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Geneva Gallery: Heuliez Mia
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Edward Niedermeyer
(IC: employee)
Published: March 4th, 2010
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Boxy cars are a divisive subject: bring up the Mk. 1 Scion xB, and people will either swoon with desire or faint with disgust. The Heuliez Mia looks to wade into the middle of this controversial segment, offering a huge amount of space in a weird, box-like form. With only a 80km-100km range at the starting price of €18,000, the Mia’s electric drivetrain will doubtless self-select out the anti-cubists, limiting its appeal to fans of the impractically practical. In dense urban centers, however, there will always be an audience for small-but-spacious people movers. But can the Heuliez compete with Asia’s proud tradition of automotive cubism?
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Published March 4th, 2010 9:52 AM
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- Ras815 Ok, you weren't kidding. That rear pillar window trick is freakin' awesome. Even in 2024.
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- ToolGuy Companies that don't have plans in place for significant EV capacity by this timeframe (2028) are going to be left behind.
- Tassos Isn't this just a Golf Wagon with better styling and interior?I still cannot get used to the fact how worthless the $ has become compared to even 8 years ago, when I was able to buy far superior and more powerful cars than this little POS for.... 1/3rd less, both from a dealer, as good as new, and with free warranties. Oh, and they were not 15 year olds like this geezer, but 8 and 9 year olds instead.
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