It's a minivan. With a body kit. And sport-tuned suspension. And aftermarket-looking rims, headlights and tail lights. From the factory. What are your thoughts on this...uh...thing? Personally, I don't get it...

This is the Toyota Sienna SE. Yes, this really is how it looks like from the factory. I don’t know whether Toyota are trying too hard to make the minivan cool for the dad who desperately wanted something sporty but ended up being burdened with these things called "kids", or whether they somehow thought that making a three-row soccer mom express track- or autocross-ready was a good idea. Either way, I personally see it as a pointless creation. If Toyota want to find a way to attract buyers, crossovers (like the Ford Explorer, Nissan Pathfinder and Honda Pilot) are what North American families are after nowadays, not minivans that are riced from the factory. With that in mind, don’t they already have the Highlander? (However, crossovers are worse than minivans. They look less utilitarian, sure, but they are more useless. They’re smaller, more cramped (both for passengers and cargo) and drink about the same amount of gas. Another creation which I don’t get the point of.)