Hello all. I'm looking for some advice on a new vehicle. I need a vehicle that I can tow ablout 4000-5000 lbs with a few times per week. It will be my daily diver the rest of the week (particularly in the winter). I live in the Mountain West and regularly haul race motorcycles and tools at 5,000-10,000 ft above sea level.
I currently have a 2025 Honda Ridgeline Trailsport. It's fine but it is really slow, has some trouble with loads on the interstate at higher elevations, and isn't exactly fun. I bought an F150 3.5 Ecoboost a couple years ago, but it was a horrible vehicle (in almost every way), and I unloaded it in under a year. I want something that is a unibody vehicle, AWD, kind of dynamic, and under $80k. I would like something reliable and would honestly prefer fewer bells and whistles (but I don't think that is really possibel).
The perfect vehicle would probably be an Audi RS6, but it is out of my price range. I've driven one and, from a performance standpoint, it is morw or less exactly what I want. I'm considering an Acura MDX Type-S. It's fine and checks most of the boxes, but it doesn't reallt wow me. Does anyone have any thoughts on other vehicles that might fit?