GLK for me. I've said it all before in the official GLK threads so I'm not going to belabour my appreciation for this fabulous take on the modern SUV theme.
Q5 - jeez... so damn Audi generic. You know, I'm all for this cohesive brand identity across the range for Audi but the Q7 and Q5 are just unimaginative re-interpretations of a design theme suited solely to low-slung road cars. The current design language doesn't transition well to an SUV concept in my opinion. It looks like someone took an A4 Avant, squashed it lengthways, gave it some ride height and a raised driving position. Look Audi, we know you're an honest bunch and really all this is is a soft-roader; but c'mon - did you really have to over emphasize
soft?
BMW are welcome to the SAV segment - it's all theirs and only theirs... the rest of the sensible population will stick to SUV's.
In many respects the Japanese compact SUV's represent far better value than their overpriced German competitors. Yannis' X-Trail is a very sensible buy and a strong competitor in the value proposition stakes. Sure enough, I'd have preferred it if he'd bought a 2009 Forester XT (which has been doing surprisingly well in pre-launch SUV buyer surveys over here!)
but the Nissan remains a sound choice.
