They are objectively the most versatile vehicles. Don't get me wrong they usually are not performance oriented and also lack in a few aspects but literally do well in all others. Fuel/space/ height (because it has been proven this is what buyers want..even in sedans). Why do they get so much hate? They move the most units as of late..does majority rule?
How the fuck do crossovers get so much hate
Lincoln Reyes
Kevin Butler
If more of them had competent anything to back up the looks and perception of the crossover class, I wouldn't mind.
As it stands, crossovers are a literal meme built purely on marketing and nothing else. They are not capable on anything but tarmac even though their height suggests they can deal with gravel and snow. They are not truly practical even though they're clad in hatchback/wagon-esque clothing.
Subaru started the crossover meme way back in the 90s, well before anyone thought up the term "crossover." They made honest cars that were not only capable on all the sorts of terrain their ridiculous Aus-backwards TV ads depicted, but they were also genuinely useful and could be ordered with proper engines that delivered actual performance instead of the simulation velocity seen in the modern crossover.
Indeed, today Subaru still makes the only legitimate "crossovers" in the business. The Forester, Outback, and Impreza/XV all fall somewhere in the crossover spectrum and offer up things that only serious machines possess, such as turbocharged engines, high-displacement 6 cylinder boxer powerplants, an all wheel drive system that isn't simply taking the axle along for the ride until it's far too late, and interior dimensions designed with more in mind than just a disappointed cuck-dad and his wife, his wife's 2 kids, his wife's side man's dog, and exactly 3.75 million bags of the finest Aldi groceries.
What was once a niche market comprised exclusively of ugly lesbians and actual adventurers who needed something to take their bikes, skis, and surfboards from coast to coast, mountain pass to mountain pass, is now flooded with fake gays and people who only pretend to go on big adventures. Whenever I see a crossover decked out in a $500 Yakima roof rack with nothing on it, I shake my head and wonder why when just 10 years ago literally every single Subaru with roof racks also had some "adventure sport" item(s) strapped to the top no matter what.
Angel Morris
Have we become soft as a nation? Do we no longer embark on epic journeys? As it turns out, the only American virtue left to cling to is the one built on false perceptions and image. We drive trucks that will never see so much as a grain of sand in the bed. We own sports cars that will never be driven to within 2/10ths of their limits. We own rotary cars that will spend all 80k of their miles below 4000RPM. And now, we own adventure machines that will never leave the towns and cities they were sold in. These cars will live on the cheapest Wal Mart goodyear Viva3 tires and the finest Supertech 5W30 oil for their entire lives. The grandest journeys they will embark on will be the occasional Costco run and exactly 1 trip to Tennessee to go to grandma's funeral.
I'm embarrassed for my countrymen and I await with open arms the day that self-driving shitboxes finally dominate the streets. At least then nobody will be kidding themselves about why they own their cars.
T - Subaru's marketing division
Kayden Thomas
all most Americans care about is money and fucking and want to feel safe while doing it
crossovers are bigger than normal cars and are usually safe but still get good mpg
most feel they dont have the time to adventure
James Cook
>m-muh good ol' days
>m-muh rugged maynes from yore
if you think everyone drove muscle cars in the 70s and not big, ugly and inpractical expensive pieces of shit, I got a story to tell ya
Evan Reyes
>rotary cars that will spend all 80k of their miles
Jaxson Edwards
Most DON'T have time to adventure because they fell for the career meme and adamantly refuse to take so much as a single sick day off work, lest they "fall behind" and lose out on a lifetime of more slaving away for a meager wage and the few benefits their pathetic """jobs""" offer these days.
The people who go out and do things are already out doing it in far less capable machines because that's all they can afford, but they make it work because dammit that's what adventure demands. Tiny Tercels running on 3 of their 4 cylinders with huge 25 cubic foot cargo boxes strapped to the top with twine and grandma's best wishes. Old Ford trucks with more rust than good metal rigged to all hell to crawl up rocks and trails that were never meant to be traversed by normal vehicles. Janky Subaru wagons decked out for month-long camping excursions in the Canadian bush. People go out and do things anyway because they can and want to and don't need crappy marketing to qualify their adventuring as a legitimate thing.
Benjamin Lewis
>cuck-dad
if he is so miserable and disappointed why doesn't he leave them?
Isaac Sullivan
truth.
The spirit of adventure has nothing to do with your vehicle, literally nothing whatsoever. Want proof? People who hike, hitch hike, kayak, bicycle, greyhound, and lawnmower their way around all kinds of countries. The plentiful meme of riding a 150cc scoot around SE asia.
A flashy and expensive 2015 subaru xyz with $6k of lift kit, THULE luggage, driving lights, and name brand A/T tires is a paper elephant if you can't talk to people at campsites or wrangle free help when you're broken down in the sticks.
Matthew Torres
further reading:
advrider.com
Pic related is obtuse and thoroughly missing the point