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I've been quite pleased w the A6, 3.0.  It's fast, very quiet on the highway on long rides and the interface is by far my favorite thing.  Fits my tall frame well.   32mpg on freeway .

The headroom in these crossovers is insufferable to me, add a moon roof and they suck for anybody over 6 ft. F ing CAFE standards squeezing headroom.

That Flex is a good exception, though not really a cross over.  I'd rent that again in a heartbeat.

Speed is overrated :0 My daily driver is a Panamera. It's quite heavy, but it feels like I'm floating on air and it has enough getty up in Sport Plus mode to get around annoying traffic.

Lol what? The Panamera is ridiculously fast. I hit 177 in a 4S. Allegedly.

That Flex is a good exception, though not really a cross over.  I'd rent that again in a heartbeat.

It's comfortable. I'm 6'5" and fit great. It's like a La-Z-Boy on the road. 12 hour road trip? No problem. 

What’s your daily drive? Mostly highway, city? How long are you in the car?
I’ve always thought a car was a dumb expense, then I built a house a ways from my office and I realized things change.
Out of your group, Audi, Mercedes & Porsche would be at the top of my list. I don’t like the A4 and lower, but the A6 are nice and ride very well. Take your pick with Porsche and MB.

7 mile commute one-way, 2-lane blacktop, 2 stop signs, no traffic lights.  10-minutes on average
15 minute drive to the grocery store or the bar/restaurant or the golf course - rural highway, can't call any of it city.  a few stop lights.
I'd like the car for trips to - Lincoln, 2 hours, interstate - Minneapolis, 4 hours, interstate, - Austin, 13 hours, interstate.  Out of town golf courses 1, 2, 3 hours away.
I'm a German car guy if I'm not looking at a Chevy or Caddy.  Almost pulled the trigger on a 2009 Audi S8 v10 awd Sedan a couple years ago.
What's the knock on Bimmers?

Almost every car made today is safe, reliable, comfortable, quick, etc.  I was unsure how the GTI would be on the road but we drove it to Cincy and back with no issues.  The CTS had a fairly hard ride and you felt bumps a lot, it had 19" wheels when they were not getting bent.  The GTI works well around town obviously and has decent room in the back.

Smaller diameter rims are almost always better, less weight, better ride, equal handling.

My Bimmer neighbor friend likes the 'driving machine' quality of it,   you feel the road he says.    Yeah,  I don't want to feel the road.

Speed is NOT overrated!   Just traded in my Hellcat Charger. ( talk about sick fast)
For this:

https://www.audiusa.com/models/audi-rs3/2018/build.html?pr=default-rs3limo-2018-8V

Love it. Comes with 400 HP ( it’s now over 500 he he ) all wheel drive and a virtual cockpit. Great car.   They only sod them in Europe until last fall.