With a higher seating position than many hatchbacks, the Kia Venga is easier to get in and out of, while giving better visibility. It's the same commanding view SUVs and crossovers have been offering for years. But the Venga does not have the rugged styling or perceived toughness of SUVs so popular with buyers. It makes you wonder if the advantages of sitting higher up are enough to take on the aesthetic and image driven benefits of SUVs. Is the Venga a best of both worlds offering in that it combines the compact size with SUV like seating or does it fail as the compact doesn’t really feel like an SUV and the SUV doesn’t really feel like a compact? How important is it that it looks like an SUV, as opposed to other benefits like visibility, ease of access?