The new Ford Excursion SUV has been a hot topic in various circles. As someone pointed out in the alt.autos.bmw newsgroup, it shouldn't be since the Chevrolet Suburban is only slightly smaller and has been on the market for many years. I guess Ford is taking the flack of a growing awareness that much more efficient vechicles could do the work that the SUVs do 90+% of the time. ------------------------------