Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The Luxury CUV Trend for 2015

The Luxury CUV Trend for 2015

Ever since the BMW X1 came to America, Audi, Lexus, and Mercedes have brought their entries of the X1 to America. For the luxury segment of the CUV, the entries are all the size of a Toyota Rav4. The Lexus NX 200t is based on the Toyota Rav4 which is bigger than the new breed of compact utility vehicles.



I have bad news. All the options available are pretty bad. The Audi Q3 is a sad car. I doesn't look good. There isn't enough power which makes it feel like it has got no power. Also, some of the good stuff on Audi vehicles are not available, such as MMI Touch, which is a touchpad. This car feels too cost down.

File:2010 BMW X1 Xdrive18d.JPG BMW X1

The BMW X1 is the "sporty" one of the group. The rear seat is a bench wrapped in leather while the suspension is made of rocks. Interior materials are poorly chosen by BMW as there are hard plastics everywhere. This car also feels too cheap. Luckily, they have made a new X1 and I hope that these issues are resolved.

File:2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 (X156) 4MATIC wagon (2015-06-18) 01.jpg Mercedes GLA

The Mercedes GLA is a Mercedes A Class on stilts. It may be a new car but it feels dated. The interior is from 2014 Merecedes, but people, it is 2015! Plus, there is no technology found on the newer Mercedes such as the C Class. This is a big disappointment, so I don't care about it anymore. It feels like it is designed by lazy and cheap people.

The Lexus NX is aimed at a younger market. They missed and hit the middle of nowhere target. It looks like a monster that eats children. The "young" touches are stupid, such as the little portable mirror. The infotainment system is even harder to use with the stupid touch pad. The only good thing about it is that it doesn't feel cheap. But, this car feels like it is made by old people.

In conclusion, these people don't know how to design CUV's. The Germans make them feel cheap, while I don't know what the Japanese are doing. Please remember to slam that like button and that follow button. Feel free to comment and thank you for reading.

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