Yup.Way too short. We need more Ron Swanson please. 

Upcoming Honda Pilot does look promising I agree.

Own one currently. a 2014 EXL V6. Hated the looks too when they first came out and then started warming up to it gradually with the refresh in 2013. I chose the Crosstour for the following reasons:

Only the 3rd gen had the V6. Also, am I the only one who prefers the looks of the last gen (specifically the facelift 2016-18, in Limited trim with the nicer wheels) to the new one? I still can’t love the “my face looks like the 4-runner’s, I’m tough and ready for all terrain” styling of the new one 2 years in. I…

This Highlander XSE doesn’t look too ugly to me, but going through the comments and seeing many with a contrary opinion, I’m reminded of how polarizing car designs appear to be now.

Excellent comment. It’s all fun and “adventure” until an accident happens and a life (or lives) OF OTHERS are lost. It was sad reading in the article David’s insistence that the vehicle was in “great mechanical shape”. How much more out of touch with reality (or your own recently written articles) do you have to be to …