I can't believe anyone can complain about 24 mpg in an SUV... most SUVs, even small ones get around 18 mpg. I got my wife one last Dec,, Orange, roof rack, side steps.. She loves it..So do I. I would buy another for myself if I didn't need a pick up to carry my dirt bikes. We have the 5-speed and actually got 26 mpg on a trip from Florida to Michigan and back.
If you have more than three people regularly riding in the vehicle it becomes a little small,, but for two or three people it is great.