I’d agree. As a car enthusiast that has driven a huge variety of cars from underpowered dinosaurs to supercars, the car that gives me the best all round driving experience is an Acura MDX.

Buying a refrigerator is a very objective decision based on practical needs (size, features, etc), so maybe that is a compliment. 

Depends what you are carrying. That piece of furniture you've just bought off Craigslist? The two inches of height can make all the difference. For my regular needs I find the height more useful than the length. Plus the RAV 4 has a decently deep trunk.

Here’s the reason I almost bought a RAV4 Hybrid a few years back:

I'd counter that the Highlander is actually a fun car to drive. Good to hustle and the V6 sound pushes pleasure buttons.

You forget to add something: it is far more practical than a sedan. You can fit stuff into a RAV4 that you can never dream of with a Camry.

They are more practical in other ways. The added height of the trunk opening means you can fit larger stuff such as furniture that might not make it into a station wagon.

You can get some sweet body kits for them too:

That rear facia is too bland for a Sentra, let alone the Z.

In terms of bratty whining Lewis is nowhere near the biggest of divas. His social media presence and off track activities are not everyone’s cup of tea, but different strokes for different folks. He’s very successful with them, and they evidently don’t affect his performance.

The c200h is a severly cramped car. The opposite of the xB.

It's not simplicity or frugality they are after. It is practicality and convenience. They are the perfect height and ease of access for the 55 and over club.

Consistently bringing cars home in one piece at the expense of possible points is not what a team principle wants to see. For the backmarkers if you are not driving on the edge, you are not driving hard enough.

Just defending the X6's honor, and trying to open closed minds. All in a day’s work for x-man! Are you sure you understand the definition of whataboutism?

..And before you reply, get onto Youtube and watch some of the X6M reviews.

But also most people don’t think about cars as much as car people and they tend to make stupid, uninformed, emotional buying decisions base more on peer pressure and bragging rights than actual logic or needs.

Sounds good, but what if I wanted an X6, not a CR-V or an M5?

This is the kind of reasoning that is very closed minded. For you the X6M has to fit a specific box. Since it doesn’t it is driving you crazy.

Nope, no one is cross shopping an X6M with an M5. Just noting that the X6M is actually a practical car, not an impractical whale. It is not an track car (neither are other super powered SUVs) but it is a lot of fun to drive and is relatively versatile.

I’d say they’ve hit this one out of the ballpark. FCA or whatever it is called these days has a design department that is as excellent as its engineering comes short (of funding). The Jalop crew is too hung up on nostalgia. Most of the enduring design classic take a little while to grow on you when they are released.