They were probably based on safety, ergonomics, build quality and reliability. As much as people like to believe SUV’s are safe, they are not. The H2 or H3 actually scored one of the worst frontal crash ratings of all new vehicles. Don’t know what the ergonomics on most American cars are like but I know they don’t hold a candle to ze Germans or Japan. Build quality? Heh. Should I even go there? How about reliability? Yeah right. Total Recall has a whole new meaning.