all my life i have had large v6 v8 cars, when we moved to the city we bought the accent due to its low price, a fully loaded gls hatch for only 17.1 cnd. this is an awsome car, it has more head and leg room than my tauras front and back, little short on the shoulder room but it is a compact so it can only be streached so much, the 6 spd man is fun, too bad 5 and 6th are so close but i think 5th is only for town if u skip 4th and 6th is for hyw when u skip 5th, just figuring things out, kinds like a transport, u dont always have to use all the gears. power is fantastic for such a little car, i have so far only come across two hills that i need to downshift on the hwy, its quiet, fuel efficent the interior is very well laid out for ergonomics as well as estetics. very compfy, takes 18 hr trips with no stiffness, i cant say enough good things about this car, it does everything my full sized sedans do plus, mind you at times it is too small with car seats trying to utilize the trunk but it is a compact after all. all in all hyundai gets five stars, great job, no complaints, great options, great buy