The excursion is an LEV, contrary to the media hype, it gets 13 - 14 mpg around town and 15 - 17 on the highway, that's real world mileage and better then a toyota four runner. Sorry if I bent your nose, but talk to those that actually own a large truck before you make statements based purely on opinion. Obviously the world would be a much better place if everyone rode bicycles, but there are some of us that need a big truck to do what we do. I suppose one could take 2 or 3 vehicles to do the same things, that would make sense, don't you think?