Opposite for mine.
I bought the clio after an mx5 because I didnt want a drop in power. My gf loved it and drove it back and forth to work for a year clocking up 18k untill I bought her a Ford Ka 1.3.
At first she wasnt keen on the reduced power of the Ka but now thinks paying more on fuel, tax, insurance and the effect on the environment from a more powerful car is a complete waste and that powerful cars (anything more powerful than a Ka) are dangerous, she probably has a point but I love bigger engined cars (by that I mean big american v8's).