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What I find amusing is the average modern crossover has no more off-road, towing, etc... capability than a station wagon with similar size and features. They're
by Zak 5y ago
What I find amusing is the average modern crossover has no more off-road, towing, etc... capability than a station wagon with similar size and features. They're just wagons with artificially high seating positions and more truck-like styling.
Efforts to market wagons to customers in the US over the past couple decades suggest that even when they're available, people don't buy them unless they're styled and marketed as crossovers.
- ashleyn 5y agoUS consumers are well-known for wanting cars that are extremely oversized. Most American nameplates don't even make sedans anymore. Entry level is SUVs.
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- Zak 5y agoIt's not just a size thing. To give an example, the Mazda 6 and Mazda CX5 are similar in size, weight, price, and manufacturer, but the wagon version of the Mazda 6 sold so poorly in the US that it's no longer offered, and the crossover sells an order of magnitude more units than the sedan. My best guess is the motivation is largely social, driven by a perception of what kind of person drives each style of vehicle.
- nradov 5y agoThe Mazda 6 sedan is also being discontinued in the US.
- flyingfences 5y agoIt's being discontinued for the moment. It's expected to be reintroduced in a couple years on their new RWD platform that's in development, to compete with slightly more upmarket RWD sedans from other marques.
- Zak 5y agoThat's actually good news. Can we get it as a wagon?
- flyingfences 5y agoThat remains to be seen, but I am doubtful.
- toast0 5y ago> US consumers are well-known for wanting cars that are extremely oversized. Partially because or our fuel efficiency standards that are based on footprint and our preference for (often excessive) engine power. Can't get a big engine in a small car because it won't hit the efficiency numbers, so better get a bigger car.