Many safety features (airbag, vehicle stability control) standard resulting in substantial savings
Airbags, ABS, and vehicle stability control are great features, as well as the larger size of the car.
4-cylinder has plenty of power with 5 adults and has good overall mileage (especially compared to my old 6-cylinder)
So many standard features (automatic headlamps, trip computer with miles to empty) that are missing in this price range from other brands.