and as for seating. Imagine having a car with a length that is nearly identical to a Boxter, yet can seat 4 normal-sized ADULTS in comfort, that's high quality engineering right there

yes the rear seats can sit adults very comfortably compared to your typical 2+2 coupes, I tried it out at the Mazda Rev-It-Up this past weekend in Philly

and getting in and out of the rear seats are also much easier compared to a coupe.