This is exactly what Toyota was going for on the Lexus SC300 and GS300. The 3 liter inline 6 isn’t fast, but it’s enough to accelerate smoothly and without high revs.

Hey KBB gave it an award. Must be the best. It’s top of a class that doesn’t include a Tacoma.

They’re both Body on Frame SUVs.

The Land Cruiser is made in Japan and has a better transmission. The Land Cruiser also has a higher ground clearance, different suspension, and it’s just higher spec everywhere it can be.

The Suburban depriciates harder. So that’s something to consider.

Powertrain options were either a 276 HP 4.6-liter V8 bolted to a five-speed auto or a new 381 HP 5.7-liter V8 (shared with the Tundra) that Toyota said “generates excellent fuel efficiency.”

I’m sure some people think so.

Ford GT?

SUVs do cause more road wear than light cars and motorcycles (although most of the wear comes from tractor trailers and thermal cycles).

Yeah absolutely. You’re not going to spend your money on making better roads, are you? You’re not going to spend your money on helping immigrants learn English, are you? Are you going to drop off some money at the fire station and library on your way home today?

It’s like that everywhere. In the midwest, clean title, stock 08s go for 30k all day long. A modded, thrashed 05 STi with 200k miles and a salavage title goes for $19k.

Hi! Apple user here... who drives a 2001 Toyota and has holes in his most of his socks and some of his underwear.

There’s $19 trillion in debt. The piper has to get paid. I’d rather use gas tax revenue to invest in the economy while we can do it before the interest on the debt becomes crush, rather than reduce the current tax level (which is far below a sustainable level).

I’m not going to debate the elasticity of gas demand.

For cars the size of a Honda Fit.

They do. But the cafe requirements are pretty low and footprint dependent.

The point of a gas tax isn’t to give money to oil companies, it’s to discourage the consumption of gasoline. If the revenue from the tax went to pay for infrastructure, there would be a larger multiplier effect in the macro economy than sending the money to oil companies which could help alleviate economic concerns.

We’ll see. A lot of people buy the Tundra for the reliability. And the last gen Nissan was as low quality as the Ram.

Maybe the V6 has better milage when not on the boost (although a DOHC V6 can have more friction than a pushrod V8) but when they’re making big horsepower and the V6 is boosting, its specific fuel consumption will be higher. Gas engines with positive manifold pressure have to run rich to keep combustion/exhaust…

The stock V6s of today give 10 year old stock V8s a run for their money and trounce the V8s of 20 years ago. Remember, the first Mustang with the 4.6 made ~220 hp.