 It's easy to nitpick this car, really. It's pricey for what you get in some ways, and a deal in others.  It beats the pants off the Audi A4.  The Mazdaspeed rides quiet and with surprisingly well damped bumps.  In fact it rides quieter than many entry level luxury cars with softer suspensions. Riding around at 60 mph with the radio on I don't hear the road at all.  My knocks against it are the wheels, the tailpipes, the sub-standard turbocharger, and the slightly plastic look of the interior.