I was very very surprised driving this little car.

I have never thought I'd like a Chevy Cavalier, but I just rented one for two days for a 400-mile drive between Tampa and Orlando, and I've gotta say - I was literally blown away.

I can't vouch for any reliability of the car or anything like that, only for my experience driving this car on the highway for about 250 miles and another 100 miles in the city.

What I was mostly surprised by was how powerful this little car was. I barely heard any noise from the engine when I looked at the speedometer and saw that I was going 80 miles/hour and had to slow down in disbelief. The handling was great, there was almost no road noise, the car had ample power, which is what I would give it the credit for. It was an automatic and the 1st to 2nd gear switch wasn't too quick, so I did see the RPMs go all the way up before it switched to the second gear. Seats were comfortable, all the controls too, I didn't actually feel that I was in a small car at all.

To compare, I had been driving a friend's Toyota Matrix prior to this for a few days and I would choose the Cavalier any day.

I almost never write reviews unless I am literally blown away by performance of some thing, and I just had to share it. Take it as it is :)