The answer is a 2022+ VW Arteon with the Golf R motor and 7-spd DSG.

HOT TAKE: Any large German luxury sedan. BMW 5/7 series, Audi A6/7/8, Mercedes E-Class (S-Class are amazing but are just too problematic and costly to repair.)

They should subcontract with New Balance for the seat leather.

To be honest, the whole car could do well with being five percent more douchy than it currently is.

This is something that Lincoln realized and does very, very well with the Aviator. I bought an Aviator last year after setting my sights on a supple, powerful, attractive SUV that rides beautifully and has ample power.

James May has been talking about this for a decade.

“Listen, I know you folks want an STI”

Nope, not a single duck was given.

“The transportation side of things is more impressive and attracts the most public attention. Over 20 seasoned bus operators compete in timed obstacle courses that they navigate with the buses”

I’m fully behind this movement. It wasn’t until I’d signed the papers and been driving for a week that I realized the ride of my X3 M40 is total shit. That B58 six is an utter siren song and clouded my judgement. I’m not sure what I’m going to replace this with, but it might be a Genesis or something GM if BMW can’t…

I’ve been a motorcyclist for Decades. I’m 50, and I’ve been rolling on 2 wheels since I was 15.
I’ve ridden cross country many, many times.
I’ve ridden in and been waved at in nearly every state, plus 3 Provinces.

Boring-est, even?

Most boring vehicle for sure.

The answer is to think inside the box.

There are no boring cars.  Just boring drivers.

The Chevy Malibu. Look at it.

Ford Tempo. Most of you probably never drove one let alone heard of one. But they were the Jan Brady of Ford’s lineup. You either got an Escort (really basic car) or you got the family car, the Taurus. The Tempo filled a small niche.

Yeah, my answer is probably:  Every Mazda.

GJ/GL generation Mazda 6. Comfortable, spacious, communicative steering, and perhaps some of the most fluid controls and driving behavior you’ve experienced in a car. There is a reason automotive journalists loved that car until the very end, because it drove and handled like nothing else in the segment. By comparison…