Back In (or On) Shape

I want to revisit the discussion about vehicle shapes, because yet again, I read in a car magazine the oft-repeated moan about people choosing crossovers/SUVs to drive instead of "real" cars. I suppose the argument is that cars, being lower to the ground, are "better" to drive, on account of their being able to corner faster than crossovers, which ride a little higher.
But buying a car isn't just about g-forces around corners - it is a far more complex decision than that, being both practical & emotional. Some people really do need a vehicle with lots of seats for the family, but others, like us, really just look for front seat comfort along with some carrying space in case it's needed.
The trend towards SUV appearances is really a reversion towards a more practical layout of cars & away from the lower, knees-in-your-face set up that too many cars deliver.

Here is an example of the hypocrisy of motor journalists. BMW X6, like the Infiniti QX70 is much denigrated in automotive magazines because of its silhouette curving down at the rear instead of the square box back end that conventional crossovers display. Here's a picture of a popular SUV, the Chevrolet Equinox followed by an image of the BMW X6. You'll observe that while there is less room in the back for things like, say, furniture there's not much difference ahead of the B pillars. In the front where most people sit. After all, how often do you see these vast, 3 row SUVs actually full of people? Hardly ever, mostly it's just the driver, & companion. Very often, it's just a solitary driver.
Now see the Honda Accord Coupe - see how low it is? So I say "why shouldn't people want a graceful silhouette, along with a small amount of hatch space and a slightly higher point of access, instead of sitting almost on the ground & also having very limited storage space, for those rare occasions when a large box is carried?"
And finally, see the last photograph. It's a 1938 Chrysler, I think. Guess what? The fundamental layout is just the same as the QX70 or X6 - a rear-wheel drive layout & a curved back end that is both graceful & reasonably roomy aft of the driver. Of course there is significant difference in how the engine surroundings are shaped, & the windshield is more vertical than nowadays, but after that...not much difference. You sit higher than in a modern road car & the vehicle shape is not compromised by pretending it's a full-blown minibus or hauler of goods.There are specialised vehicles for that, but a nod in that direction can be useful.