I live in Kuwait, where the roads used to be good but in recent years the road works has really gone to crap. My current car W220 '02 can't take the punishment it's suspension gets. A single strut comes out to be about 750$ I have replaced all four twice last year alone.

Road conditions: Hidden Pot holes, cracks, uneven roads, and over-sized Cat eyes (the reflectors on the road to guide which lane you are on).

The highways are starting to wear, I only see it getting worse. I originally planned to replace the car with a cayman S but with road as it, is that's a no go.

So what I am looking to replace it with is something that looks good, has luxury status, can laugh at the road conditions and still be nimble enough for spirited driving. A manual tranny is a plus. I have driven an ML W163 which was very nice to drive but I didn't like to look at it. The ML W164 was my normal choice but it has the transmission selector on the wheel which I really hate.

I have been looking at:

Lexus LX570 (its a little ugly)
Toyota Sequoia (not very nimble)
Range Rover Sport (I hear this a Lemon Car riddled with electrical problems)
BMW X6 (I like how it looks but It has very stiff suspension)
Wrangler (No Luxury status, but has a manual Tranny, very fun to drive)
Cadillac Escalade (I actually liked this car but I hate where the Tranny Selector is, and I have a bias on GM Build quality)


Please advice I am sure there are more cars that fit in this category. Thanks in advance.