It's the beltline that does it. An Impreza wagon and a BMW X1 from 2015ish are near an inch or two in every dimension. The beltline height makes one look like an a car, and the other like an SUV. - ThreadSky

It's the beltline that does it. An Impreza wagon and a BMW X1 from 2015ish are near an inch or two in every dimension. The beltline height makes one look like an a car, and the other like an SUV.