I think this bothers me more than anything about the Forte. I park on a lot with many other cars and the Forte looks like it sits higher on it's wheels than any car on the lot. A Toyota Avalon family sedan parks next to me and that looks like a lowered sports car compared to mine. This car sits much higher than my Elantra too. I've thought about lowering it but with the SX's already pretty harsh ride, I'm kind of avoiding it.
Am I the only one that feels this way? The car looks especially tall (compared to other cars) when viewed from the rear.
Headroom and safety. The car is pretty tucked it's because the window sill has to be higher and then to not look like a bubble. You need a high sill to get good side impact ratings.