests. its a pretty quick little thing, and beat out all of the other subcompacts: Yaris, Versa, Caliber, and a suzuki and a kia. (according to Car and Driver...of course). i like them. i do wish it had 4 wheel disc brakes though. it did well in stopping distance, but it makes it a hell of a lot easier changing the pads. at least thats my personal opinion.