Those sound very big for a solo commute.
They seem to be a waste of gas, and harder/less fun to drive.
The Highlander is the #1 mom-mobile in Rancho San Diego. I have seen three of them all parked next to each other in the grocery parking lot.
Some sharp large and semi-lux sedans that caught my eye on my commute:
Camry V6 TRD (301 HP!)
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid (starts at only 28k)
Mazda6 (discontinued last year, but looked really nice when I was at the dealer)
The Toyota Avalon is nicer inside than entry-level BMW/Lexus/Mercedes. I have been driven in them in Uber and the back seat is huge too.[/quote]
Nothing is more tacky than a riced out Toyota Camry .. if it walks like a dog, talks like a duck… It’s still a duck. If you’re going that route, Scaredy might as well put spinners wheels on his Honda Accord, cut his springs to lower it, put in major off camber to lower it more, and slap a bunch of Vtec stickers on it too.