I'm betting that ECO light doesn't go out for his entire week.
Road noise: I noticed the same thing. You can hear bits of gravel pinging inside the wheel wells/rockers that you probably wouldn't hear on other cars that weigh more than this one. (I forget what the CVT version weighs - just over 2k lbs, I think.)
Interestingly, the car has additional sound deadening/insulation for North America, more than what the Australian/N.Z. cars get... which is more than the south Asian cars get (where a base, manual Mirage with 2 air bags -- vs. 7 here -- weighs 1807 lbs/820 kg).