You and I are looking for similar things, except I like the Prius (the V, the new, larger one with MUCH better visibility, if that is your Prius issue.)
The Mazda 3 hatchback with CVT was a nice drive, slightly underpowered I thought, though. (But I am used to having a lot of engine for the car I'm driving.) It was priced at about $21K (pre tax etc.) for what I wanted.
I'm currently torn between the Prius V and the new Subaru Impreza. I really liked both. The V has better gas mileage and is actually bigger than what I really want. The version I was looking at is $26.5K. The Subaru has the all wheel drive of course, and was pretty zippy (important to me, because drivers around here are NUTS and I want to be able to get out of the way in a hurry!) Price was around $23.5K
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Date: 2012-09-22 12:40 am (UTC)The Mazda 3 hatchback with CVT was a nice drive, slightly underpowered I thought, though. (But I am used to having a lot of engine for the car I'm driving.) It was priced at about $21K (pre tax etc.) for what I wanted.
I'm currently torn between the Prius V and the new Subaru Impreza. I really liked both. The V has better gas mileage and is actually bigger than what I really want. The version I was looking at is $26.5K. The Subaru has the all wheel drive of course, and was pretty zippy (important to me, because drivers around here are NUTS and I want to be able to get out of the way in a hurry!) Price was around $23.5K