Worst SUV ever....
Personal choice is a good thing. As a general rule, people should be allowed to determine how they will live their lives for themselves. As we all know, however, limits must be imposed on peoples choices to the extent that those choices negatively impact other people. So, if you want to drive an SUV (as I believe Colin does), good for you. Have fun! Ignore the inefficency and the danger to yourself and others inherent in the design of those things, they look good and you can carry a lot of crap.
The problem is that SUV manufacturers realized that to really bolster their image in the market, they would have the most success by building the biggest and therefore most inefficient and dangerous SUV they could. When people choose to drive a Hummer they necessarily impose risks and costs on society that many others and myself would choose not to incur. The next time you're at a stop light sitting in your humble sedan alongside a Hummer, consider where the bumper would strike you in a T-bone type of collision. You will likely notice that the bumper is at eye level, rendering most of the crash protection built into your car ineffective.
Consider that and then feast your eyes on this monstrosity. Getting seven miles to the gallon, weighing over FOURTEEN THOUSAND pounds, and costing around one hundred thousand dollars, this vehicle demonstrates the latest extreme and perverse manifestation of hubris. The only redeeming feature that I can discern is that there will be very few of these things sold thus making their impact (and if you know anything about the conservation of momentum, you will pray that you never experience an impact with one of these things) not as great as the more common Hummer.
It is my intention to add anyone who drives this vehicle on public roads to the 'Punch-in-the-face-if-I-see-them-on-the-street list.'
Update: An even better article describing this affront to civilization can be found here.
The problem is that SUV manufacturers realized that to really bolster their image in the market, they would have the most success by building the biggest and therefore most inefficient and dangerous SUV they could. When people choose to drive a Hummer they necessarily impose risks and costs on society that many others and myself would choose not to incur. The next time you're at a stop light sitting in your humble sedan alongside a Hummer, consider where the bumper would strike you in a T-bone type of collision. You will likely notice that the bumper is at eye level, rendering most of the crash protection built into your car ineffective.
Consider that and then feast your eyes on this monstrosity. Getting seven miles to the gallon, weighing over FOURTEEN THOUSAND pounds, and costing around one hundred thousand dollars, this vehicle demonstrates the latest extreme and perverse manifestation of hubris. The only redeeming feature that I can discern is that there will be very few of these things sold thus making their impact (and if you know anything about the conservation of momentum, you will pray that you never experience an impact with one of these things) not as great as the more common Hummer.
It is my intention to add anyone who drives this vehicle on public roads to the 'Punch-in-the-face-if-I-see-them-on-the-street list.'
Update: An even better article describing this affront to civilization can be found here.
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