The car you are thinking about already exists (although with hatchback body).

It already exists.

Dammit, I say it all the time...

I thought it looked similar to the Navara. Then I discovered it looked like the old Navara.

Interesting. I thought this looked similar to the EDM Navara... and it does, the previous generation model. While this soldiers on in the US, in Europe we already have another generation Navara.

Even if the Citroën Quattroporte wasn’t very Maserati-ish, the third gen QP is malaise at its best.

We have always known Mazda’s little sportscar as the MX-5.

We wouldn’t but the general public tends to remember those names if they have had good experiences with them. And then they look for then when replacing their cars.

This works better when individual models have become famous and the manufacturer resonates as the maker of this model, not the other way round.

Nope, this one stayed as an Opel for its whole life.

After having owned one I can tell you that unfortunately it isn’t.

There has never been any name.

It’s not, it’s an X-Trail! 😝

I think that the names/numbers still carry some cachet such as 328i or 540i. The problem is that they are now meaningless, they just mean power steps not a special engine.

Kia Omega is a no go.

In the same way that if you own a sportscar you just find ways of being stuck in mountain passes to go to places.

I ran an Alfa Romeo for almost 5 years and about 100,000km (62,000 miles) and it was mostly reliable (except for two stupid details unrelated to the mechanicals).

Neutral: No. Although I’m considering something like a Swift Sport or a Fiesta Ecoboost when you can actually go to a dealer.

Even if the Macan is a competent handler, imagine if you put all of the engineering prowess into something lower and lighter.

But then again, if you want fun you are better off with a 330i for example.