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Perhaps. To me, it looks like shares a lot of cues with a Kia Soul. For years and years, I thought that the Soul was a nearly unspeakably ugly vehicle. (Not

by ssl-3 2y ago

Perhaps. To me, it looks like shares a lot of cues with a Kia Soul. For years and years, I thought that the Soul was a nearly unspeakably ugly vehicle. (Not as bad as a Pontiac Aztek, but we don't talk about Azteks.) But due to circumstances, I got to spent a few months driving one on a regular basis. That changed my perception enough that I can talk about it. The Soul had a feeling of lightness that is unusual in even actually-light vehicles. It felt stiff, like the unibody was very rigid and that left the real work to be done by the suspension (as is right and proper). It was practical: The shit in the back folded down flat-enough to spend a long evening at a drive-in movie with someone rather close, or to go car-camping with them for a weekend and use it as a bail-out "the rain happened, and then the tent blew away" plan. Instead of associating that shape with being simply ugly, I instead began associating it with being quirky, efficient, flexible, and rather fun. YMMV. The form of the EV3 doesn't turn me off at all -- not even a little bit. (I probably won't ever buy one -- despite my very positive time driving a Soul, I'm still a fan of vehicles that are either much more compact or which are much bigger and more utilitarian -- but it's probably a good fit for lots of folks. If shape were the only concern, I would support an SO's decision to buy one if they felt it was a good fit for them.)

FireBeyond 2y ago
> I thought that the Soul was a nearly unspeakably ugly vehicle Don't start me on the Range Rover Evoque, which always reminds me of a Kia Soul at two to three times the price.
- mlsu 2y ago
  The Evoque! Good choice. But the king of butt-ugly cars, imho, is the Mercedes Benz AMG GLE 63s coupe. Had to look it up. That car blows me away. It appears bulbous, expensive, paradoxically small in cargo space and utility yet large in appearance. It's got that subaru-outback style plastic trim (why does every vehicle have this??) which giving it a poseur outdoorsy look, but with a grille so large and paint so shiny that nobody could be fooled into thinking it has ever left incorporated city limits. A tree has never been reflected in its paint. It's curved like one of those bumblebee airplanes whose radial engine is larger in diameter than the fuselage is long -- and I believe -- since those airplanes fly -- that they do a better job cutting through the air than this thing. BMW copied them because they sell well apparently. I will never understand.

by ssl-3 2y ago

FireBeyond 2y ago

> I thought that the Soul was a nearly unspeakably ugly vehicle Don't start me on the Range Rover Evoque, which always reminds me of a Kia Soul at two to three times the price.

mlsu 2y ago
The Evoque! Good choice. But the king of butt-ugly cars, imho, is the Mercedes Benz AMG GLE 63s coupe. Had to look it up. That car blows me away. It appears bulbous, expensive, paradoxically small in cargo space and utility yet large in appearance. It's got that subaru-outback style plastic trim (why does every vehicle have this??) which giving it a poseur outdoorsy look, but with a grille so large and paint so shiny that nobody could be fooled into thinking it has ever left incorporated city limits. A tree has never been reflected in its paint. It's curved like one of those bumblebee airplanes whose radial engine is larger in diameter than the fuselage is long -- and I believe -- since those airplanes fly -- that they do a better job cutting through the air than this thing. BMW copied them because they sell well apparently. I will never understand.