Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Better Option: Compact Sedan vs Sub-compact SUVs?


Compact sedan offers the following features:

Best On-Road Experience:
Compact sedan is considered as hatchbacks and don’t require an increase in ground clearance, compact sedans retain better dynamics. So there’s less body-roll, and since you sit lower, the occupants are less likely to throw up after/during spirited driving around the hills. Unfortunately the same can’t be said about compact SUVs.

Among the compact sedans, it’s the 2020 Volkswagen GTI that offers the best behind-the-wheel action.

Best performance:
Given that the compact sedans don’t weigh as much as the sub-compact SUVs, they don’t need larger engines to extract the same kind of performance. Most in this segment weighs around 3000 pounds.
So while the compact SUVs might not be power deficit per se, the compact sedans (with similarly big engines) mean they offer better performance.


Sub-compact SUV offers the following features:

Stylish and Strong: The main factor behind selecting an SUV is its styling and powerful body structure, and while none of the compact sedans score well in the looks department (Actually a car don’t have a well-appointed boot design!), the compact SUV segment has well-defined styling. The 2020 Kia Soul, for example, is about boxy and brute, while the Ford 2020 Subaru Crosstrek is urban, modern, yet very distinctive.

Extended ground clearance: A well-known grouse among customers is that their cars are too easy to scrape. Inconsistent roads, deeper than usual potholes, and illegal speed-breakers add to the susceptibility. Compact SUVs, on the other hand, have no problem with either of them.

Increased street presence: As mentioned in the point above, there’s a clear lack of distinct styling with compact sedans. And that, of course, affects the vehicle’s street presence, too. But in case of compact SUVs, while the tall stance helps them stand out, the use of aggressive-looking design elements mean the vehicles don’t go unnoticed, either.

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