 I've put 10,000 miles on my 2014 Mazda 3 since buying it in March.  It's a comfortable ride (excluding some road noise), well styled, and turns heads.  It has zip / zoom zoom.  
 My car is mica black, with the basic sound system since I already had a high end GPS system and couldn't justify the additional cost of the XM / GPS feature.  Even the basic sound system is more than acceptable, with my iPod docked to it. 
 I'm getting 35 mpg consistently (mostly highway, some in-town mileage) without going hybrid.  Moving from a Ford SUV to the Mazda 3 took some getting used to, but I've made the transition and I'm a convert.  This car deserves all of the accolades it's receiving.