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Boxy cars are a divisive subject: bring up the Mk. 1 Scion xB, and people will either swoon with desire or faint with disgust. The Heuliez Mia looks to wade into the middle of this controversial segment, offering a huge amount of space in a weird, box-like form. With only a 80km-100km range at the starting price of €18,000, the Mia’s electric drivetrain will doubtless self-select out the anti-cubists, limiting its appeal to fans of the impractically practical. In dense urban centers, however, there will always be an audience for small-but-spacious people movers. But can the Heuliez compete with Asia’s proud tradition of automotive cubism?
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Look, Mum – a see-through bottle bank!
On a more serious note, somebody else came up with the “I screwed this thing together myself” look – it was Daihatsu with the appropriately named Naked (Yes. Really.) back in 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Daihatsu_Naked_005.JPG
Didn’t look much better then.
I’d really love something like that, but a 200 mile range and 80 MPH cruising ability is a must. Sure is cute though (yes, I love the first gen xB).
This is for city dwellers, not suburban commuters.
adorable. Maybe even cuter than the original xB. but to paraphrase the Tin Man, “if I only had a range.”
It looks like it could be a good vehicle for mail delivery, but not much else. Why not throw some solar panels on the roof for re-charging the batteries while they’re at it?
Perfect proportions – love it!
I can’t wait till ALL cars come with sliding doors… I’m sick of door dings and people who park too close to MY door.
I’m with you on the sliding doors – I’d buy this box because of them; but that “step-in” cutout gasket would likely accumulate frozen slush and freeze shut in a sloppy winter.
You will never, ever, get me into one of those death traps. Not that the Feds would ever aprove it.
Frontal impact? Fegeddaboudit. You’re not coming out alive.
Never say “never.”
Take a look at a smart in profile, and you’ll see that there’s similar or less impact area, yet it manages to perform fairly well in crash tests.
Not that I’d want to own/drive either of these vehicles for my commute on a 70 mph interstate highway, but as a “neighborhood electric vehicle” it makes more sense than a glorified golf cart.