The engine is great for daily driving in the city , it is designed to give you what its needed for the daily driver, the torque at low revs is the magic of this engine, power is there whenever needed and its impressive how it builds speed with out u even noticing. yes I miss a bit the sound of my old v6 and this one sounds like a blender... but I got to say its a great engine.
on the other hand I have also noticed how well behaved it is in the highway and how the low end torque can take u to high speeds with out even u noticing. the 132 mph top speed is reached with ease and really fast for an suv this size which is notghing less than impressive. and wait when u go to high altitude roads. a month ago I was driving acorss the andes where we reached altitudes of around 16k feet, believe me this is where this engine excels, no other non turbo engine suv was a match for this one, no matter how powerful it was.
in conclusion, great every day engine, smooth delivery of power , encredibly torquey and stressless , the engine sound is a downside, mpg is good and highway efficiency amazing.
8 out of 10 for me .