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I'd rather have a 6 cyl. operating at 60% all the time than a 4 cyl. operating at 90% all the time.

Be hard to find a basis for that in modern engines. I see motors that literally run 90-100% all the time and last 20K hours. Way more other issues matter than this. I like the ascent but I bought an outback simply because it was a bit more mature and that seems to matter in subaru's.