I have the 3 hatchback and it is a great little car, its fast when it needs to be, the mileage is good and I drive long trips in it frequently and it is comfortable. with the hatch i can fit most anything I need in there especially if you put the seats down. About the only thing i have found that won't fit was Shellie's humidor
We also know for a fact that it will fair well against a deer at 50mph. There is one drawback and that is there is a lot of road noise but otherwise I recommend it