I am looking to buy a sporty compact sedan or hatchback as an alternate car with the following considerations:

* budget of around P1.2 million (give or take a hundred thousand)
* will be used mainly for home-office commute but car should be fun to drive for the occasional out-of-town trips
* space or the lack of it is not an issue as I have an SUV for hauling duties
* should be a newly released model as I will keep the car for 5 years

On top of my list are the Subaru Impreza 2.0 i-Sport and the Ford Focus 2.0 Sport. I may consider other models but I don't want to go over far beyond my budget.

Your thoughts please.