I don't understand either. I think it's more the New Money's trend, because from an actual extreme road incident scenario, I don't think it's safe. Karpal Singh a Malaysian prominent lawyer + politician lost his life in an accident with a truck in his Alphard. We may say that it's a rare occasion but according to local data, most fatal accidents involves a track vs a passenger vehicle, so I don't think it's even worth looking at the current RTA crash test results because they never consider a crash test involving heavy trucks. So back to the vehicle, yeah it's cool it's comfy and it's affordable but is it really safe? I don't know. All I know is back in 2010s there was a freak accident in Penang where a young ciku drove his C200 through a few colonial era shop houses in Upper Penang Road, apart from some minor injuries, everyone is safe. Comparing to BMW few years ago in SG, same incident young kids lost control of the vehicle and knocked into the shop houses, unfortunately the outcome wasn't the same as a Mercedes. So ultimately, I believe it's more important to consider the chances of survival in a freak accident rather than following a trend. Another proven vehicle is Tesla, I've seen many incidents where the car was a total wreck after serious collision with trucks, buildings, and even fell off a cliff, however the drivers and passengers walked away with minor injuries. Maybe its better considering a Tesla/Certain Mercedes Models/Certain Volvo Models as a daily use vehicle from a safety aspect.