The Hummer H2 was nothing more than a puffed-up, testasterone-styled blowup doll that was all marketing and image. GM created this craze to justify the ill-advised purchase of a niche little brand for rich people. It was based on a vehicle I find relatively inoffensive — the very functional Chevy Silverado pickup truck. The one that truly repulsed me as a consumer vehicle — the Ford Expedition — prompted the Sierra Club to call it “The Exxon Valdez.” Thankfully that one went RIP four years ago.

Let’s hope this particular era of vehicular madness is well and truly ending, because the big SUV isn’t quite over yet. There are still plenty of Range Rovers, Land Cruisers, Suburbans and the like still being made and sold. They may even serve a useful purpose somewhere — just not on the NYC streets.