The "tall sedan" was supposed to appeal to SUV owners, who were accustomed to a more commanding view of surrounding traffic, as well as to older people who have difficulty getting in and out of a more traditional, lower seating position. Funny, they're not marketing it that way. The styling is inoffensive enough, but they continued with the rounded theme at a time when the market is going for a more defined, linear look. It looks dated, in other words. The underpinnings are from the Volvo S-80, which is a good, solid, well-engineered car. Too bad they put that anemic, pushrod V-6 in it. My folks are the target market, they always buy American; they took a look at the Five Hundred, test drove it and didn't like it. They bought an 06 Impala LT.