 The only advantage for me was visibility - good ahead and good to the sides and rear.  This is a big vehicle which I find sluggish and it handles on the road like a commercial van.  The controls are not intuitive - I found the radio hard to operate (and annoying when it decides to do its own thing), the GPS hard to use, the heater / air con very hard to use.   The car is full of features and has lost sight of what a vehicle is about: driving.  The manual says a lot: 450 pages.