Hmm interesting. Might have to test drive one.
Back in 2011, I was looking for a large 4wd to replace a Hilux. I didn't want one of the utes...been there, done that. So, I decided to open the field up, and made a point of trying to drive everything on the market.
So, we drove the obvious contenders like the Toyota Land Cruiser and Prado. The Nissan (which was so horrid I can't even remember its name). BMW X5, Mercedes ML and GL. Audi Q7. VW Touareg. Porsche Cayenne. I wasn't going to drive the Land/Range Rovers largely because I'd heard all of the stories, but a mate suggested I at least drive them before ruling them out. After that it was a pretty easy decision.
In the time that we owned the LR it never put a foot wrong. There were a couple of minor niggles but easily fixed, and certainly no more than we'd had with Toyota or Audi.
Some of the issues that we had with the other brands...
The Japanese were not even good driving experiences. Poor space use, and blah dynamics. Good offload, but at the expense of everything else.
BMW...best seats by far, and lovely engine. Nowhere to put a real spare tyre (or one you've just take off). This was a common Euro failing.
Mercedes...nice seats. Nowhere for a real spare, even though it looked like there should have been enough space. Gearbox was like a discordant orchestra...couldn't make up it's mind. Air suspension...but way too soft. Set for the USA perhaps.
Touareg and Cayenne...No spare tyre. But both drove well. Same basic vehicle.
Audi Q7...one version did have space for a spare, and it drove pretty well. Already had a Q5, so it got serious consideration.
All of these cars had enough 4wd capability to suit my needs.