Just my 2 cents on other brands...
I drove 2 rentals these past 2 weeks when out of state, a 2012 Durango and a 2013 GMC Terrain.
I wanted to try the Tahoe but it was expensive - I have not seen Tahoe's mentioned here, no love for the big bear?
If the Terrain is anything like the Denali in terms of similar materials and basic layout, I wouldnt do it. Overall not comfortable, ugly and cheesy dash, horrible power and drive, felt terrible.
If its cheaper, its because its cheaper.
But the Denali looks to be huge, 3rd row is full size for sure.
With nicer wheels it would look nice. Not as boxy as last year.
So I dumped the Terrain after 1 time around the lot...
The Durango was not pretty inside either, but very responsive engine.
Steering was a bit stiff, but was smooth on the hiway and easy to drive in the city. Very smooth shifting.
Console tech was the same as Ex? -same voice, BT UConnect connection type-worked well, almost same steering wheel controls but for different items-dealt with radio and phone, different layout, even exact same pictures on buttons and same voice commands.
Console screen was not intuitive at all, it was smaller and had less on it, so it was a guessing game at first.
Music sounded great, had to back off the EQ a bit.
Vents and reading lights on roof in center for 2nd/3rd row, I liked that.
Manual h/ac controls along with electronic presets for both front and rear (NICE).
Also it had leather seats, same exact controls in front, 3rd row was real nice, full size it felt like. It is really long.
Child seat anchors easy to access.
Park assist sensors on the 4 corners, which was real nice.
Backup camera was blurry, not clear ever, no zoom.
Cargo bed cover was awesome - a cartridge that sat in 2 holes, and you pull out a leather cover with handle from the rear hatch, that locked into indents in the 2nd row or the rear pillars. Very sturdy and simple, and the cover would roll over tall items as well, nice and fast to install, use, and remove and throw in the back.
Cargo hooks were tiny and looked like keychains...
But every Ex I saw looked way better, much classier as they drove by.
Having said that, the new Durango looks way nicer for 2014.
Yes a leaky car isnt what anyone would want, if 1 thing should work without question, its the ability of a car not to leak. Even old rusty bangers dont leak...no excuses for leaking, that was solved long ago.
Good luck in your search.
Try a Tahoe and let us know? cmaaaan give it a try...
