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kleinbl00  ·  3195 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 2, 2016

Vehicross was designed by the same guy who designed the Juke. They're terrible on the road; it handles like an Isuzu Amigo except you literally can't see anything out the back. In Japan they had a rear camera but rear cameras aren't DOT legal. As a consequence, it's side mirrors or bust.





user-inactivated  ·  3194 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Another really cool fact about the cars, per the Wikipedia page for them.

    Sales were intentionally limited, with only 5958 vehicles being produced between 1997 and 2001; 1805 were produced for the domestic Japanese market and the remaining 4,153 sold in the United States. Japanese sales were limited by the fact that the exterior width dimensions were not in compliance with Japanese Government dimension regulations, and the engine displacement obligated Japanese drivers for higher levels of annual road tax. The vehicle had a base price of $28,900.

It's crazy to think they had such a small production run. Even if they're a bit crappy to drive, that makes seeing one at a cruise in a pretty rare treat.