I know everyone keeps looking at the highway numbers, but some of us urbanites do mostly city driving. I know there are a lot of SUV drivers out there who are driving them because of the 'cool' factor, but there are also individuals who have legitimate needs for such a vehicle.

At this point, the fact that an opportunity for improvement exists is a good thing. I'm not joining in the GM bashing.

To me, the ultimate hybrid would be a 15-passenger van, a minivan or a Suburban (filled with stuff of course). That truly maximizes the people/cargo per vehicle per mpg.