Hyundai employs its biggest V6 in the all-new midsize Veracruz crossover. Under the hood is a 3.8-liter, double overhead cam, 24-valve, aluminum V6 pushing 260 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 257 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,500 rpm. In terms of horsepower, that betters the Honda Pilot by 16 ponies and comes up 10 horses shy of the upcoming 2008 Toyota Highlander. The Veracruz’s V6 is backed up by a six-speed automatic transmission with Shiftronic manual controls, operated by clicking the shifter to the right and tapping forward for upshifts, rearward for downshifts. EPA-rated fuel economy registers 18 mpg city and 25 mpg highway for front-wheel-drive variants, while all-wheel-drive models see those figures drop to 17/24 mpg.