there are also alot of hybrid SUV's out there, but I suggest them with a caviat (we own a Lexus 400H Hybrid). It will get much better gas mileage than other vehicles in it's class. Our hybrid gets the same gas mileage as our Toyota Sienna, but gets better gas mileage than other SUV's in it's class. It is a 6 cylinder, but operates like an 8. Hybrids are great if you do alot of under 20mph driving, for instance, city driving where you are stopping and starting at lights and intersections, or hwy driving IF most of your time you are stuck in traffic. If you are mostly an interstate driver you won't see the gas savings, because most of the time you will be operating on gas power only. You will also eat more gas during A/C months. This was not explained to us when we bought the car, in Tampa FL, where A/C months are about 9 mos of the year.