I really love my Mazda 3 hatchback. I have the 2.3L 5-speed and it is quite fun, definitely enough power to jump ahead in traffic a bit, even passing on the highway. it goes pretty good but still gets good mileage. And handles quite well too. Great looking car IMO. It's also very practical being a 5 door, quite alot of room. I have fit a 6'11" surfboard inside the car, with the tip sliding between the front two seats. Back seats fold down 60/40. Stereo is good quality, plenty of sound for me. Automatic wipers work really well! I am very impressed. Really like that feature.. Along with many others. Like a small storage area hidden in the floor of the trunk. enough room to store jumper cables and a few tools. I really can't say enough good about this car. It has been very reliable mechanically. Only problems for me is not quite enough lumbar support on long trips, and the AC is pretty weak. the ac works, it just never gets ice cold. But those arent big things, i usually like using the sunroof anyway! all around this is a fantastic car. I would buy it again without hesitation.