Is it just me.....

[danrhiggins]

Yes, epiclr4, we are in a very similar place. I make a couple of extended road trips from Denver each year (Tuscon in the winter and Seattle/NW in the summer.) My NW trip this summer was nearly 5K miles. I need a vehicle which is very good on the interstate for long days as is the case with the MDX - in fact it is awesome for that. But. I also want to be able to jump off onto back roads and explore. There are plenty of opportunities to do this in Colorado and the surrounding areas. We have tried a bit of exploring with the MDX but it is borderline. I wouldn't plan to do extreme stuff with the LR4. But easy to moderate.

 

[epiclr4]

From what I heard, the SC V6 is very nice and I think most people are going to like it.

I will let you know how it goes. If we had something really heavy to tow I would probably just try to find a V8 from the get-go.

However, we at most would pull a small-medium sized trailer with furniture or a golf cart and I would think the SC V6 should easily be able to handle that. Plus my BMW currently has the ZF 8 speed and it really is a great transmission. So I know what I am getting there.

On top of this, with previously mentioned trips, the mileage is slightly better and I have a 40 mile commute or more every day and 400 mile trips, a couple MPG will be beneficial even with a small decrease in performance. Hopefully there is a small tune that comes out to boost power a bit. But, wait and see.

 

[epiclr4]

Also, just because this relates to the original topic of this thread, the image used for the LR4 on the Land Rover site isn't even changed from MY12!

 

[bushway9172]

Looking forward to the reviews as well... Don't think anyone has posted a personal review yet of driving the SCV6 vs. the V8. Like some of the others on here, I can't get too excited about the SCV6, but I am very interested to hear a side-by-side comparison. I'm interesting in towing performance as well. I plan on doing some towing near max capacity (7000-7500 pounds) with my LR4 in the near future, and I can't imagine doing it without a V8 under the hood.