I came from the BMW arena from the past 15 years. My reason is quite simple - I wanted a driver's car - not a grocery go getter car.
When BMW recently changed their design philosophy so radically to change the driver orientated driver into a soccer mom mini van mentality - I bailed. BMW is changing the famous RWD axle to favor the FWD to save on costs, stiff road suspension to favor soft, disconnected rides. They also had the gall to change the steering from hydraulic to the new electric power steering which disconnects the driver from the road.
So I had no choice but to bail out of the BMW train.
I tried: Mercedes GLE, Audi SQ5, and Porsche Macan S.
What I found with other crossovers I tested out:
Mercedes was just as awful as BMW - soft disconnected, expensive and boring to drive.
Audi had a great engine (Supercharged) but the ride going around corners was lacking grip - felt it would tip over.
Porsche Macan S was the best of all - had torque vectoring like the Discovery Sport which grips the road on turns plus the 4WD system that beat out the simple AWD systems of Mercedes and Audi - but the biggest reason: I could not rationalize paying $20,000 more for the same and even smaller car.
That's why I got the Discovery Sport - best bang for the buck IMO.

Best steering - very responsive and feedback is good.
Suspension is stiff yet has good manners.
Engine is very torquey for a 4 banger - wish they had the diesel flavor instead which really would have made my day.
Active torque vectoring saves my bacon when going around power curves!
I have not regretted it since - I have a smile whenever I take her out....:laugh: