toyota is entering the chat with what motor trend called their new EV SUV

doesn't look like a lot of ground clearance.



https://www.motortrend.com/news/toyo...reveal-teaser/

 

meh ^^^. Very uninspiring. Really too bad Toyota doesn’t make a Land Cruiser EV to compete with the Rivian SUV



I think @SW17LS has a solid argument with the Y perhaps not being a real SUV. With that said, I don’t really agree that the Y is not crossover. As you might have read, I was a Sherway Gardens today and I stopped at Tesla and the Y does have low ground clearance. Also there was the X, I heard the comparison of a minivan being thrown around. I don’t agree with that. Maybe the industry needs to separate crossover and SUV from the classification.

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wagon or suv?

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old model Y stalk and new model Y stock. Personally I think the old stalk looks better.

 

What is this supposed to be?

 

I think there are a lot of “tall cars” coming out, the Toyota Crowns are good examples of things that really blend the line between what is a crossover and what is a car…

 

I think there is a new segment like the Crown. Or like Subaru CrossTrek. A Prius now has 6” of ground clearance.

 

The Prius having the same ground clearance does kind of make my point lol

 

I hate the "tall car" look. I immediately think of that awful Honda Crosstour/Acura ZDX garbage from the 2010's.

 

based on looks? since we don't know specs i'll reserve judgment.

would assume they'll have something to compete at some point, but that's clearly a tiny market opportunity right now.

define 'real suv'. and 'crossover' has been the middle ground type for decades. i think of 'real suv' as bigger, more off-road capable, not necessary bof (see RR).

i think they do. crossover is a car (unibody) based platform in a taller package, normally with a more vertical hatch and up to 3 rows. different from sedans or station wagons and more car-like to drive than big suvs.

this is nothing new. AMC Eagle from 1980:

 

It’s new from the standpoint of it being widespread

 

based on the perceived lack of ground clearance

But seriously, the looks are uninspiring, I think Toyota would be better off making a larger boxy type EV.

But we should get back to the Y. I think the new Y refresh looks great

 

I can't believe the SUV/CUV argument is still continuing, day three? Really 🤣🤣

 

Me either lol

 

Footage has been leaked of @AMIRZA786 test driving the new Y.

 

 

BTW any mods...I see people have posted in the General EV Conversation thread, but posts are not showing up. I tried posting something, and it also didn't show up in the thread