Too bad they didn't totally redesign the oil filtration system to include a vertically mounted oil filter. THAT would have been helpful and useful, unlike this half inch length increase. Still ticks me off every time I change oil and have to sop up the oil that runs out when you unscrew the filter. After trying purchased and homemade devices to catch the oil, none of which worked really well, now I just stuff disposable paper shop rags in the area, poke a hole in the end of the filter to drain as much oil as I can from the filter into my homemade catch device (2 liter soda bottle), then unscrew the filter and let the shop rag catch the oil sitting in the mount and top of the filter.
Jerry