They could have squared-off the front clip a bit more; it looks a little dorky as it sits, and needs a little more "tough."
I see no shades of the Soul in the sides -- no sops to the Gremlin. That's good! Unlike some "cute-utes," the visibility might not be too bad out the sides.
And those taillights have gotta go!! (Along with that gawdawful blue-green paint! The red looks good, and black or a candyapple-ish shade from the Cherokee or Dart would look especially classy.)
An ex-neighbor in my building had a Patriot, and it looked every bit like a modern interpretation of a JG Cherokee. This not so much, but I'd guess it'll sell better than the Patriot and Compass.
SCE to AUXAll that lift makes for an easy rollover of your $70k truck.
SCE to AUXMy son cross-shopped the RAV4 and Model Y, then bought the Y. To their surprise, they hated the RAV4.
SCE to AUXI'm already driving the cheap EV (19 Ioniq EV).$30k MSRP in late 2018, $23k after subsidy at lease (no tax hassle)$549/year insurance$40 in electricity to drive 1000 miles/month66k miles, no range lossAffordable 16" tiresVirtually no maintenance expensesHyundai (for example) has dramatically cut prices on their EVs, so you can get a 361-mile Ioniq 6 in the high 30s right now.But ask me if I'd go to the Subaru brand if one was affordable, and the answer is no.
DavidMurilee Martin, These Toyota Vans were absolute garbage. As the labor even basic service cost 400% as much as servicing a VW Vanagon or American minivan. A skilled Toyota tech would take about 2.5 hours just to change the air cleaner. Also they also broke often, as they overheated and warped the engine and boiled the automatic transmission...
MarcrMy wife and I mostly work from home (or use public transit), the kid is grown, and we no longer do road trips of more than 150 miles or so. Our one car mostly gets used for local errands and the occasional airport pickup. The first non-Tesla, non-Mini, non-Fiat, non-Kia/Hyundai, non-GM (I do have my biases) small fun-to-drive hatchback EV with 200+ mile range, instrument display behind the wheel where it belongs and actual knobs for oft-used functions for under $35K will get our money. What we really want is a proper 21st century equivalent of the original Honda Civic. The Volvo EX30 is close and may end up being the compromise choice.
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We have a winner! Cute as a bug. I hope it sells like crazy.
They could have squared-off the front clip a bit more; it looks a little dorky as it sits, and needs a little more "tough." I see no shades of the Soul in the sides -- no sops to the Gremlin. That's good! Unlike some "cute-utes," the visibility might not be too bad out the sides. And those taillights have gotta go!! (Along with that gawdawful blue-green paint! The red looks good, and black or a candyapple-ish shade from the Cherokee or Dart would look especially classy.) An ex-neighbor in my building had a Patriot, and it looked every bit like a modern interpretation of a JG Cherokee. This not so much, but I'd guess it'll sell better than the Patriot and Compass.