I think the Journey will fill the gap.
I looked at one of those $20,000 Journeys in the Chrysler lot yesterday, and I think they are going to sell a lot of them. It's a lot for the price. ABS, ESP, side airbags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, heated mirrors, tilt/telescope, A/C, Auto, big 16 inch tires, good ground clearance.
And no 'van stigma' it's actually quite a nice looking SUV.
Amazing really, especially for me who's current vehicle has NONE, as in zero, of those features.