You said your DH really does not want a Diesel (pusher).... we upgraded from a gas (front engine) 454hp.... it was the first time my wife and I had a casual interesting low-toned conversation from the drivers seat to the passenger seat.... that alone was worth the difference between gas and diesel.... there are other features that make the diesel worth the difference but to us the no-noise of the diesel (engine in the rear) and the pleasurable conversations on the long highway trips makes all the difference in the world.... no yelling to get above the roar of the front engine.... just a comment concerning your new rig: "the world is yours".... go see it.