I don't agree with the idea of hybrid SUVs, I think it would be better if people were discouraged from buying SUVs unless they really needed them for offroad use. SUVs are bigger, heavier and therefore thirstier so wouldn't a hybrid SUV be less environmentally friendly than a smaller hybrid like the Prius? I think hybrid SUVs are a bit like low-calorie desserts and sweets, if you really want to lose weight, don't bother with any kind of dessert, likewise if you really cared about the environment, you just shouldn't drive an SUV UNLESS you literally needed one (say you live on a farm or something). To any SUV owners on this site, please don't take this as a personal attack on you, this is just my philosophy on SUVs, for most people they are unnecessary, and if we really care about the environment we should stop using them so much. I know some SUVs are good for families because they have lots of cargo space and extra seats, but then so do minivans/MPVs. There used to be a time when the only SUVs that existed (at least in Europe) were things like the Land Rover. And the fact is all these large, comfort-orientated SUVs like the Chevy Suburban, Ford Expedition and the status symbol SUVs like the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, Range Rover, BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne et al, don't do the offroad thing better (or in a lot of cases anywhere near as well) than the proper utilitarian 4x4s. So if people only bought SUVs for offroad use, all these models wouldn't be necessary. Some people say that one day SUVs will die out the same all the American land yachts died out after the energy crisis. Personally I think this would be a good thing. However if it also means that high performance cars would have to die as well, then that would be much more of shame in my opinion.