Take a look at this CODA. What do you see? Most judges saw a
curious throwback to the 1990s Asian sedans. The CODA’s bones are indeed boxy
though its shape actually dates to only 2004 (it was sold as a gas car starting
in 2005). Moreover, the hand behind its angles was no less than the house of
Pininfarina, a concern that knows how to pen gracefully aging cars.
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CODA: 2012 CODA First Test
Some judges saw a primitive-looking EV arriving too late in
a nascent market segment awash with way too many expensive, sub-100-mile-range
BEVs. But the CODA has a subtle but undeniable intelligence all its own.