I can see that you probably don't know much. What LZ wants is an at-least mid-size SUV (or even full size) that can accommodate 7 people. Thus, it doesn't matter which brands any more. A highlander would win over BMW 3 series (or probably 5 series) easily on a head-on collision. That's big car over small car. Well, that being said, on the same level of body size, jap SUV might not be as solid as the top European luxury SUVs. But again, those luxury SUVs are far more expensive. I guess LZ has to decide what specific parameters he/she wants from that 7-passager SUV, so that others can help.