Counterpoint: Fuck Tesla

All these answers and not a single correct answer....

If Chrysler had a K-like vehicle today they would sell like hotcakes.

SUVs are truck based and/or BOF.

Altimax RTs are wonderful year round tires.

Claims Subaru is a “lifestyle brand”, suggests 4Runner instead.....

Not it most definitely is not.

The Outback is one of the couple there that aren’t sliderless minivans, but the point still stands. It’s not an SUV and it’s economy isn’t anything special.

1. Not everyone wants a performance car. Let’s be real, the take rate of a “Hot Crosstrek” will be minimal and not worth the development/regulations to get it to market.

And somehow this little Subaru has far more off road chops than the majority of Jeep/4-Runner buyers will ever need.

The Outback’s economy “isn’t terrible”, but still, 33 mpg highway from a lifted wagon isn’t anything to write home about.

Nice list of sliderless minivans with abysmal fuel economy you got there.....

Not a single SUV to be found.

How about almost all of them?

CUV stands for Crossover Utility Vehicle.

1. It’s a CUV, not an SUV. Stop parading that BS and letting manufacturers fool you into thinking this is anything more than a higher riding car.

Not higher than modern GDI engines.

I’m neither a Toyota fan, nor a manual elitist, but it’s a clean car with a V6/manual combo.

Not really.

I mean, there’s also the fact of not dropping $35k on a used vehicle when you’re already struggling and have filed bankruptcy, but sure, blame the world instead.....

Power distribution/gearing.