How about the Ford 2.7L Turbo they put in the F-150 --- that’s a high-production-volume engine, doesn’t get much more mainstream than the F-150. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/04/best-ford-f-150-engine-smallest-one-can-buy/

BMW bro here checking in with a 2.5L I6 (that takes 8 quarts of oil)

This car would make me think “crack pipe” even if we weren’t playing the game

For reference, a Ford Expedition is 210" x 84" x 76" or 7" longer, 5" wider, and 5" taller. So, it’s not that big. A Chevy Tahoe is 204" x 81" x 74" - about the same size, but still bigger. 

This is THE ULTIMATE practical solution to needing to occasionally haul. And you can tow a utility trailer behind basically anything.

For me, it’s like clockwork at 5 years. 5 years in, I’m ready for something new, pretty much no matter what. Right now I have a pretty neat and lovable car - a 6 speed manual BMW X3 - and even though I know I’m going to miss it when It’s gone, it’s been 5 years or so, and I can’t fight the feeling. Anybody else on a…

Listen, I get that a FWD BMW gets us riled up, but shouldn’t we really be more riled at the thought of a $46K hatchback?

Acura has remained conspicuously absent from luxury-car sportiness pageantry. Lexus has the F-Sport trims, BMW is BMW, Audi has S-Line (and is Audi), but Acura is not even pretending to be sporty - or provide sporty options.

I remember doing this same thing with my ‘96 XJ, then watching the Check Engine Light blink out codes in a kind of Ouija board / Morse code mix. I had a piece of paper under my seat with the key to which blink sequences meant what

FINALLY AN ODE TO THIS AMAZING FEATURE.

Less than half the horsepower?

See also: Kia Soul, Scion xB, every other compact crossover lunchbox

I leave more space than normal to help the flow off the line - to eliminate rubber-band traffic dynamics

I had a ‘96 Accord and an ‘07 Civic (wife’s) at the same time once, and the Civic was bigger in every way.

I’d also posit that if you “need AWD to drive in the snow”, you shouldn’t be driving in the snow.

I tried to casually bribe an inspection guy with a $20 handshake in 2008, and the guy was ultra-offended, yelled at me and told me to get the hell off his property.

BMW cupholders - for the professional on the go who absolutely needs to spill a tiny container of something on the radio

Thanks for the information Andrew - I appreciate it. The search of minivan denial continues!

Saw a headline about taillights and one word crossed my mind...

It’s just their different levels of stereos - there’s Business CD, Professional CD, Get Out Of My Office CD, and the very highest level, Keep The Change, That’s For You CD.