If only BMW's X-thingies weren't killing their proper station wagons.

Would be cooler if it actually had parts from Flip Wilson's golf cart.

SOTY candidate? Seriously?

A huge difference between the XJ and this new thing: the design of this thing is all in the details: weird grill, weird lights. Take out the weird details and your left with a trucklet that wouldn't stand out in a lineup of mid-size soft-roaders. The salient aspect of the XJ's design was it's overall shape and profile.

If I'm driving the limo behind, I just get my bumper under the president's and give it a good push. Sure the underbody can survive a good scrape.

I owned a Saab Turbo. Paid more for it than I could afford. Loved that thing like nobody's business. Then, I sold it. And, at that moment, I lost any claim to an emotional stake in its future.

This would look cool with a Starsky & Hutch paint job.

Slightly?

It is a wonderful world we live in where there are "base" cars with 305hp engines.

And because of the scourge of crossovers, BMW and Audi are no longer making big wagons.

Looked again. You're right.

Looks like the guy is kicking in the windshield to get in, not destroy. Doesn't appear to be anyone driving. My guess: car started rolling, the guy is locked out, the only way to get in while it's moving is to stand on the hood and get in through the windshield.

Methinks it reflects the fact that, with a rear-hinged door, it is possible to commit suicide by jumping from a moving car. With a front-hinged door, the door wants to close and stay closed, frustrating your attempt at self-demise. With a rear-hinged door, once opened, the door will remain open, facilitating your…

As with the Panamera, you get a car-shaped fob ... and a slightly larger, car-shaped taser.

As with the Cayenne, you get a car-shaped fob ... and a slightly larger, car-shaped taser.