ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz fˈɑːɹ bˈɪɡɚ ðɐn ðə mˈɪni hˈætʃ, mˈoʊst kɹˈɪɾɪks stˈɪl bᵻlˈiːvd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz tˈuː smˈɔːl ɪn kəmpˈæɹɪsən tə wˈʌn ʌv ɪts mˈeɪn kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚz, ðə vˈoʊlksvˌɑːɡən dʒˈɛɾə spˈoːɹt wˈeɪdʒən.
Although it was far bigger than the Mini Hatch, most critics still believed that it was too small in comparison to one of its main competitors, the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.