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???"

RE: Bumper Mentality: The story of SUVs