No. But I can imagine, even with sportier suspension, it would still drive like a truck. I think I'll always be more inclined to like cars, especially performance cars, but I gotta say, there are some compact SUVs that I like, at least visually. The Kia Niro and Toyota CHR come to mind, but I think if I went from driving the FR-S daily to one of those daily, I'd be pretty disappointed in the handling.Ever driven a Vehicross? They were sloppy like a truck but cramped like a sports car.
The CH-R with 6 cylinders and AWD would have been a car. I guess it makes sense that the highest-performance vehicles available are all electric; after all, you get that kick off the line for free. But I really wish the rest of the market hadn't capitulated so heavily.
I remember the day Toyota released the specs for the car and feeling really let down. To give something as aggressively styled as that car such weak engine options, I kind of felt like what some people probably felt like during the malaise era.