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> What I plan to make:
> pizza dough
> pasta dough
> chapati
> cookies
> pancakes
> cake from mix
>

> relatively small quantities so even 8 cup will be plenty of capacity

There isn't anything in your list above that require much mixing power.
If you had said you were making bagels and wanted to make 2500 gram
batches, I could see getting power. But your needs are much less
demanding. I would get the smallest unit available. Works best on your
counter, the 4.5 qt bowl size will mix/knead regular sized batches
better and (this is important) fit your dishwasher or dish rack better.
It is tempting to go big: consumer product marketers (been there)
learned the "supersize" response impulse long before the fast foodies
did. But the real issue is how is the power distributed. I think the
older, smaller KA units (which the classic is based on) are set up
better for slower speed use. They mix and knead well.

Will