Well, apparently some people
Well, apparently some people need a car to prop up their nethers. :) I feel no shame owning a vehicle that is useful rather than just "cool" but otherwise impractical. I don't need the biggest, baddest, most awesome vehicle to define me. I see cars for what they are: some are for performance, some for practicality, some for fun, some for a specific job. I take each one in turn and enjoy it. I can honestly say I had as much fun bouncing off rocks in the Nissan Frontier Pro4X this year as I did racing on the track in the Viper and GT-R. I found the VW Beetle Turbo to be as fun to drive as the Kia Sorento was to haul the family around in.
The great news is that with the beauty of Ford's Power of Choice, you performance lovers can have your big, thirsty cars but the people who just want the look and feel of a Mustang can have it with something else under the hood. Nobody loses.