Hacker News Reader

> People like sitting higher up, or do not like being seated lower, or so much lower, than others.

Most of my driving is on country roads in a mountainous area, with some very tight turns.

I'm going to rent out an SUV soon and see what it's like taking sharp turns with a high vehicle. I suspect it sucks but who knows.

View on HN

It sucks and it's more vulnerable to rollovers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIN8CyhYREM

I'm very jealous of the US car market where there's a lot of AWD sedan options.

Here in NZ we have the Camary, Mazda 6, Lexus IS etc but none of them are available in AWD. Only crossovers, SUVs and Utes (small pick up trucks).

I've actually been toying with the idea of getting a Subaru WRX. I'm not a a boyracer or anything, but it's about the only japanese, AWD sedan available here. Feels like a weirdly practical choice (good cornering, better handling in ice/heavy rain/gravel).

EDIT: wow even modern Rav4s fail the moose test - a car which I'd call pretty mild for an SUV, even wagon like.

Do you have Volvo there? They still make the V60 and V90 in 'cross country' versions in Europe, which is a 4x4 sedan.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com