They are a great car, the downside is its a strict 4 seater.
That is
not a downside!
I remember the discomfort of family cars with front benches instead of individual seats. The red image attached shows what this looked like.
Those benches are helpful to snuggle on the front seat
and they had seatbelts, an argument for safety, etc. However, they have also been relegated to unfashionable automative history - at least in the UK.
My view is that front benches have gone out of fashion because they are uncomfortable and of poor utility. Families are now smaller - thus need fewer seats, households have more cars - thus have more seats than they can fill, and every passenger enjoys having some personal space.
The trend away from benches, towards distinct seats, is merely continuing.
The old style rear bench of some cars can still assist snuggling
and still presents discomfort to passengers. How many of us even use the middle back seat? I find the middle rear seat renders all rear seats less comfortable, is too small for contemporary safety child seats, causes passengers to slide from side-to-side while serving no practical purpose. In most modern cars it is actually an arm rest disguised as a seat - a faux seat.
I am not alone in my thinking. There is no tolerance of that rear bench nonsense in a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Furthermore, having distinct seats is not just for passengers accustomed to luxury living. The black seats of a 1998 Ford Cougar show that sensible rear seat comfort has long been accessible to all.
Why would smaller contemporary 21st Century families pursue the hard un-contoured benches of automotive history when each passenger can enjoy a properly padded seat, a warm latte holder, no sliding, and no bumping of heads?
Having strictly four seats is a plus point.