who cares every one knows what the best FF sport compact is here's some hints its made buy honda\acura an it ends in Rrrr!!!!i can think of only a few FF cars that can wang with the R in stock form.(mazda mp3,SVT focus 2 nice cars IMO)All these new cavilers are bullshit i bet thoose factory 17s serve a purpose other then to appeal to ricers,Mini's are nice an will dominate there class at auto-x's in coming years,WRX ehh nice cars but i have been unimpresed.we shall see how the lancer's fair in the states.an there you have all i did was skim your post an that is what i think !