"...They say the 4-cylinder engine is designed to be light on resources but delivers the horsepower you have come to expect "
Maybe, maybe not.  
The car salesman who sold me my Hyundai Sante Fe said it handled as well as a BMW.  His face fell when I told him that, no, it didn't.....given that I have a BMW.  Don't get me wrong, I *love* the Sante Fe.  BUT it is not as much fun to drive as the BMW.    They both serve their respective purposes, as do PTO & Lacerte.