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I totally understand the point your making, sadly people seem to always go cheap on Tires but will spend for the AWD feature and then complain when they still slip in rain, ice or snow when they would have an amazing experience if they just put on a proper, decent set of grippy tires.

It mostly isn't needed, if you live in the mountains of Vermont or Colorado, sure. But for probably 75% of the USA or more, you don't need AWD. And as we go to EV, it makes more sense for RWD than FWD because the engine isn't over the front axel so FWD becomes pointless and RWD works just fine. Which I am all about that, I drive a RWD car.

@trinacriabob All the bolded parts... I got an opinion on this. It might not be a pretty opinion. Nor a popular one. But I have to say it. There is a culture in the US that praises being dumb. There is a culture in the US that frowns upon being smart. Both are not the same but both are being worshipped. And this culture has been cultivated for decades now. DECADES with an 's'. I dont know how or when it started but I do know that some '80s movies hinted at that. PLENTY of 90s TV shows and movies DEFINETELY pointed us to that kind of culture of hating smart people and worshipping stupid. Shows like Beavus and Butthead. The Jackass movies although those came at the tail end of the 1990s are prime examples but NOT the only ones. There are MANY MANY more. We could chalk it up to comedy, but when we do chalk it up to comedy, we fail to see the sinister side of it. You see, I do not think it will get any better. It will get worse. A lot worse. And it does not matter what political spectrum you fall on. Red or blue. The dummying down of our society grows every year and both the left and right side of the political spectrum is more than happy to contribute to that. And its not just the white trash. Its the black folk as well. Beavus and butthead covers the white trash pop culture but plenty of shytty rap music that focuses on black people's lack of education sure exists. Remember the debacle in the 90s of some black higher ups wanting to promote ebonics as a legit English way of speaking for black people and it was to be taught in schools for black people? Ebonics also being the primary way of rapping in the aforementioned rap music... From celebrating gang culture and violence to letting politicians become fascists and suing teachers for showing a Disney movie because there is a gay character in the movie/cartoon and banning books and us letting them do that because we have become sooooooo stupid ourselves that we do not know what to do anymore but we are proud of the stupid decisions we allow our politicians to make and are even prouder of our own moronic behaviour. We celebrate stupid and denounce smart every chance we get in North America. For political gain and for comedy. And the citizens just soak all that up and willingly follow. From the Kardashians and Lizzo. From thinking that we will colonize Mars... No water or oxygen on the planet Mars, but NOBODY questions Elon on HOW the phoque we will colonize Mars. And I mean NOBODY questions him.... Not ONE son of a 2-itch has asked him how in the Lord's good name are we going to survive up there? From thoughts and prayers when public shootings happen and dont demand anything more... From fighting with ourselves for the stupidest of things..like NOT listening to doctors and scientists and making a mockery of them but listening to some stupid unknown clowns on the internet suggesting LETHAL recommendations and we listen to those clowns instead. From having a bold face lie EXPOSED but be toooooo phoquing proud to admit being fooled. The kicker... believing bold faced lies decades prior from KNOWN liars because toooooo proud being politically and religiously attached and now to try to fix prior bamboozlements rather than admit being stupid DOUBLE-ING DOWN ON STUPID BEING PROUD OF BEING STUPID and believing other bold faced lies. And yet....WILLINGLY not wanting to get smarter but wanting to stay dumb. Afraid of being smarter. But openly being dumb. And THAT includes the political divisiveness. The economical mess we have of no jobs and the middle class almost gone from North America to even electric car adoption that is full of FUD. And both the so called left and right are equally responsible for that. And us North American citizens are to blame for letting it get this bad BECAUSE we have allowed ourselves to hate wanting to be smart and be content and proud to be stupid. Oh yeah...I got another example Our judges allowing frivolous lawsuits to happen and awarding DUMB behaviour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/mcdonalds-found-liable-for-hot-chicken-mcnugget-that-burned-girl McDonald's is liable for McNugget being too hot because DUMB phoquing mothert gave her 4 year old a scorching hot nugget that fell on the child's thigh in the drive through scalding the poor child. Personal responsibilty OUT THE WINDOW!!! Like I said...dummying down of our society...

I suspect that this is already happening. It happened with education standards years ago.

gotta admit, i've warmed up to this and the Trax, especially after sitting in a Trax at the auto show. Still really dislike the piss pot engine and no all wheel drive. I tend to think AWD may get added in a year or two. People miss the point on whether it needs it or not. It's about whether customers want it. Here in the north, people want it on the option sheet, they want to get away from the stoplight easier, they want to get up their driveways easier. Dealers want it also. Why give even more sales to Subaru? Why do you think Nissan added AWD to the Altima option sheet. Why does an HRV have AWD? It's like the old days when RWD diehards complained and said, why do luxury sedans need AWD? And now, name me a luxury sedan brand that doesn't have AWD available or as its most available configuration? This is affordable, which is the key thing here. A Buick that may sell in larger volumes and keep the dealer's door open. Depending on the ways of the world and maybe when cheap leases come back maybe this is a daughter's first car choosing over the far too many on the roads Chevy version. Or maybe if i end up driving a lot for work again it could always be something i add to my stable. REALLY would prefer a 1.5t four cylinder in this though.

My exact same thoughts. Nice interior but absolutely boring and bland on the outside. Some questionable visual elements as well.