What new car model did auto reviewers hate the most? Envelope, please.

Fortune magazine says its survey of reviewers finds that it is the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, one of the oddest cars on the road -- if you can find one.

"Not since the Mercedes R-class, and, before that, the Pontiac Aztek has the overall verdict been so bruisingly negative. The CrossCabrio has been tarred for being lumpy, dumpy, shaky, and sluggish," Fortune writes. It goes on to describe it as "an artichoke on wheels."

Drive On went for a spin in the $47,520 CrossCabriolet a few months ago and was surprised that target customers -- older, wealthy people -- in Santa Monica, Calif., seemed intrigued by it. Nissan officials on hand easily admitted that the car's looks are "polarizing," part of a lineup that includes the equally disturbing crossovers Nissan Juke and the Cube. They didn't seem to mind that a lot of people are going to hate it.

And we were surprised at the nice appointments given such an unusual car, particularly its refined interior. Then again, General Motors once said the same thing about the Pontiac Aztek.

The Nissan Murano Crosscabriolet was nothing if not uh, unique, and even though it only had a brief life in the early 2010s, its majesty and mysteries are immortal. Except for one, which has now been solved: What’s was the deal with that weird little secondary rear window?

I have never been inside in a Nissan Murano Crosscabriolet. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I saw one. But if I ever did I always assumed that the horizontally split rear window had something to do with letting light into the cabin or assisting with rear visibility.

Those may be factors, but today the always-observant friend of Jalopnik (and sometimes contributor) Bozi Tatarevic shared an epiphany on Twitter:

He spotted this convertible crossover sitting in a salvage auction lot post-crash, and as you can see in the pictures at the auction house’s listing, it’s pretty clear that the deployed rollover protection bars were designed to pop straight through that clear piece of convertible top.

The thinner plastic must just be easier for the roll bars to punch through than the thick canvas that the rest of the roof is made of.

This poor mangled Murano looks like a piece of luggage now, but at least the passenger-occupying portion of the cab appears to be intact. Here’s hoping the car’s safety systems effectively sacrificed themselves for the occupants. And thank you, Mr. Tatarevic, for solving one of the great automotive mysteries of our generation.

The Nissan Murano, soldiers into 2021 bearing slightly higher prices, but the amount of the increase varies by trim level. The entry-level Murano, the base S with front-wheel drive, sees the highest increase at $780, while the most expensive version, the all-wheel-drive Murano Platinum, inches up by just $80.

For 2021, the Nissan Murano S starts at $33,605, including the $1,095 destination charge. Compensating for the higher tariff, the S now includes Nissan's Safety Shield 360 batch of driver-assist features, which was previously standard only on the SV and higher trims. The bundle consists of forward-collision warning with pedestrian detection and automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic braking, and automatic high-beams. All-wheel drive, previously a $1,600 upcharge, now will set you back $1,550 on the S and on all other Muranos.

The 2021 Murano SV is now $36,735 for the front-wheel-drive version and $38,285 with AWD. A new temptation for SV buyers is the Special Edition package, which brings a dual-panel moonroof, a 360-degree-view monitor, synthetic-leather seats, heated front seats, and 20-inch wheels with a dark gray finish.

At the upper end of the lineup, the SL and Platinum see prices increase by $130 with front-wheel drive, to $41,105 for the SL and $45,155 for the Platinum. Their AWD variants are just $80 dearer at $42,655 for the SL and $46,705 for the Platinum.

There are no other changes to the 2021 Nissan Murano lineup beyond three new paint colors: Magnetic Black Pearl, Boulder Gray Pearl, and Scarlet Ember Tintcoat.