It was the bodywork that was the problem. Your best luck is probably the almost-desert parts of Spain (and similar), as those that saw rain have turned into iron oxide ages ago.

In Europe (LHD!) these are now impossible to find. Rust got a hold of them insanely fast, killing them in the 1990s. The number of survivors is roughly zero, especially if you want a somewhat clean one.

That's an Auris/Corolla.

Only the NA market ones.

Just read up on Opel, the European subsidiary of GM. Owned by GM for almost a *century.* Lost money for the last two decades. Sold in 2017 to PSA (Peugeot), after which GM basically retreated from Europe with its tail between its legs. Anyway, PSA has gotten Opel to make a profit already, without mass layoffs. The US…

Displacement doesn’t matter in Europe either, especially not when looking at emissions. *Some* countries tax on displacement as well, but as far as I know most don’t.

It is something you only do for new cars, so people barely making ends meet are not affected. At least not at first. After a number of years the larger number of used fuel efficient and clean cars that will be available will be beneficial to them.

I am interested in doing this to my 54 hp mk2 Golf as well. My first car, which is stowed away in a shed, waiting for a restomod. I already own the better gti from the 80s (Peugeot 205), so the Golf should be the perfect retro yet actually usable e-commuter.

I’m actually originally from the Netherlands, but one could argue that still is not really northern Europe.

More like zero. Luckily, I would add, as they would not only make it hard for themselves, they would make it harder for the rest of us as well.

You can drop the price requirement. Crossovers aren’t, per definition. I fail to think of a single one that is objectively attractive. As in, not just a competent appliance for commuting/kid shuttling/shopping but something to lust after.

I own a *convertible* from 1987, and the back seats fold down completely flat in that. It really should not be that hard...

You haven't seen many actual station wagons, have you? Park an X1 next to a 3-series touring and the difference becomes obvious.

From a European car perspective, it’s gargantuan.

In northern Europe where I live, they don’t. Well, it depends. If you can park on your own land (garage, driveway, whatever), then sure an electric socket is available. Many/most don’t have this option though, so charging it home is not an option.

I'm not sure about the US, but in Europe these are available with manual transmissions. Take rate is going down drastically though, as automatics are improving and these cars aren't exactly bought by driving enthusiasts.

It even has a bull bar! 

100 hp should be more than plenty to take a 500 up an incline at highway speeds. I’ve seen similar sized cars with half the hp make it at highway speeds.

No need to port anything, those are available with a manual elsewhere.

Obviously ‘Europe’ is extremely diverse. It would work fine where my parents live, for example. In the outskirts of a more rural city, with parking on their own property.