The power bucket seats felt a bit hard and wide at first, but we found adequate lateral support when we drove a SportCross hard through the curves. Two-position seat memory for the driver's seat is included with the optional power seats. We liked the full leather package.
A very attractive, stitched leather three-spoke steering wheel tilts manually. Models with automatic transmission get pairs of buttons on the left and right spokes that enable the driver to shift up or down one gear at a time without removing his or her hands from the wheel. The front button downshifts with the thumb and the back button upshifts with the middle finger.
The vents and pods for audio and climate controls drop down from the center of the dash to the console. Climate and audio controls are accented in bright silver and black trim. The center dash has a storage compartment with a lid. The doors lock automatically when underway.
The sedan's firm rear bench will accommodate three in a pinch, and has a fold-down armrest that conceals a small pass-through portal to the trunk.
With its 60/40 split rear seat backs folded, the SportCross offers 21.8 cubic feet of cargo space, more than twice as much as the trunk of the sedan. The wheel wells intrude quite a bit into the SportCross cargo area, making the space hourglass-shaped, which reduces its practical carrying capacity. Fitting a bicycle into the back isn't easy and there's no available roof rack to mount one on top. Next Page