We wanted a 3rd row so it was between the Ex and the Durango. The 6 in the Durango felt weak even with the 8 speed auto. They still have it geared way too high in 1st gear so it is a total dog off the line. My wife hated the way the one drove that we tested, but to be fair it was a beat up prior rental. I wanted to test the Hemi, but my wife loved the looks of the 16 Ex Sport and I could not pass up the power. It is much quicker than an Durango RT and gets better mileage. We both feel that it is a better looking vehicle as well. Now, the one thing that I definitely do like better about the Durango is that it is RWD biased, instead of FWD. If you are not getting AWD, get the Durango. Even the Sport has a little torque steer, but that is only when you put down all that torque. We drove a FWD 4 cyl Ecoboost and it wandered all over the place when accelerating down an uneven road. My wife hated that too. We both love the 16 Sport. However, on a long road trip I was having a hard time finding a comfortable position for my right leg. I had to keep using the cruise control so I could move it to a more comfortable location. Test drive both of them but also research reliability. I didn't get that far with the Dodge. That 8 speed is still fairly new. My friend's GC with the old auto and 3.6 is a real dog until about 4000rpm. I think that you won't look back if you drive a 3.5 ecoboost. My loves the hands free lift gate and got accustomed to using the keypad on our 02, so she really wanted the Ford for both of those features.