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Originally Posted by Sulu
Don't fixate on the SUV/crossover label. It is not necessarily Toyota that is labelling the vehicle as a SUV/crossover, it may be the media, and they do tend to overdo things. Or if you think that the media is merely a reflection of the society in which they live and report, blame the American people who claim to hate, and will not buy cars labelled as station wagons or hatchbacks, yet will buy these exact cars if they are labelled as "crossovers". So, the media has started to label everything as a crossover.
Have you noticed that the non-sedan versions of the Yaris are called Yaris Hatchback in Canada, yet called Yaris Liftback in the USA? That is because of the American belief in "station wagon/hatchback bad".
This new car is merely a Toyota Ist / Scion xD -- which is nothing more than what, a Yaris? -- with more aggressive styling.
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Look at the picture. Tell me that isn't going to be a SUV or at least a crossover? If it looked like a Yaris Hatchback, fine. And they already have the Verso and Yaris HB there filling the hatchback market of 2 sizes. The next logical step of a vehicle of this size by Toyota is probably SUV or crossover. Fat chance there would be a RWD coupe like thing.
