It's pretty much what the reviews say. It's under powered, feel from the steering wheel won't ever be confused with a 2 seat BMW and not a real good gas sipper for a hybrid, but i have to say I really like this car. It's beautiful (to me anyway) from every angle I love this car. The ride is comfortable enough and has alot of bells and whistles. The $24,900 sticker price was a bit scary, but i haven't bought a new car since 1985 and the last one was a 6 year old Tercel in 2002 so the prices are all scary to me. Bottom line is I don't put my foot into anything much anymore and I really love the looks, so I'm thinking xmas present to myself. If it holds up maintenance wise I'll be fine with it. I like it way better then the Yaris I drove last weekend and although the Mini Cooper was a better preforming car for a bit less it didn't give me that starship feel I really liked out of the CR Z. Would still like to get my hands on the Arbarth Fiat 500 before I make a decision, But failing that The CR Z is at the top of my list.