We get it, you and MSN autos do not like the Fiesta. I'd put money on it winning car of the YEAR, yup I said it. I think the Fiesta will win car of the year.
i don't really see much wrong with the list, although it's too bad the new Elantra wasn't out in time as it would certainly have made the compact list more interesting...but i don't really see what all the fuss over the new Fiesta is about...and yes, i have driven one...is it a good car??...sure, it is decent, but certainly IMO, nothing in the way of CoTY worthy...the car was small (look at it from the rear, it looks like it was put in a crusher and squished about a foot), but small isn't always "bad"...as others have said, the Fit is small, but makes very good use of its space...power seemed adequate for the class, but the model i drove was $23k...it wasn't worth $23k...you can get an Elantra Limited for that money, which will beat it on just about everything - space, power, features, warranty and probably fuel economy (or certainly pretty close)...don't get me wrong, i think the Fiesta should be on the list, because it is good, i just don't think it is CoTY material...contender, definitely...short list, absolutely...but i wouldn't buy one, with my own money...a buddy of mine took delivery of his Cruze a few weeks ago and loves it, as i thought he would.