 If you looking for a sports car this is not what you want.  The 500 is efficient, easy to park and peppy with the 5-speed.  Plenty of room for 2 and I am a big guy.  This little car brakes and drives well.  It was not built for acceleration so even with a 5-speed is not fast but adequate.  My last car of this size was the Ford Fiesta ST which was more cramped had a horrible ride quality although much faster.  The car seems to perform better on premium grade fuel.  At a 10 gallon capacity on the tank it will not break your wallet to by better gas and performance is much improved.  I had a hick up with the blue tooth system in the car after the install of Apple 9.3 on my phone. I just disconnected the battery cable for 10 minutes and the system reset itself.  If you want fun and style this is a great car.  Space is limited for more than 2 adults and so is storage.  If you need a small car for mostly in town use this a great choice and 2015 brought some great improvements to the dash and radio.  I average 36-39 MPG all the time as stated this using premium fuel.