Go to Edmunds and read the review on the MP3. They gave it a third place only due to minor grips they have about the car. They criticize the MP3's transmission to be to QUICK? WTF?!

I didn't see the Sentra SE-R which got first place in Edmund's review being featured on Road and Track's comparo.

 

I just read that review on Edmunds. Yet again the weak (relatively speaking) engine becomes the achilles heel of the MP3.

I had a feeling the Spec-V is gonna win it when I was reading the intro. In their book it's got the best combination of power, handling, and comfort

oh well...