Your mom has good tastes. I would also look at the Audi lineup, A5 A6 or just goes all out with the RS5 lol. Yeah, the BMW options are where the money adds up very quick.
Well, we have an A6 already. It used to be my car, until I handed it over to my dad last week since I got the Jaaaaaaaaaag. And she doesn't want a low riding coupe, so the A5 is definitely out of the equation.
The Volvo has pretty good ground clearance, and thus far has proven itself on NYC's absolute worst roads (daily commute is: Woodhaven Blvd to Belt Pkwy to Coney Island-Surf Avenue). Those who live in NYC simply know, this is one of the worst combination of roads for a car to endure, the Belt Pkwy particularly.
But yes, mom has awesome taste in cars:
She asked me about Benzes, so I showed her the GLK and she thought it looked like a blunt instrument, dull and ugly. And she hated the plasticky interior - that's how I know she's my mom.
She asked about the Lexus RX, and I said the car handles poorly and lacks confidence, and she goes: "I don't need a boat. Next."
I showed her the 2013 Acura RDX and she was like "what's with the bucktooth front grille? And that center console is a little too bulky looking. The entire car just looks so boring and plain too." At which point I told my mom that cars out of Toyota and Honda tend to be referred to as appliances: square and dull, like a dishwasher, washing machine or a fridge.
She says "no American cars please. I need something that looks classy, something with some femininity." And that's when the Evoque hit me, since it WAS, after all, a by product of input from Victoria Beckham. Seems like that car was precisely what she was looking for. Despite the price tag too, she's pretty keen on the car.
She was also interested in the Infiniti EX37, but I did warn her that it'll likely be a bit of a rougher ride and the fuel efficiency will pale to the Volvo's 29 HWY MPG.
