My BIL is a mechanic and owner of a few big 4WDS... they do lots of off road trips into Central Aust and live out of town etc so really put them through their paces. He is a huge advocate for Toyota vehicles. We wanted a 7 seater but not a truck and narrowed ours down to a Kluger Grande which is probably too soft for what you want but it's been perfect for us. We just recently bought it and it's a 2008 model.