Nope, America doesn’t need any small crossovers.  We need hatchbacks and wagons.

“I feel like it loses a lot of what makes a performance car special regardless of the actual performance.”

If it was the 90's it wouldn’t have the stupid screen or I drive, it would have glorious buttons and people would buy a car because of how it performed not how well it connects to their phones.

And now you are a better driver for it.

If your kid is driving manual it makes it way harder to text and drive.

Manual > DSG > Autotragic > CVT

but with less utility and ease of entry

“Basically anyone who wants a minivan that’s not a total piece of shit to drive.”

Nope.  You need a box frame for an SUV.  Unibody = crossover.  Both suck, just buy the damn mini-van, or wagon

It was a golden age

Unfortunately their brand is currently automatic sloping back CUV’s these days...

“We often don’t reduce a Bugatti down to that it’s an Audi as it has two Audi engines fused together. Or that a Lexus is a Toyota.”

Fuck this CUV. Give us an M3 wagon over this shit.

“Ryan Pace’s biggest mistake.”

“If you well and truly need a pickup truck at some point for some event - rent one.”

“Low is fine for sporty cars but if I’m given the choice between a basic sedan and a basic crossover with the same measly engine I’m taking the crossover. It’s easier to get in and out of and probably has more headroom for my 6 ft 6 stature. “

“My family owns a mass market CUV”

“Crossovers are the modern form of the wagon.”

yea they could be, but not nearly as expensive as installing an underground storage tank for fuel at your home...

“they should drop down to a high output 4 cylinder for less weight up front and better balance”