This car has ceased to exist (to me, at least). I liked the room, airy greenhouse and reasonnable price of entry of the current car. Then I drove one. Steering, brakes, engine, CVT, suspension ... easily worst of the entire category. Its only redemption over, say, a Camry was the availability of a stick, and awd for snowy days.
Making a meh car even more beige can only result in one thing in NA: sales success.