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It corners very well, always feels in control and lets you know well in advance of where its limits are.
the brakes stop the car very quickly with good pedal feel. Also comes with standard ABS in the protege5 in canada, which is great. 3 point seat belts in all the seating positions also a nice bonus.
All the interior and exterior parts fit well together with even panel gaps. The paint has held up pretty well, and the interior materials feel like they are high quality when you tough them.
It is underpowered for a car of its size. I wish that I had about 15 or 20 horsepower under the hood when I drive on onramps or have to merge with traffic. I also wish that the top gear was a little taller for reduced revs at highway speeds.
A trade off for the great handling is the jittery ride, especially on rough roads or when it is cold.
Quite loud inside, both from road noise and engine noise. The engine turns over at quite high RPMs on the highway and this makes for a bit of drone in the cabin.
Held its value quite well, which made it more expensive to buy used than many other competing cars. Of course, this also means that it still has a good resale value if I were to sell it.
