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Post by Nelson on Apr 19, 2017 11:38:54 GMT
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Post by Alex on Apr 19, 2017 12:06:09 GMT
Looks exactly how I would have imagined a slightly bigger Mokka to look like. I'm surprised it's taken Vauxhall to bring out a bigger SUV to compete probably with the Kuga and Tiguan.
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Post by PetrolEd on Apr 19, 2017 14:05:48 GMT
Automotive drudgery.
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Post by Blarno on Apr 19, 2017 15:33:41 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Things like this have all the appeal (to me) of forcing a cucumber down my urethra.
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Post by PG on Apr 19, 2017 16:06:38 GMT
That looks oh so much better then the Crossland X thing that was the other recent addition courtesy of the PSA tie in. This looks like a bigger Mokka X.
I reckon that'll sell OK. The mokka has been a sales success, so this probably will be too.
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Post by Ben on Apr 19, 2017 16:57:06 GMT
Looks better than the Mokka to my eyes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 19:18:21 GMT
This and the Mokka in the same line up makes sense. Having the pram handled Crossland as well definitely does not.
It's like Vauxhall suddenly had a load of new PSA platforms to spin a new model off of and used all of them, rather than being sensible.
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Post by Stuntman on Apr 19, 2017 20:01:13 GMT
Looks perfectly fine to me. I suspect it'll do well in its market.
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Post by Nelson on Apr 19, 2017 20:19:38 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Things like this have all the appeal (to me) of forcing a cucumber down my urethra. Money no object I would love a Range Rover SVR or Cayenne Turbo |
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Post by ChrisM on Apr 19, 2017 20:30:13 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Because some of us suffer from bad backs and bending down to get into a low car can be very painful - but we still like to drive fast, from time-to-time. Also taller cars give you better visibility especially where low hedges are involved....... |
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Post by LandieMark on Apr 19, 2017 20:57:07 GMT
I've had a bad back for 20 years or so. The Mazda cripples me, but the TVR is fine. It's all about the seats and driving position.
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Post by Blarno on Apr 20, 2017 14:54:19 GMT
Looks better than the Mokka to my eyes. The contents of my toilet after a Guinness binge looks better than a Mokka. |
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Post by grampa on Apr 20, 2017 15:00:14 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Things like this have all the appeal (to me) of forcing a cucumber down my urethra. I don't feel quite as strongly about tall cars as you! But I'm another who they don't appeal to, but judging by the number of this type of car on the road, we're in the minority. |
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Post by Ben on Apr 20, 2017 17:36:17 GMT
Looks better than the Mokka to my eyes. The contents of my toilet after a Guinness binge looks better than a Mokka. That is fair. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2017 20:45:36 GMT
Says the man with the world's second placed ugliest car, the champion being its hydrogen powered brother.
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Post by Blarno on Apr 21, 2017 10:19:29 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Things like this have all the appeal (to me) of forcing a cucumber down my urethra. I don't feel quite as strongly about tall cars as you! But I'm another who they don't appeal to, but judging by the number of this type of car on the road, we're in the minority. Every car I've ever had, if the seat had height adjustment, it would be in the weeds. I much prefer being low down, it's why I love my job - you don't get much closer to the ground than in a Mono. |
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Post by grampa on Apr 21, 2017 10:28:26 GMT
Exactly how I like to adjust the seat too - how people can drive with the seat in any car at the top or even in the top half of the seat height adjustment is beyond me - it just feels wrong.
The only of this type of car I've ever driven was the Dacia (Duster?) and the seat in that was surprisingly low and the drive was a surprisingly agreeable experience for the short distance I drive it bar all the controls being overlight - but still not the kind of car for me.
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 21, 2017 10:39:07 GMT
Grandland? Oh dear.
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Post by Tim on Apr 21, 2017 10:55:36 GMT
Why anyone would want a quick tall car is utterly beyond me. Because some of us suffer from bad backs and bending down to get into a low car can be very painful - but we still like to drive fast, from time-to-time. Also taller cars give you better visibility especially where low hedges are involved....... Last week my 74 year old aunt, complete with dodgy knee, various bits of early arthritis and also being quite overweight, happily got in and out of the 370. Her husband, my wife and I were all expecting to get a laugh, or at least to have to provide assistance but no humour ensued.
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Post by Ben on Apr 21, 2017 14:10:32 GMT
Says the man with the world's second placed ugliest car, the champion being its hydrogen powered brother. It won't be around for much longer... |
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Post by Ben on Apr 21, 2017 14:15:39 GMT
Exactly how I like to adjust the seat too - how people can drive with the seat in any car at the top or even in the top half of the seat height adjustment is beyond me - it just feels wrong. The only of this type of car I've ever driven was the Dacia (Duster?) and the seat in that was surprisingly low and the drive was a surprisingly agreeable experience for the short distance I drive it bar all the controls being overlight - but still not the kind of car for me. For me I'd like to at least be able to see some of the bonnet in order to better get a feel of the car's size and dimensions. Nowadays with so many cars having curved sloping bonnets it's getting harder to judge the car's front edges without putting your seat way up. |
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Post by grampa on Apr 21, 2017 14:18:17 GMT
Because some of us suffer from bad backs and bending down to get into a low car can be very painful - but we still like to drive fast, from time-to-time. Also taller cars give you better visibility especially where low hedges are involved....... Last week my 74 year old aunt, complete with dodgy knee, various bits of early arthritis and also being quite overweight, happily got in and out of the 370. Her husband, my wife and I were all expecting to get a laugh, or at least to have to provide assistance but no humour ensued.
When my gran was in her early 90's she was happy to struggle a little bit to get in and out of a TVR 400SE I'd borrowed just for the experience of seeing how fast it would go, and my nearly 80 year old Mum who has a false hip manages to get in and out of my Scirocco OK. |
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Post by grampa on Apr 21, 2017 14:20:42 GMT
Exactly how I like to adjust the seat too - how people can drive with the seat in any car at the top or even in the top half of the seat height adjustment is beyond me - it just feels wrong. The only of this type of car I've ever driven was the Dacia (Duster?) and the seat in that was surprisingly low and the drive was a surprisingly agreeable experience for the short distance I drive it bar all the controls being overlight - but still not the kind of car for me. For me I'd like to at least be able to see some of the bonnet in order to better get a feel of the car's size and dimensions. Nowadays with so many cars having curved sloping bonnets it's getting harder to judge the car's front edges without putting your seat way up. Aside from our Morris Minor, I can't remember the last time a drove a car where I could see the bonnet from my normal driving position. |
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Post by racingteatray on Apr 21, 2017 15:36:41 GMT
All I know is that both of my parents (in their seventies) recently swapped their cars for "softroaders" (the Countryman and an SQ5), as has my father-in-law (Qashqai), and they all cite ease of getting in and out as being a bit part of the appeal. And while my mother has a quick Countryman largely by chance, my father's rationale for getting the quick version was that he has always had quick cars and didn't want to compromise overly on performance just because he wanted a taller seat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2017 15:52:06 GMT
A tidy enough design but I really do not get the SUV trend tbh.
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