Just because most mainstream people are going to like it doesn't mean we have to like it. As discerning car enthusiasts, we are allowed to heap scorn on a vehicle...
That being said, most of us heap praise on vehicles that don't actually end up selling well, like diesel, AWD station wagons in brown, with a manual. Nobody ever said the collective membership on this forum was right... we're just opinionated.
What do you mean ? I see plenty of diesel AWD manual wagons
......oh right I'm in Germany.
Seriously though, on this car forum we tend to be more picky than most, because we're more aware of the alternatives out there. And in the crossover market, there are a lot of alternatives.
I don't necessarily think it will fly off the shelves, given the stiff competition (the Germans, the Japanese.....). But it will be soon available at your local car rental place......