evomind,

See your point on gas mileage, yea it looks like many of us are seeing around 15-17mpg (my personal experience over 8000 miles so far) on a regular basis with our H3's. More cubic inches will definitely mean more gas consumption. And GM financially is a debt-ridden disaster with limited resources for spending on nice to have projects.

If I wanted a faster on-road SUV, there were plenty of choices when I bought the H3 and traded my faster Highlander.

Steve