Chris L Peterson:
In terms of features, we need something SUV like - no smaller than a
Highlander or Outback (got those two Great Danes to move around), with
decent ground clearance (several miles off road just to get to our 3/4
mile driveway for the new house we're building), and AWD (rather steep
off road in places, with marginal maintenance in winter). Something
will come along in the next few years, I'm certain.

Indeed it will; everything is in flux. Only question is who will
release the breakthrough car. Your only choice now is the Tesla X. It
will hold your puppies. It doesn't do the kind of off-road that you see
in the Jeep ads, but unpaved roads and tracks don't faze it. A big plus
is that if you should pave those several miles that you must traverse
to get to your driveway it has a top speed in excess of 150mph.

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