# Same Platform - So nice and then so ugly **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Ramp\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346 "2020-05-07T14:30:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tpgh](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/tpgh/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tpgh](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/tpgh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/1 "2020-05-07T14:30:31Z")
Many vehicles over the years have shared the same platform. Recent ones such as a Macan and Q5 both look nice for their intended buyers. I’m not sure how the Telluride can be a stunner and then the Palisade looks more like a Traverse than anything else. Camaro / Firebird (hahaha), Expedition / Navigator, Miata / Fiat, etc… > **[Look Who's Fancier: 2021 Hyundai Palisade May Add "Calligraphy" Trim -...](https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-hyundai-palisade-calligraphy-trim/)** > > The 2021 Hyundai Palisade may get a luxurious Calligraphy trim, which would take it even more upscale in terms of features and amenities. ---
**Author:** ![joeblogs](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/joeblogs/32/44022_2.png) [@joeblogs](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/joeblogs)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/2 "2020-05-07T14:44:22Z")
Aztek and Rendezvous, oh wait they are both ugly! ![image](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/d/7/d781af991ae5ee8f98cff8ecc65febc973196a8c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tpgh](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/tpgh/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tpgh](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/tpgh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/3 "2020-05-07T14:46:14Z")
Very true. Cutlass Sierra and Celebrity!!! ---
**Author:** ![mllcb42](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/mllcb42/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mllcb42](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/mllcb42)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/4 "2020-05-07T15:19:48Z")
I prefer the palisade to the telluride personally. Telluride looks like a cheap ford explorer. Palisade is definitely polarizing, but it’s at least different. ---
**Author:** ![max\_g](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/max_g/32/9426_2.png) [@max\_g](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/max_g)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/5 "2020-05-07T15:45:32Z")
IDK what’s so stunning about the Telluride? Anyway everything is in the eye of the beholder so I don’t understand the OP’s point. ---
**Author:** ![Electric](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/electric/32/70040_2.png) [@Electric](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Electric)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/6 "2020-05-07T15:51:21Z")
They’re both FF based so already inferior. ---
**Author:** ![jeisensc](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/jeisensc/32/224821_2.png) [@jeisensc](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/jeisensc)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/7 "2020-05-07T16:44:33Z")
I think the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix were the best example of this across manufacturers (albeit built under the same roof). The early 2000s Cayenne and Touareg were not quite identical cousins. Was it the original Honda Passport and Mitsubishi Montero that were both built by Mitsu just different badges? Lots of permutations of this. ---
**Author:** ![TS98](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/ts98/32/26648_2.png) [@TS98](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/TS98)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/8 "2020-05-07T16:59:59Z")
The old Honda Passport was a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo. ---
**Author:** ![jeisensc](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/jeisensc/32/224821_2.png) [@jeisensc](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/jeisensc)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/9 "2020-05-07T17:00:53Z")
That’s right! What a glorious rust bucket. ---
**Author:** ![TS98](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/ts98/32/26648_2.png) [@TS98](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/TS98)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/10 "2020-05-07T17:05:29Z")
Oh and @jeisensc, you can’t forget about the “Luxurious” Trooper… [the SLX!](https://www.edmunds.com/acura/slx/) ---
**Author:** ![tpgh](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/tpgh/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tpgh](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/tpgh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/11 "2020-05-07T18:16:33Z")
I forgot about the SLX - good find. Both were really good off road. Trooper has kind of a cult following I believe. ---
**Author:** ![tpgh](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/tpgh/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tpgh](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/tpgh)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/12 "2020-05-07T18:20:27Z")
Of course, all preference to styling is subjective. I prefer blocky to bulbous, but fat girls need love too… ---
**Author:** ![jeisensc](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/jeisensc/32/224821_2.png) [@jeisensc](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/jeisensc)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/13 "2020-05-08T02:54:03Z")
> [@tpgh](#): > > but fat girls need love too… I prefer what my friend always said, “all the flowers need watering, even the ugly ones” Charity cuts all ways. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/jon/32/70934_2.png) [@Jon](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/14 "2020-05-08T05:42:46Z")
> [@jeisensc](#): > > I think the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix were the best example of this across manufacturers (albeit built under the same roof). Fun history, before the Vibe/Matrix, Toyota and GM had the Toyota Corolla and Geo Prism siblings. They were built at the NUMMI plant, which is now a Tesla factory. ---
**Author:** ![Bjam](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.leasehackr.com/bjam/32/51487_2.png) [@Bjam](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/Bjam)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/15 "2020-05-08T06:00:43Z")
I’m sad that the VW SUV line up is so poor in the US, especially given how SUV crazy it is here. We just get the Tiguan and it’s woeful 184 bhp (yes I know that’s perfectly acceptable for most) but Europe gets the Tiguan R (and rumoured GTI) and it’s platform mates the Cupra Ateca and Škoda Karoq are awesome. Who wouldnt’ want a bargain SQ5 or X3M40i ? They look awesome. ![Screenshot 2020-05-07 at 22.54.57](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/c/4/c413b2f3157a5912d41f885385aca45f1c39a4fc.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2020-05-07 at 22.53.18](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/e/1/e1e75416c5ba1acf0ca483619ec8944cb98b8d3a.png) ![Screenshot 2020-05-07 at 22.52.59](https://leasehackr-assets.b-cdn.net/original/3X/f/a/fa1091321cc7f70e1af6a028f4ae7d260aec1628.png) ---
**Author:** ![StingerTT](https://leasehackr.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar/stingertt/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@StingerTT](https://forum.leasehackr.com/u/StingerTT)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.leasehackr.com/t/same-platform-so-nice-and-then-so-ugly/251346/16 "2020-05-08T07:32:43Z")
I would absolutely kill if the Cupra ateca made it to the states. That car slaps.