Agile, reliable, smart and well built (if you leave your interior or exterior lights on they shut off way before the battery gets close to draining). I have gotten the fuel mileage as low as 5.1 L/100 yet the power is there when you need it due to the CVC engine. I've looked under the car, its built to last compared to say a Nissan Maxima at double the price its built to less half the quality underneath at the suspension and tie rods.
Smooth drive with no maintenance or warranty work ever needed for me. Will miss this great drive in the lancer hugging corners like a race car