Yup. I lived 5 years in Chicago, DD’d an NB Miata, snows (Blizzaks) on steelies for the winter. I’d laugh as I’d drive by 4WD SUVs spinning their all-seasons tires.

Yup !! I got the Sedona mainly for the 2nd-row captains chairs. They are the bomb.

You are correct, but what’s your takeaway ?

For 99% of every day use, Minivan >> SUV. Only reason SUVs vastly outnumber minivans is image/stereotypes.

Kurt - I completely agree with your headline. It’s a good as it looks, which is to say “can’t decide whether it’s a Civic or IS250" and ends up being more expensive than a Civic and falling short enough of an IS250 that it’s not really in the same class.

Sweet ! I wish my employer let me charge for free.

“cool factor” is eye of the bolder.

I honestly don’t get the “ease of getting in and out of” for healthy people. It takes a few seconds entering and exiting. This is dwarfed by the time driving the vehicle. I would think safety and fun for 10 minutes to 1 hour+ would be worth a few seconds of inconvenience.

This is a 4-dr hatch, and a small one at that. The non-wagon Golf has a larger interior. The Golf wagon has a *much* larger interior volume.

The current gen Outback is more CUV than wagon. It has the same height (66.1″) as the CRV and is actually *higher* than some 2018 RAV4 models (65.9"). Wagon : no.

This makes about as much sense as the new Civic Type R. It’s several years late to the scene and there’s a ton of cars already on the market that are better/faster/cheaper.

This ^^

So few parts. There’s literally very little on to break.

Interior was crap and it was ugly, but it had some saving graces.

Yes.

The prominent cigarette/cigar lighter is a nice touch.

Toyota/Lexus have among the worst infotainment and control systems in the industry. And, the Yaris is their lowest-cost car in the U.S. market, so by definition it’s going to be the worst of the worst.

1st Gear : The interior of our Kia Sedona is why I purshased it over the competition. Kia has among the best interiors in the industry.

4th Gear : The solution is autonomous driving, but smartphone technology is faster and easier.

It’s like - “because sometimes regulations and government fail, we should toss them all out” - amirite ?