[dd74]

SUVs - it's not just the inherent lousy gas mileage, it's the size of these monsters. When trying to make a left-hand turn in your little Porsche cars while facing a Yukon in front of you that's also trying to turn left the opposite direction - can you see around the Yukon? Can you see around it even if you were in a standard-sized sedan or wagon? How about parking at the mall or hardware store? The parking spaces are getting more narrow, and the SUVs are growing wider.

Sure, they have a purpose. Or did. But with sports wagons that get better mileage, are faster, and handle better such as the BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, to name a few, which also carry nearly as much cargo, the SUV is, IMO, eclipsed on the functionality front.