 I'm a performance guy...I don't care about horsepower but driving dynamics mean everything to me.My last 10 cars have been several M3s, a couple Audis, and a GTI.The easy choice would've been another GTI and I would be quite content.But I took a chance on the Speed3 and I'm ecstatic I did.This car has excellent handling and the monster torque steer (hard to handle under hard acceleration) is kind of endearing...you know you need to pay attention when you press the GO! pedal.I'm not a fan of the interior, especially when compared to an Audi, but it works and is growing on me.The styling is a bit 'out there' but it's growing on me too.You won't see yourself coming down the road.