I think hitch racks are generally easier (it’s what I use), but those roof racks are pretty easy as long as 1. You’re tall enough 2. They’re the style like in the photo where you don’t have to take off the wheel.

I’m a mountain biker. Almost nobody carries their bike inside their vehicle as 1. Modern mountain bikes are BIG. I have a Transit Connect, and you better have everything folded down in order to get my XL bike in there. I think I’d still have to at least put down the seat post if I didn’t want to lay it down. It’s…

Looks like a fine dirt road vehicle to me. There are plenty of people buying Wranglers because they “need” 4wd that would be ideally served by a vehicle like this.

That is true. Most electric cars I’ve been in are pretty darn quiet though so I’m not super worried about it. 

Am I the only one who doesn’t care at all about hard plastic on 95% of interior surfaces. Obviously if it’s an armrest or something, it’s different, but if it’s a place where I’m not actually touching, I don’t care a bit. I feel like soft touch plastics on everything (dash included) just signal that the car is more…

What a great career. I can only imagine how much it must hurt to retire so close to your goal, but knowing that your body just doesn’t have it anymore.

[H]ow [did] the three link radius-arm suspension setup, “Allgrip Pro” four-wheel drive system with low range, and general vehicle dimensions handled uneven terrain[?]

I agree, I wouldn’t want to give up too much of the driving dynamic for off road ability. But I’d take my chances with an extra two inches of clearance and AWD. Partially because while I really like to drive the TC for what it is, I have more engaging vehicles to drive. But the TC is what usually takes me places where…

So I guess what I really want is a Transit Connect Outback version that has AWD and maybe just a couple of more inches ground clearance to take advantage of how good it is as a base camp platform for outdoor activities. 

I’ve driven AWD vehicles up slick roads that I couldn’t make with my FWD car with similar tires (or at least it took me a number of tries). All of these were low speed situations.

A big windshield (or at least a windshield positioned so that a tall person can look straight through the middle of it. I’m reasonably tall (6'2") and I hate getting in cars where my eye level is almost at the top of the windshield. Visibility is so important to me in a car.

Well, I won’t force it upon you. But if it were an available option when I bough mine, I’d have chosen it. I get by ok with snow tires now, but as a skier/mountain biker/camper, I have rocked my way out of some slick starting spots more often than I’d like (most recently last night). So I’d pay a bit extra for the…

With the AWD option!

I imagine that as long as they aren’t keeping the exact same overall length of as a current LWB Transit Connect, you could do a 5 foot bad. My TC has about 42 inches of space behind the second row of seats. It wouldn’t seem that crazy to extend it another 16=20 inches to get a 5 foot bed.

Have you ever been in a Transit Connect? There is basically no better vehicle for a tall driver. I’m 6'3" and can literally wear a top hat while sitting in the front. The windshield is huge. My dad has a last gen Ranger and i never have liked it as I feel like I’m looking down out of the windshield. Not even a little…

This is low key one of my favorite car segments. I always wanted an Element (though ended up with a Fit due to cost considerations) and now have moved on to apathetically converted commercial minivans as my family has grown and the segment has dried up.

I think the bigger question might be how Miami was giving points against a team with a much better record (even if it was at home).

People are commenting on how ugly this is, but I love it and would be very likely to buy one if it was available in the US.

Wow. Ugly extra creases, an excessively high rear...I think they just mislabeled the Camaro kit.

For sure. Despite what you would assume, he isn’t really a bad defender at all. Advanced stats tend to categorize him as being an actual plus defender. He’s not going to be a rim protector, but he’s not a terrible defender at all.