I love the wheel arches extending beyond the rear windscreen. If Ford made a car that looked close to this design, it could be near the top of my list. That long hood looks luxurious.

I like it. I think some more concessions would need to be made, it’s a little too retro looking. I do love the hood and the cylindrical pods running front to back. I’m thinking take your design, and add a bit of shrunken Ford Flex (which, besides being expensive and large, is sort of what you described) and it could…

I like the exterior design of that car a lot. Sort of looks like Lexus and Mercedes teamed up for an S-Class Coupe. Actually, from these photos, I think it looks better than the current S-Class Coupe, and FAR better than any current Lexus.

I don’t have children, but as an older sibling, uncle, and former coach, I’m pretty hyper aware of any children in my vicinity. I do not like having children around (my house is a very, very strict “no children unless they can bartend” zone) because I go into parent mode, and instinctively keep one eye on them in case…

Excellent review Doug. I’m of the same opinion when it comes to the MCC. It’s ridiculous and stupid, but also brilliant.

Agreed. That gen S4 was when I started paying attention, and I have been drooling over Audi cars ever since. Their entire lineup looks like pure sex to me, with the exception of their Q line.

Californians are terrible about this, especially where I live near the Bay Area. You can flash your high beams all you want, it doesn’t seem to help much. Occasionally I’ll get someone who moves over promptly, but 9 times out of 10 I have to just pass on the right.

Crap, now I can’t unsee that.

I see a lot of Acura TLX in that rear end. I do see the resemblance to the 3 series, but only from the side view.

I don’t care how crooked the bumper is, or how bad of an investment this would be, if I had the money, I’d even pay $200,000 for this. Absolutely stunning car, my idea of perfect.

I have a black ‘04 Xterra, purchased it in 2008 and have driven it most days since, and it makes me feel as though I’m invisible. Seriously, it gets no attention from anyone (which I love) except some bros (which sucks). I’m a pretty conservative driver, which helps, but I’ve blow past CHP doing 15+ over the limit…

“Does that mean, then, that it’s not practical? Not usually, but not necessarily, either, as anyone who’s ever seen the Ferrari FF knows.”

“So, yes, there is still some tapping you have to do, which requires looking at the screen, and let’s say it flat out: That isn’t ideal. I’d really rather it say out loud, “You have a new text message from Joe Schmoe. Do you want me to read it out loud?” and then I just say yes or no.”

I wonder if it has anything to do with the GVWR. I think the previous RXh models were so heavy to start you could overload them with 5 people. I know with the LS hybrid you’d exceed the GVWR with 4 normal sized adults.

VW dealers in my area are offering very competitive pricing on Tiguans. I went to my VW dealer not that long ago and test drove a Tiguan, GTI and a Nissan 370Z (for some reason it’s VW, Dodge and Nissan?) The only thing they did was make a copy of my DL and leave a fat guy in the passenger seat, who occasionally…