That's why I love my car. Mazda did a great job with getting enough power to push the car through the curves, and just enough suspension to make it agile enough. With a little extra in both the engine dept and suspension, my car is a killer. In fact, in 2003, I believe I saw somewhere that it was the best overall car in it's class. Hell, the Mazdaspeed3 beats most of it's brethren in it's class even with FWD. The only complaint Mazda ever gets with the Speed3 is the God awful torque steer.