Originally posted by mayonaise
i love the honda element. a lot of people think it looks ugly, but i love it. i mean its not beautiful, but i think the design is perfect for the car they designed underneath, and for the target audience they were going for.
i think the both the scions are ugly and completely under powered. only LEV with that small of an engine and that little horsepower? honda's engines make those look like shit. toyota's persistence on showing decked out xB's at car shows is laughable. what enthusiast will buy a car (VAN!!!) with 108 hp? people love to soup up vans in japan. there are magazines dedicated to van enthusiasts. but it really isn't like that in america.
with pricing that low, however, i think they'll probably sell. they'll draw away from the hyundai/kia/daewoo crowd, but those companies also don't produce anything like these cars, really. unless you consider the xB to be a minivan. the scions do have a ton of features. at that cost its really hard to beat. that is probably their idea, tho. if scion is successful i'm sure the prices will rise dramatically.
I feel the same way. There is nothing offensive about the design...it's tastefully done, even though it's essentially a stylized box.
One thing that does offend me is the DX model with it's terrible looking steelies. :barf: