[flybouy]

Maybe I'm oversimplifying here but here goes. SUV's (Sport Utility Vehicles) do what the name implies. Good grocery getter, ok OCCASIONAL off roading and light towing, i.e. great for hauling the jet ski OCCASIONALLY. I'd venture to say they are built that way because the majority of purchasers use them that way. Trucks are built to haul and tow. The bigger the truck, the more they are built to haul and tow. Years ago Chevy offered 3/4 ton Suburbans with a diesel. Ford built the Excursion, 3/4 ton SUV with a v12 and diesel options, arguably the best SUV ever built for towing. EPA fuel mileage standards and lack of sales killed them. So we have what we have, you can't have your cake and eat it to. JMHO