 I was initially excited to try the Fiesta of the FOST fame, and it handled really well from a handling perspective in taking turns and being zippy.  It also got excellent gas mileage (over 42mpg highway) for one of my trips, and overall was a comfortable ride.  The challenge with the vehicle was the horrible powertrain; between the engine and the transmission, it couldn't figure out what it wanted to do.  This was especially horrible for a stop-n-go or heavy traffic situations such as one would face in a daily commute, the engine kept revving and the transmission kept changing, it was very indecisive.  Overall, decent car once it has a refined or improved powertrain, until then avoid for your own sanity.