The North American Autoshow just finished up in Detroit and my new favorite car company debuted a new production car there, the Veloster. I have praised their recent designs, the Tucson, the Elantra and my love for the Sonata’s looks knows no bounds, but what were they thinking with this:
That is a face only a mother could live… Every picture I see of this thing does not make me like it any more, it just reaffirms the ugliness of it. Then I saw it in action:
Doesn’t look too bad in motion. Some folks have called it the CRX that Honda should have built, so maybe I should put it on the possible new car list, after all I was considering a CRX before I got sidetracked with this whole Miata thing. I’ll need a different color choice or two, then I will have to figure how to make it look like it is moving while parked…
Miata Top Transitions since 10/24/08: 925
I’ll stick with the smiling mx5. To me it looks better and sounds a whole lot better. But the Hyndai isn’t bad for a “family car”.
Go ahead. Take the new mx5 for another ride. You know you want to. Bet you can’t come home without one either after the test ride. But you really do need great winter tires (may I suggest 4 studded real winter tires?) if you are going to drive one on slippery roads.
I think it is going to matter in what order I do test drives. If the Miata is first I’m betting I’ll feel the same way about it as before – meh. But if I drive a bunch of “family cars” first, then the Miata, you are right, it will be awfully hard to resist.