It looked a lot like a meme gone viral getting more attention than it deserved in the context of all known automobile problems. The big US automakers all cross-license their technologies by an ancient agreement, and by now all have drive-by-wire models. Why weren’t we seeing this plague happen in Fords or Chryslers... or even in the much-derided Scions?
The first generation Scions have always had that clown car look and I don’t know why!