But SUVs have NO "cargo versatility".
Most SUVs (especially those with 3 rows of seats) have absolutely no room for cargo. If you load up on people, you can't take stuff. If you load up on stuff, you can't take people.
I don't think 7 people could go on a week's vacation in an SUV with proper luggage, kid's strollers, etc...
A minivan that doesn't have the USAGE of a minivan is pointless.
You can fool some people into buying your product by packaging it in a fancy wrapper, but you anyone that is fooled is truely a fool.
Rereading your post, I see you were being totally sarcastic. So I agree with you Ming.