Good god, man. Never tell people what you like. Especially not people who know you.
I know. It was the only image I could quickly find with the required phrase. Tap Into Amerca!
As another commenter noted, the actual interior space provided by SUVs matches very closely the interior space of their platform-mates. There aren’t many easy comparisons here, given the small number of U.S. hatchbacks, but check out the Mazda CX3 CUV (44.5 cu.ft. with seats down) vs. its brother, the Mazda3 Hatchback…
I think the problem we “normal car” people are having is that you can get about 90% of the supposed utility of an SUV in a hatchback or wagon. The one thing we have no answer for is high ride-height, but we also have no need for it, and no one could possibly be different from us!
If I owned an AMC Pacer wagon I’d try to return it, too.
Did you know that the only reason we got Jar Jar Binks is because C3PO’s agent insisted that Lucas create a character to take heat off the execrable protocol droid? True story.
The only time I’ve ever really wished for great wealth was when I wished I could own name the new Twins ballpark “Kirby Puckett Field”. Which would become The Puck in about 10 minutes, but I don’t care.
Seriously. “We didn’t mean she’s a pig. We mean she swims like one.” Apology achieved!
I owned a 2004 Mazda3, and I agree: a great design that still looks good today, and a very practical car. The new one (2016 Mazda3 GT/MT) is a great car that I’m really enjoying, but it could use some more push. a Speed version would be just the thing to go with those looks. It’s a shame Mazda feels they can’t devote…
I’ve always said the Vikings were ahead of their time. Now they have players that cut themselves. Progress!
The truth is that I was going for the cheap joke, so apologies if it caused you ire. That said, I’m not sure that the bug would be too worried about the distinction between “process” and “focus” in this case.