It is in fact a diesel, manual, 4x4 Van with a rear locking differential.

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. . . live in a van down by la rivière . . .

The 4Runner is a midsize SUV, not a 3 row crossover. Again, it competes with the highlander, not full size SUVs. 

It isn’t.

Competes directly with the Pajero

This seems to be a common theme lately Patrick. First you didn’t know about the Hybrid Malibu, now this...

I think Kia corporate is actually going to have to take better control of its dealership experience; the cars alone aren’t going to do it.

In my area, Kia dealerships are pretty much the worst new-car franchises around, operating just a step above a buy-here-pay-here. They basically use their Kia franchises to hock…

At low RPM’s, you are correct. The inefficiency of a rotary can be felt by early rotaries, if you’ve ever driven something like the old Mazda RX-3. (A beautiful car that we should love and cherish.) If you have ever driven a car with a super-light flywheel, you understand the rotational problems with a rotary in…

“Crossover” exists already. 

That’s not why large, truck based SUVs cost more than smaller, 3 row crossovers.

The Kia isn’t exactly the first 3 row crossover on the market.

This is smaller than the GM SUVs and competes with 3 row crossovers like the Pilot and Highlanders.

My brain hurts so bad when people believe the auto makers when they say stuff like “tackle the most demanding driving conditions on the planet” while the vehicle clearly has these delicate low hanging plastic bumpers and low-profile city tires, and they don’t even have skid plates.

This is true. Compared to the Sequoia, the Armada is a little bit larger, tows a little bit more, is priced a little cheaper, and gets a little worse fuel economy. They should really be shopped against each other.

Lol no it doesn’t. It’s the 7-sp auto found in all their other RWD platforms. 

Final gen Prelude. Fight me.

False.. Delta is still a leader in the industry... Like every airline they have their issues but far less than United or gasp American!

If I could buy one of these bois as just a van without all the street sweeping bits I’d think long and hard about it.

Pfft, you’ll just end up driving it to the mall like all the other posers. Most airplane tugs never even see tarmac.