No hating here, just an honest question. I looked at the link above and it does look better, no doubt. But for better handling and looks, that's the space filled by the 3-series wagon. I'd prefer one of those because I love a well handling car but it's a double duty vehicle for us, primarily the wife's ride and also for snowboard trips, etc. I'm really happy with it overall, don't miss the extra room from the X5 at all (actually downsized from an XC90 - didn't like all that weight to throw around).