Diesel is the way to go for sure, we have a diesel VW SUV but it only seats 5. I was hoping the replace it with the refresh of the Tourage which would be larger like the Q7 and seat seven. But the VW scandal killed both, the Q7 has no diesel option in NA and the new VW is designed and built in NA so there goes the German engineering  and diesel out the door. I would not touch the VW offering .  I have heard the new Mazda will have a diesel option and I am surprised the writers did not lock on it, maybe keep the Honda for another year, the writers really have screwed it all up and give  the Diesel time to  be back it just makes to much sense for these type of vehicles.  The GC diesel is no where as smooth, quiet and refinded as the VW group so stay clear, way to much money for what it is.