From the front end i can see how someone may find it appealing, with a jutting chin and wide stance, it looks mildly aggressive and it may have some low end grunt to back that up. But nothing Gm produces (aside from the corvette) will ever compete what your money could buy in a german or japanese sport oriented vehicle. To this day for under 25k you can get a used e46 m3 in good shape with relatively low miles. Fantastic build quality, doesnt feel cheap, very responsive, great balance between power and staying civiclized at the same time, its just a very refined and overall great car for the money. That, what i have just explained, is something you will never find in an Northern American built vehicle.