Happy Owner – Bought this car new in November 2011 after looking around at other vehicles of this class. I drove both the 1.8 and 1.4 demo cars and decided I could run faster than the 1.8. Ended up buying an SRi-V auto. Thought I had made a big mistake as the turbo lag was terrible and the fuel consumption was no better. Anyway after 7000 ks it is a different car with plenty of power and it averages around 7.1-7.2 litres per 100 in a mixture of city/highway driving. It handles gravel roads well without pouring dust in through the door and boot seals which is something my previous car did in summer.

Body is tight and it is very quiet on bitumen roads. My family live up the top of the Perth hills and it has no trouble accelerating up them.

Very happy with the car even though I was told by "experts" that they were junk and I was wasting my money. Don't know why they don't make the 1.4 turbo standard on the base models. Quiet, nice to drive, plenty of power, smooth auto, fuel consumption, finish. Floor carpets could be better, should have drivers foot rest, aircon outlets for rear passengers.