my girlfriend just bought one of these suzuki's, supposed to be the first aerio sx owner in california, the car is cool, it drives really well, has good pick up, and is roomy, my sister has a 2003 matrix xr, and the cars are quite similar, i think the areo feels a little quicker, and is difintly lighter than the matrix, the matrix is a little bigger inside as well as the out side, but i must say i like the suzuki a little more than the matrix, i think it has a lot of potential and for the price you can beat it, my sisters matrix out the door was 20k, while my girlfriends aerio out the door was 15500.00. right now my GF and i are looking to put 17" rims on the aerio this should increase handeling and looks.