Swater wrote: ] ] "automakers have, over the past decade, ramped up their ] ] SUV designs to appeal even more to the "reptilian" ] ] instincts of the many Americans who are attracted to SUVs ] ] not because of their perceived safety, but for their ] ] obvious aggressiveness. " ] ] This article is hillarious yet revealing in the ways SUV's are ] deliberately marketed to our atavistic desires and fears. And ] at last provides proof of their hazardous safety record. ] ] Vanity. Insecurity. Uh hunh. Yeah. I've been sucked in, too. I want one. I probably won't buy one, but I want one. :( The absolute worst as far as I'm concerned is that new Hummer, H2. Every time I see one I'm like: "What are they thinking???" |