BacDoc
Senior Member
I love the look of the GX Overtrail but have second thoughts about the twin turbo V6. Some of the hardcore Toyota/Lexus mechanics think this is not the best way to go. Twin turbos provide the towing and HP but the V8 is proven to do the same and better.I've been looking for precisely that. Been driving a 2001 Yukon daily for 353K miles (same engine and tranny), so I was looking at another Yukon. Seeing that we're empty nesters and I'm a retirement age, buy and hold guy who still uses the truck for fieldwork and exploring, I really liked the AT4 with the Duramax next year. Problem is it's gotten a lot longer than I really need. Same with the Wagoneer. The GC was interesting, especially with the discounts people are offering. The Defender was exerting a very strong pull, but the inevitable reliability issues are driving me away. So what I'm looking at this fall is a GX Overtrail+. It has a good balance of luxury and ofroad chops, no piano black, right length, won't need a third row, and I expect it to be reliable.
Fuel economy with the twin turbo V6 is no better than traditional V8.