As a FEH owner, I'll say that while the size and shape of a small SUV, it is really just a large car with questionable towing capacity.

It handles the tasks I've given it fairly well: a grocery getter, chauffeuring my infant son, and handling the snowiest winter Michigan has had in years.

The HiHy is significantly larger and if need that size, it is the only choice.

I have a hard time gaging the cost, I have a fleet code for getting the fleet-only options and family discount at Ford. For me, the HiHy wasn't even in the ballpark.