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submitted 1 year ago by Sea_pop@lemmy.world to c/cars@lemmy.world

I'm currently driving around Iceland. I have seen a Renault Megane, a plethora of newer Yaris', one Yaris Cross (I lost my damned mind) and a crap ton of Suzuki Jimnys. Now, I've driven in some awful conditions in the states. Blizzards in Montana, Tornadoes in Texas, hail storms in the South and ridiculous wind in Arizona. I have driven in all of that in this tiny country, all in a short wheel base Kia Sportage. I was also outpaced by a fucking Yaris today, absolutely bombing down the mountain in 1c weather. Mind you, it was not a GR so AWD was out of the question.

I am so impressed by this Kia and all of the insanely capable Jimnys I am seeing coming off of F-roads.

If a harsh place like Iceland can coexist with RAM 2500s and modern Yaris', why can't we?

Oh, and when I say around I don't mean poking around Reykjavik, I am literally driving the Ring Road around an entire country. Coolest experience ever.

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[-] haych@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Can't go wrong with some hot hatchbacks, Fiesta, Corsa, Clio, Golf, Astra, Focus, Civic, Yaris.

Some fantastic cars which some of them can be pretty fast, handle well, and being hatchback have a decent amount of room. And cheap as shit to run.

[-] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

1st gen yaris driver here, i fucking love this thing. it's small from the outside, so i get into parking spaces very easily. but toyota also made the most with the available space they have. i am 6'4" and fit in it perfectly. we fit a full-sized mountain bike into there once, and i'm sure another one would've gone in as well.

did i mention it does 40mpg? a 20 year old car with 70hp (that not being very much, but it was also available with up to 105).

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