Europe loves their wagons, everywhere else not too sure. And if this is what is being launched in the next a couple of weeks...I guess its gonna require a strong PR campaign, and incentives at least in the USDM.One of the many other examples of the market direction:
Citroen C5X:
Peugeot 408 coming...
16th Generation Toyota Crown (Sedan, Cross, Sport, Estate/Signia)
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One of the many other examples of the market direction:
Citroen C5X:
Peugeot 408 coming...
Unlike the Crown this actually looks beautiful.
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Not sure if I would call the new S230 Crown beautiful.. the S210/S220 though, definitely!
EDIT: You wrote UNLIKE the Crown and I'm an idiot and misread it LMAO
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You and I may be in the minority.
If this new Crown is a PHEV and sits only a bit higher than a Camry, like an Audi Allroad, it is a likely candidate as a replacement for my Camry Hybrid. A hatchback would be nice but AWD is not a necessity for me.
I don't want something that sits too high off the ground, increasing the rollover risk; but something a bit higher than a normal sedan could make it easier to get in and out of, especially for aging bodies, like my parents and like me in a few years.
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No worries bud. :^)
That is why BEVs still also have design limitations contrary to BEV "propaganda". "skateboard" BEV might have low COG than ICEV, because of the low position of the battery and its weight, but in design the car looks belly heavy and tall.
Ummm... large sedans from the 70s to 90s are in the 1400mm height range, not 1500mm.
They were pretty close around 1490 95
Older sedans had a lot more ground clearance (160-180mm) and are closer to modern crossovers.
Very low sedans only became common in the past decade because of this obsession with "sportiness". My biggest complaint about the ES is its very low ground clearance (130mm). I scrape my front bumper against speed bumps all the time. The XV40 I owned earlier had 160mm of clearance.
Very low sedans only became common in the past decade because of this obsession with "sportiness". My biggest complaint about the ES is its very low ground clearance (130mm). I scrape my front bumper against speed bumps all the time. The XV40 I owned earlier had 160mm of clearance.
But again, today's CUVs, while being taller don't have more ground clearance than old sedans. With BEVs it is getting worse. See Hyunda Ioniq 5.