I've been a BMW driver for the last 11 years and have gotten a bit spoiled by the handling and ergonomics etc.
Well, I just got back from a 5 day biz trip to San Francisco. I rented a fully loaded Cruz LTZ and had a chance to put on quite a few miles. What an unexpected and pleasant surprise. That car was amazing! (for the money) Not drunk with power by any means, but the turbo 4 was as much as most guys need or want. The handling was on-par with my 3 Series and the interior was well laid out and very comfortable. Fit and finish was as nice as the cars that cost 2 or 3 times as much. I'd buy one for my wife without hesitation. Lots of car for the money. Seriously.
Nice to see GM/Chevy doing things right again and actually listening to the autowriters and consumers.
My 2 cents - Dale