Fantasic design but REAAAALY bad engine option

Exterior I like the exterior alot. The european crossover looks simple and not very flashy( The front grill is a bit flashy though) The car doesn't have the stance of an SUV and thats a good thing for a change because if it looked like an SUV and drove like what it does, People would die of shock.

2018 Facelift gets this new grill which i think looks good in pictures but in person looks LOVELY. 

The new headlamps on the Alpha trim gets LED projectors which has a good throw and LED DRLS.

The annoying part is that the headlamps and the DRLS have the whitish colour while the fog lamps are traditional yellowish hallogens, so that looks WEIRD at night.

The rear has LED tail lamps on the highest trim and looks OKAYISH, Nothing reallly good but goes well with the overall design so i guess that works out.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Going to keep it very short.

Has enough space all around. Rear seats recline a bit on the ALPHA trim so you can get the seating position spot on. 

Features- Its loaded but then misses out on a sunroof and no rear AC vents. 

The sound system is decent but not something that you'll find in a 12L car. Doesn't sound great but then most people don't know what good sound quality is. 

Has rear parking camera but then the guidelines don't move with steering inputs so BLEH

Auto dimming IRVM, auto headlamps and wipers are good features tho. 

I really wished they offered rear AC vents.

Comfort Quite good in this part but then you might get annoyed with wind noise and constant rattling sound through out the car and you don't even have a very great sounded music systen to cancel out all those sounds.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Engine performance- UNDERPOWDERED , Has Turbo lag and is very loud so not the most ideal drivers car.

Fuel Economy- 14 in city, 18 on highways. Smart hybrid system does one thing good and that is FUEL ECONOMY. It's great but then the auto start stop feature that it uses it equally annoying so that kind of cancels out XD

Gearbox- It's bad. Short throws but doesn't feel very slotted and i don't know, just didn't like it alot.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is decent with soft suspension setup and soft cushioned seats but handling is a mix bag. Feels sluggish around corners but then again, if you're taking an S-Cross which is powered with a 1.3 DDIS engine hard into corners, There is something wrong with you

Final Words If it gets a better engine and doesn't make stupid mistakes like not giving rear AC vents, it'll do great. it can also improve the fit and finish. 12L car and rattling sounds is just not fair.

Areas of improvement Engine and Feature list. Ditch the uselss features and give the customers what they want. You wont give them a good engine and you wont give them features for rear seat comfort? what is your target customers? Blind horses?

Very European crossover design. Facelifted wheels look great. Soft touch interior plasticNo rear AC vents. Rattling sounds. Wind noise. Poor feature list and 1.3 DDIS engine is a joke.