Besides that, though, I'm a sports-car guy. I'm not into the whole cushy comfy big fat SUV feeling. I want to FEEL the road. I want to be connected to it. I want that kind of driving experience.
I don't know how many SUV's you've ridden in, but the vx is far fom comfy big fat SUV. In fact this past weekend I got bitched out again for having such stiff suspension, the woman couldn't put her head on the headrest without feeling like she was riding a bucking bronco.

Fact of the matter is that if you want the sports car feel, you should probably go buy a sports car. That being said, the vx is about as close as you're going to get in an SUV to a stiff "every bump in the road" feel. For me, one of the major selling points for the vx were the seats themselves, I couldn't imagine getting rid of them.