re: Your Compact SUV Favorites:

At one point, the CX-5 was 60% of Mazda's sales...maybe still is. Solid car. Mazda is becoming (after they got un-Ford-ed) the cheaper and 'as reliable' Toyota.

BTW...not well known...the bigger CX-50 uses Toyota's 2.5L 4-cylinder engine, electronic CVT (eCVT), and hybrid system.

Non-Turbo Toyota/Lexus is almost a cant miss.

After that ...ahem....

Th GM 3.6 in their mid size SUV's is decent, EXCEPT for the mile-long timing chain is always a problem later...even with perfect maintenance.

Subaru's seem to be having problems lately.

I am almost convinced Nissan is going to make so much cash with the only decent non-turbo V6 small truck on the market and come out with a killer line up...or die.

Not that I am suggesting this one...but...I was in the same 'need an SUV ' spot a few years back. Got wife an Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Most amazing SUV ever; to include the X3. Alfa dealership closed a month after purchase, so did many others, and the brand collapsed in the US. Alfa's chance at redemption glory was blown. The car...103,000 and going strong. No problems. Extended warranty expires January 2027. Definitely not an Alfa of old; I am a car guy and am very glad we got to have a Stelvio. She loves the mid SUV thing -> probably a CX-5 incoming.

Tucson

I just got the kid an Audi q5. Yes I know the depreciation. It had 24k on it

I had a Tucson, drove great. Never had any problems. I loved that vehicle. Sportage would also be a good choice as Hyundai and Kia are pretty much the same.

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I can't imagine ever spending money on a ferrari/lambo/lotus etc SUV.

It's just a MUCH shittier version of what you really want. Why bother?

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I expect very few people own a Purosangue and don't own any other Ferraris. It is a way to keep someone in the Ferrari family. While Ferrari caps production of them to 20% of their yearly numbers (still has a multi-year wait list) Lamborghini went the other way with the Urus and sold more of them in the first 5 years than they sold total cars in the company's previous history.

Again, it is to allow their customers to stay in the family if they are a guy or gal that needs more grocery or luggage space than their 812 or 12Cilidri has and/or lives in a place with a real winter. I think one has to admit a compact AWD CUV with a naturally aspirated 6.5L V12 putting out over 700 prancing ponies is fricking cool, never mind they were able to engineer a slight rear weight bias.

Never Hyundai (or Kia bc Kia ugly) for this reason. My daughter’s 2017 Tucson’s engine was recalled and handled very poorly. It also had other issues (this was 3 or 4 year old car). She got a Santa Fe next and ditched it as the warranty expired.

**OP, my RAV4 has been good. One of my daughters just paid off her Mazda CX-5. Very good car and no issues at all. Rides nice. It’s unfortunate the CX line looks like an egg. If they’d make it look like a small SUV, they’d hit the jackpot.

The new Jeep Cherokee looks great, BUT its still Stellantis...

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Again, it is to allow their customers to stay in the family if they are a guy or gal that needs more grocery or luggage space than their 812 or 12Cilidri has and/or lives in a place with a real winter. I think one has to admit a compact AWD CUV with a naturally aspirated 6.5L V12 putting out over 700 prancing ponies is fricking cool, never mind they were able to engineer a slight rear weight bias.

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Meh. I'll likely never have this "problem" so who cares but I just would never want a objectively worse experience than any of their other offerings. To me at least, an SUV/grocery getter/family hauler has no reason to be extra sporty. For that money I'm going the complete other route for my "practical" car. Why waste a moment in a Purosangue when you can drive a Cullinan? If I want elite tier driving experience, I'm not picking any SUV/CUV so the purosangue and the urus never register.

A do-it-all vehicle may be able to do it all, but it does it shitty compared to vehicles fit for the purpose.

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Why waste a moment in a Purosangue when you can drive a Cullinan?

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I would MUCH rather drive a Purosangue than a Cullinan. More than 100 more horsepower (than the Black Badge), over 1000 pounds lighter, and the best handling CUV on earth. The former is for a driver, and the latter is to be driven around in, which is the reason why the back seats are better than the front seats in the RR.

I understand why some prefer the isolation of a Rolls-Royce, but to me, that is like going to a concert wearing noise-cancelling headphones. It is why both are built.