Is it fair to say the Escape would not be #1 if it wasn't for the discounts\incentives?
Is it fair to say you wouldn't be as tall as you are if it wasn't for your height?
Cord, what's your opinion of the Ford (and other MNFRs) strategy of inflated MSRP, then lots of cash on the hood? I'm definitely not a fan, but I' doubt that I am Ford's target audience (despite having owned an F150, and a Focus wagon). But does that strategy help boost Ford sales, more than a lower price/lower incentive strategy would?
As for the SUV vs CUV question, it's always confusing. Especially when the previous differentiator (BOF vs unibody) gets switched between versions of the same nameplate (i.e., Pathfinder, Explorer). My personal litmus test for a true SUV - is it based on RWD, with 4WD or AWD optional? Instead of a FWD-starting point, which I'd call a CUV. So I'd call a Durango (unibody, but RWD-based) an SUV, but a Highlander/Pathfinder/Explorer (unibody, but FWD-based) a CUV. Not that my definition makes any more sense than any other!