This car is everything that I love about my 2015 Honda Fit, and I'm happy to see another manufacturer filling the void since the Fit's discontinuation.
While I am about to trade it in and get a truck, I have absolutely loved having a fairly basic, functional, and reliable car. It's taken my partner and I (and now our dog, who is unfortunately too large for the car!) thousands and thousands of miles across the West filled to the brim with camping gear, while also being a perfect around-town grocery-run car. Biggest repair was a failing starter motor, which ran me $600.
I have been saddened to see even the most basic cars getting loaded up with more and more features, and proportionally increasing prices. Of course some of it is mandated and unavoidable (backup cameras, etc), but I wish more manufacturers would fill out the bottom end of their model ranges with just the required stuff and not much more — letting premium features be an add-on vs. forcing the sale by only offering varieties of "everything". This is a step in the right direction!
While I am about to trade it in and get a truck, I have absolutely loved having a fairly basic, functional, and reliable car. It's taken my partner and I (and now our dog, who is unfortunately too large for the car!) thousands and thousands of miles across the West filled to the brim with camping gear, while also being a perfect around-town grocery-run car. Biggest repair was a failing starter motor, which ran me $600.
I have been saddened to see even the most basic cars getting loaded up with more and more features, and proportionally increasing prices. Of course some of it is mandated and unavoidable (backup cameras, etc), but I wish more manufacturers would fill out the bottom end of their model ranges with just the required stuff and not much more — letting premium features be an add-on vs. forcing the sale by only offering varieties of "everything". This is a step in the right direction!