I disagree. If I had $52,000, Id buy the green and black one. You see, I use my SUV to drive the National Forest Fire trails on my way to camp and fish. And hopefully in the next couple of weeks, to pull my boat. I did not buy it for status, like most of the people mentioned in this article. The H2 is an awesome vehicle, just too damned expensive for me.
They certainly have their applications. Being financially embarassed I bought a 12 passenger van to haul my wife and 8 kids around. I personally loathe SUV's and would prefer a cool pick-up for offroad applications. I like Harleys too and I think all motorcycles should be v-twins, though I could only afford a honda shadow ace.