re: Toyota struggling to sell the once iconic Prius hybrid

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A crv gets 28 city
A rouge gets 26
Rav 4 gets 26

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Good mileage for more versatile space.

I like the new Cadillac XT4 and Volvo XC40 - at least until I saw the ads for them.

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I agree. It reminds me of the people claiming laptops would go extinct several years ago when tablets and phablets became all the rage. I'd still rather drive a car, and I'd still rather use a laptop (and a keyboard). And I am not an old guy.

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Except you're in the minority. When it comes to actual putting money down, the majority of people are choosing crossovers over cars.


Not speaking to you, but in general: Car enthusiasts are a weird group, me being one of them. Enthusiasts beg and plead for certain types of cars (powerful sports sedans, manual transmissions, wagons, etc) and almost without fail whenever a manufacturer actually delivers on that "demand" they barely sell any cars.

Cars like the chevy SS is what a TON of people in the enthusiast community begged for, then it got cancelled after a couple years because no one bought one.

Some people think it's absurd on its face to NOT have a manual sportscar (or any car really). Yet something like less than 10% of Lamborghini Murciealgos (the last "mass produced" lambo with a manual option) were ordered with the standard transmission. People went nuts when Porsche only offered a dual clutch transmission on the 991.1 GT3s. Porsche brought back the six speed in response but I'd be shocked if less than 80% of the 991.2s come with the pdk.

Go on any general auto forum, especially places like r/cars and you'll see a horde of people talking about sports wagons being the absolute pinnacle of a daily driver vehicle, yet they represent a fraction of a fraction of sales.