Thats what I was thinking when I read it. It is an inexpensive efficient little car, why would you expect it to have a plush interior, or sophisticaed suspension? It doesn't make sense to me, but they are the 'professionals' who get paid to tell us what they think... for whatever that is worth. I agree that reliability is much more important, and time will tell how they hold up.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)