[RRSDC]

Agreed, Izzone. The SC(V8) is an entirely different driving experience - due in large part to the addition of the hydraulic anti-sway bars (seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XulkFsUnw64) that significantly reduce body roll and give the truck a much flatter cornering posture. Drive the SC, and you'll be absolutely ruined on anything else (although I think that, in 2016, the HSE Dynamic model may have also had the anti-sway bar you would need to check the model brochure for that year). You'll spend an extra couple hundred dollars a year on gas and be a much happier person for it.

 

[RRSDC]

I would recommend the RRS SC based solely on its suspension, the additional power is just a bonus. It comes standard with the hydraulic anti-sway bars I mentioned above, and also come standard with Terrain Response II - which most V6's do not. In fact, I would suggest a 2014 or 2015 SC over a 2016 V6 HSE, because the mechanics of the SC have remained virtually unchanged. The advantages of buying a 2016 are: (1) the potential for a longer effective warranty and (2) the updated infotainment system (which, personally, I could care less about, but some other folks might feel differently).


If you're not going to spring for the V8, I'd suggest the diesel. It has great torque delivery, which makes it a pleasure to drive day-to-day, and get's killer highway mileage.