[Jewbacca]

For a USA highway, I agree.

For actual off-road use? Not at all. Top speed should be 20mph, often 3mph.

A light, fuel-sipping, engine is king in that situation.

[daltec]

Hear, hear. When I introduce friends to off-roading in my 4Runner, one of the hardest things to get through to them is go slow. Less is more. There is almost never a need to gun the engine. If you do, you are likely doing it wrong. Heck, 4 lo in my car will *disengage* at like 18 mph...

What does Land Rover say? "As slow as possible, as fast as necessary."

[Trump.Deplorable]

For trails that are not tough sure, but you might need torque in certain situations and a 1.5 liter is just a little under whelming especially in a SUV Truck type vehicle.

I am not advocating a large big block V8, just 2.2 or 2.4 liter at least what they stick in Toyota SUVs