Our 2008 Hyundai Veracruz has a great interior, plenty of features and an attractive price. It's very competitive against other midsize or large crossovers, and I'd fully recommend it to someone shopping in this segment. But when I wonder if I'd buy one, the answer keeps coming back "no."
I think it's the styling. The soft and inoffensive curves put the Veracuz in the bland category, and the rear three-quarter look reminds me of an egg. This might seem like a petty thing to bring up, but if everything else is pretty much equal, I'd pay a bit more to get the classy look of our long-term Enclave.
Brent Romans, Senior Automotive Editor
dougtheeng says:
11:13 AM, 10/ 1/08
The front grille is upside down.
Nice photo!
sabastian says:
11:47 AM, 10/ 1/08
The way the badge is integrated into the grille puts it into the 'ugly' category for me.
billt9 says:
12:21 PM, 10/ 1/08
It's a boring exterior with its grille flipped upside down.
Nope, still boring.
Lexus RX still looks better in the "elegantly inoffensively bland" department.
opfreakx says:
01:16 PM, 10/ 1/08
but bland works for toyota and honda. And aren't those the 'best' ?
tackepj says:
02:19 PM, 10/ 1/08
Wow...turn the grille over, pry off the "H" and throw on an "L" and the thing's a damn RX.
Do all these things have to look the same?
compliance says:
02:30 PM, 10/ 1/08
I really hate cars that look like they were formed by coming out of my butt. This one looks like that. (The king is still the 90's Taurus though)
adavis2493 says:
05:00 PM, 10/ 1/08
For some reason, the tai-lights remind me of the Audi A5. I know they looking nothing like the ones on the A5, but they have that same expression. They both look pissed.
clarkma5 says:
06:06 PM, 10/ 1/08
The Veracruz is meh from the front but I think it's downright pretty from the rear and in profile.