I personally don’t think a 30% price difference is even cross-shopping... Basic ass GTI - $25K or less, CLA - $35K at least.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that they don’t drive the same at all. One is a basic proven platform with a cult following and tons of aftermarket support, the other is a hairdresser or office manager’s emblem with wheels.

What is the MPG? ‘Cause, you know, someone out there cares about that. Right?

Bingo.

I don’t think anyone that buys one of these is going to get asked:

So meta...

This is like taking the orange RX-7 (from the same movie) and removing all the body parts to make it look stock because it is a “better exterior option”... Why change the one thing this particular car that made it unique and coveted?

Buy one in Chile (if they do end up selling them there) with a spare one of everything and then drive the Pan-American Highway through the Darien Gap. It’s THAT easy!

I normally try to make eye contact even when I have the light to cross... But I still get cussed at all the time because people don’t understand that they must ALWAYS yield to pedestrians when making a right turn, even if they have a green light. Some people just don’t care and will TRY to get as close as they can to…

WHOA! They might be going on sale in Chile... But would it make it through the Darien Gap?

ONE key to open BOTH doors AND it starts the vehicle?! This just gets better and better!
“...Sliding windows...”
*floored*

Oh, the places me and that Loaf would go... any day off I would be on BLM land or on some extremely remote trailheads.

Are those fake exhaust tips? Otherwise... Nice! 320 hp 4-pot!?

Am I the only person REALLY wishing we could buy a Combi Trophy Loaf in the States? Portal axle overlander mini-RV with a 5-speed that can do highway speeds...for $11K?! Yes please!

Whoa! Just went to look at the dealership’s websites near me and the have 20 E/F-Pace 2.0T models, maybe one XJ, 1 or 2 2.0T XE’s, forget about XF’s...

Inflate the ugly-ass 2020 Blazer and add black cladding...? Why? Many morons are so eager to help Chevy print money by purchasing one of these all-show-no-go over-styled depreciation machines - That’s why.

Our world is way closer to the brink than you think. Go take a nap, Buttercup.

Walk (or even crawl) AT MOST 24 miles over the course of 17 days, following water sources to civilization?

No.

(It had to be done...)