 After 3 months of this car, I can honestly say its the most fun car I've ever driver thats been an every day driver.  While not as much fun as a Porsche or a Corvette, this thing is still a lot of fun.  This car has performance, better fuel economy, and can handle extremely well.  Easily beats my sister's Pontiac G6 in every category except size.  The handling is right up there with some of the performance cars I've driven before.  This thing never feels like its going to leave the road.  The interior color scheme is awesome, and I think it says a lot about the Mazda 3 exterior design when, after 4 years, it still looks better than the new Corolla and the Honda!