 First, I have to say this was a rental car, stripped naked, not even cruise control!  We rented it to just drive about 3 hours or so across the state, so didn't care what kind of car it was.  We wanted cheap.  We got it.. in spades.  I've owned a Chevy Spark and even owned a 2004 Hyundai Accent hatchback and this was not even close in comfort or performance to either of these cars.  Most horrid were the seats; I was in pain after minutes trying to find a tolerable position in a seat with no helpful adjustments.  The seat back felt like sitting in a big baseball mitt that sunk in to provide NO back support whatsoever.  Lumbar support... fuggetabout it!  Felt like this car seat was designed to create a colony of hunch-backs.  The handling was ponderous, even on good roads.  Noise was so loud from tires, engine (when accelerating), and road sounds that it roared over attempts at conversation.  The radio... well reminded me of my old AM radio in my 1974 Chevy Vega... that should tell you something.  And the transmission was reminiscent of my old Accent whose transmission died twice in under 20,000 miles.  It seemed to hunt, hopelessly, for what gear to be in, pausing and hopping at times as if a teenager was embedded inside the engine and just learning how to drive a stick shift.  I know some CVT's are hoppy and pause (like my Spark, which is why I finally threw in the towel on this car and traded it).  But this isn't even a CVT... it's just a lousy transmission.  This actually talked me out of buying another Hyundai as I had one that was unreliable, my neighbor had the same Accent but in a sedan and her tranny also went out within 1st year of ownership, and my father's Sonata lost it's tranny with about 80,000 miles.  Very disappointed in this car and would never buy one.  I would recommend test driving other small cars that seem to be much more reliable, like maybe the Toyota Yaris (which also has much more comfortable seats).