This Trax has no AWD option. The Trailblazer does, making it basically the only reason it exists. 

yeah, I didn’t read fully :P

I mean, the GX did that for years. Always found it odd as a kid.

Yeah, I was pointing out the ‘glowing’ clear plastic LED element which, to my knowledge, the XC60 was the first Volvo to have it.

I believe the implication is ‘trendsetting’, which, while I agree that ‘ahead of its time’ is disingenuous, there’s no need to be so pedantic about it.

Good one. It did the LED heckblende long before it was fashionable:

No, I think I’ll buy a V4 Volvo instead :)

Not to mention the fiasco in Australia that drew government attention to the many complaints causing a regulatory body to sanction FCA.

Yep, though at least in the U.S. the V60 didn’t arrive until much later.

Of course the contemporary Accord coupe, too.

What? There is such a thing as a lightweight EV. Just because they’re not sold in America doesn’t mean they don’t exist. 

This is going to sound weird, but I’d like to think the gen1 XC60 somewhat previewed everyone’s race toward developing those ‘frosted’ style LED taillight signatures when it came out in 2008:

I don’t think it’s outright ugly, GM just ‘GM’ed it with a bunch of silly and chintzy design cues, like the ‘Bolt EV’ fender badges.

It will be rubber lined! So instead it will melt in the sun and become a sticky mess about five minutes after it leaves the lot. 

Right, and your comment got me thinking as to what I even would consider attractive in the compact D-seg CUV stakes anyway. They all make mistakes, even my preferred brand Volvo’s XC60 is fussy and less than perfect in many ways (to speak nothing of Tesla’s cockr0ach-shaped Y). I hear what you’re saying in that…

I mean, you do you, don’t let internet commenters stop you from enjoying what you like :)

Well, it did take a break in the ‘90s.

God that is a pig-faced car.

I dunno, your complaints come off as death by a thousand nits. Sure, the individual details might come off as overly ornate or fussy in some places, but compared to the proportioning of, say, the NX it just looks premium. The overhangs are in the right places, the roofline is canted at a good angle, and the dash to…

Even the Hilux is fairly overrated. It’s Australia’s best seller despite being quite old and overpriced. Isuzu’s new MU-X (and its Mazda BT-50 twin) are better, Mitsubishi’s Triton is cheaper and nearly as good, and the new Ranger is quite good and Aussie designed.