Ford Explorer

Jan - Aug 2011 sales: 75,720

Price: $28,170 - $39,740

Fuel economy: 18 City / 25 Hwy

People keep predicting the death of the SUV, but it's just not happening. That's because SUVs have changed so that consumers can now find ones that do what they've always loved, including going off-road occasionally, without the things people always hated, like the bad fuel economy and rough rides.
Exhibit A is the new Ford Explorer which, so far this year, has had the highest increase in number of vehicles sold of any SUV. It probably contributes that last year's pre-redesign Ford Explorer sales were Exhibit A in the "SUVs are dead" argument.
While the new Explorer has met with different reviews -- its ride and handling qualities are more SUV-like than you might think -- it's unquestionably much more fuel efficient than the truck-based vehicle it replaces while retaining enough towing, hauling and off-road capability to satisfy needs of most SUV buyers.
Here are eleven more SUVs that have seen the highest sales rises from last year, according to data collected