The Pentastar V6 at close to 300 hp is not important. What is important are the gear ratios in the transmission and rear axle. My first 3 Toyotas were 4 cylinders and had 4.10 rear gears. i could pull anyone out of the ditch in bull lo. They ran fine pulling loaded trailers on many moose hunting trips along hwy #17 for hundreds of miles each autumn. The 4 speed chevs had to go right down to second gear at times to get up those long hills...i never did.I pulled a moose out of a swamp that these guys couldn't budge with their GMC 4x4 because it just broke a wheel loose on 2 corners and spun.
my current Tacoma is V6 and it's just as good with 3.73 rear gears. It has limited slip front diff. and locking rear axles.