The seats are so comfertable you don't cramp up on long cross crountry trips.

This model has the 1.8L turbo. Lots of get up and go eith in town or on the hwy. Down shifting with the manual is not always required.

Fuel economy is great, even while driving harder then most other on the road (faster acceleration).

Sure this is a little car which doesen't hold much, but then if you wanted something that held a lot you would of bought a different vehicle.

The body lines are a timeless design. Only issue here is that there are blind spots when backing up.

125000+ km and no major issues that have left me stranded that were the cars fault. I wouldn't think twice driving accross Canada from coast to coast.