Our oldest just got his license last week and DH bought a new car so DS is driving our 2012 VW Passat. I like that it's not a small sedan and I actually like that it doesn't have things like backup cameras, etc... I feel like if you can drive a car like that you don't become reliant on them especially as a new driver. When I was looking into signing my DS up for a teen defensive driving course they recommended sedans for new drivers. In fact you needed to come with your own car and you could not take the class with a SUV. I thought that was interesting.