well you're not the only one, there are a few. but i think a lot of enthusiasts who own a car that is about to or has been redesigned doesn't like the new one as much. i know several bug-eye wrx guys that think anything after theirs were ugly too.
as much as im not a fan of the outside, i am a fan of the inside and several key features like bi-xenon, drivers display, push start, and a couple other things i can't remember.
it will be pretty interesting to see if what mazda does in the near future with their cars. if you think about it the domestic market for "pocket rockets" like this one could very well die out. that might mean no more srt4 or cobalt ss. ford is doing the best of the 3, but their best focus is only in europe right now (it should come over here)
then the only other cars in the pocket rocket class are the si, mini cooper s, gti, and i guess you could sort of include the wrx and lancer ralli art. might mazda stick with fwd under 300hp, or maybe try an awd platform? maybe they will bring back the rx7 or something along those lines (rx8 is bs compared to the FD)
