Wouldn’t it be great to find a genie in a bottle and have three wishes granted to you?
We think so, and at least one of those wishes for us would be to see one of these vehicles be produced and brought to the market.
There will always be a vehicle which somebody wants that won’t exist, and there will always be at least one hole in the market for that vehicle.
But hey… we can all dream, right?
Here are a few of the vehicles we wish existed, but don’t:
Honda Fit Si:
There has been talk of making a Honda Fit Si for a long time now. Honda does great at giving their cars the “Sport Injected” treatment as they have for years.
The reason we don’t have a Fit Si? It just doesn’t suit the market enough to justify production.
Overseas markets have similar vehicles, but then again, they buy a larger number of compact vehicles than we do here in the States. It would still be nice to see one, even if it remains overseas.
A Fit Si would give new meaning to the term “Pocket Rocket,” and even if it doesn’t exist right now, we know it would be great.
A Jeep Wrangler-like Subaru:
Subarus are known for being adventure-y vehicles, and in the past, that was much more the case than it is now.
Subaru has, in my opinion, become a little squishy and too mainstream to be as adventurous as they once advertised.
The Crosstrek and Forester are still pretty capable vehicles, but one would be hard pressed to go up against the likes of the Toyota 4Runner, Jeep Wrangler, or even a used Nissan Xterra.
And, that’s my point.
Subaru has the capability to make a great, truly off-road worthy vehicle, but they don’t.
It doesn’t need to be big, bold, and complex… It just needs to exist.
An inexpensive, old school, bare-bones SUV:
Luxury and comfort have become normal today, consequently increasing the price and overall cost of most vehicles. But, does that really need to be the case?
The Toyota 4Runner is a great example of an old school, body-on-frame SUV that is known for not being the most refined, luxurious, or technologically advanced while also fitting in just fine with other SUVs in the market.
They last forever, because they are simple, and they are also in high demand.
Why not make an SUV that meets the safety regulations required by the government with even less refinement. Why not make an SUV that’s even simpler than the 4Runner?
I don’t care who does it, but it would be interesting to see.
Toyota Supra – with a manual transmission:
One of Toyota’s goals in bringing the Supra back was to emulate past versions of its most famous sports car.
Their insistence on having the new Supra being powered by an inline six cylinder engine with a rear wheel drive layout was admirable.
Something that puzzled everyone…? The lack of a manual transmission. It’s not even an option.
All too often, we hear that manufacturers do their research, then produce a vehicle based on the “wants and needs” of their target market. That could be true, but sometimes, we just don’t see it.
So, you can see why it would be a bit strange that the Toyota Supra fan base wouldn’t want the option for a manual transmission to be offered.
They say the possibility exists that it will be added if the market proves them wrong. But, we all know that “maybe” probably means, “No.”
A seven-person station wagon:
Remember the 80’s and 90’s when big, boxy station wagons existed?
Remember when a family of 7 could all pile into them because of the rear-facing back seats?
We do too!
Of course, that wouldn’t fly today because of safety regulations, but who says it has to be that way.
Just like most modern SUVs are just cars with a few extra inches of ground clearance, aren’t station wagons just minivans that are lower to the ground?
Imagine a Cadillac CTS-V station wagon with a third row seat!
Now we know better than to even think about this one, but man… that would be pretty fantastic!
Dreaming for the things we don’t have and wishing for the things we want to see are part of life.
We just do that for cars more than we should.
There are so many possibilities and an increasing number of holes in the market because of the desire for profit, improved technology, and regulatory bottlenecks. I’m sure there are more vehicles we all could think of that we would like to exist, but until they do, we will just have to keep dreaming about them.
