I could use some more adjustability (BS BL without BL option). Especially length of seat. Before BS, I was driving Audi A8L and Chevy 2500HD 4WD Crew Cab. Most comfortable seat I've had (6'3", was 6'4" before new hips about 5 years ago) was an F350 crew cab dually.
Not as sleek as your setup, but the Bronco Sport is versatile for a solo canoe (Old Town) and a couple of kayaks (partly held up there by a bike rack).
I generally agree about the glass. Yet, I have used it to access the back when traveling with a canoe on the top so as not to unhook the back tie down.
If you want to go camping with 4 people, the Sport is a tight fit. And taking off the top is the right mood for many AZ days. But, for driving around day to day, the Sport feels right. My daily driver was a Chevy 2500 crewcab 4WD which is now hitched to a horsetrailer in case we get a fire...
Yakima cross bars. Yakima canoe carrier. Rockymounts Tomahawk bike carrier. I wouldn't mind a trailsight to tie to in the front. I was going to use hood loops, but the hood seems like it might be bent in a strong wind. I need to keep an eye out for a good trailer hitch system to add as lifting...
I do a lot of hiking with fire road starts in the mountains of AZ. I have a BL and have found the forward camera useful as well as the rubberized interior. Recently did a weekend in NM with 2 other folks. I'm 6'3". It did well for a thousand miles on highway and for camping off road. Don't have...
I saw one headed north to the South Rim of Grand Canyon on Saturday as I was headed south after a Rim to Rim hike the day before. I've seen others scattered around AZ, but that was the most fun. (Though my first thought was: wish I could get cross-rails for the roof rack and carry my canoe.)