My son was like 6'2 and when he was in the backseat of most vehicles he'd smash his head. So when we went car shopping we had to go find a car where he could sit in the back and we could bounce without him smashing his head. We simply could not find a car that he could sit in that we could afford without being the Kia Sorento. It was that or Mercedes that cost double the amount that I couldn't possibly afford.

I just got done my first day of driving. Various errands, mostly start and stop four lanes with traffic lights with occasional six lanes real highways hitting 75 miles an hour.

The first thing I did was reset the miles per gallon calculator. When M was driving it she was averaging 32 mpg which is atrocious. But it's realistic to match her driving style.

After about 4 hours of errands I'm averaging 54 mpg. Which actually matches my old man style of driving. I was hypermiling before it was cool. So she has a choice on whether or not she wants to alter driving or cost the money. It's her money, her choice. The visual indicator tells you exactly where the sweet spot is for acceleration and braking. It's an easy glance to know you are doing it perfect.

I still need to do a thorough going over of the controls. There's lots. The actual visual interface is very good. But there are so many things for them to show you in detailed distracting graphical crap that you just need not to do that while driving.

Also, I've yet to set up my phone. It promises all kinds of fancy stuff there.

It takes about 10 minutes before it's warm enough to take off the gloves when I turn it on at 0° weather. The fans push the air hard without being too loud. The general sound system is perfectly adequate. My days of caring how many watts at what distortion really are over. The seats are comfy. They feel a bit light but I don't feel them flexing hard.

The turning radius is very nicely tight. I find myself attempting U turns that I wouldn't try in any other vehicle. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but it's nice to be able to try.

The rear camera and the associated software that draws the lines of where your wheels will turn you versus where you're going to hit is very nicely done. I've seen it done well and done poorly and this is as good as the Cadillacs.

I don't know if I tried. This is simply what I got when trying not to cross over certain thresholds that the console told me about. It's when you don't care about competing with the car next to you.

You talk about driving like your grandma. B*******. I talk about not going to jail and get f***** in the ass. It's a different incentive.

Let me add bit to that. I drive to as not to draw attention from police. I have spent many years driving illegally. I have my license now but I have some dumb s*** for quite a while. So I have that general attitude that anything I can do wrong could end me up in jail. I drive like the oldest man you've ever seen.