The acronym
SUV
comes from
Sport Utility Vehicle
, which in Spanish translates as a sports utility vehicle.
And that last word is precisely the axis on which premium brands lean to stomp on the most popular segment of the market, appealing to the differential that best characterizes them: power, performance and maximum speeds unthinkable
for family vehicles.
Thus, the spiciest (and most expensive) SUVs of all embrace the typical qualities of the category, such as details of comfort and style for urban daily life, or even some off-road performance, and combine them with state-of-the-art engines and maximum benefits, which allow them to achieve figures worthy of a two-seater of those that are designed to compete on circuits.
Next, a review of
the 7 fastest SUVs
that today dominate the world of sports cars.
1- Ferrari Purosangue (310 km/h)
Ferrari Purosangue
The first four-door in the
Prancing Horse
catalog is the most powerful and fastest luxury crossover on the planet (along with the Aston Martin DBX707), and also
the most expensive: in Europe it costs almost 400 thousand dollars
.
In any case, the expectation that it generated in the entire stage prior to its launch meant that in just the first two months on the market it has already sold all the production planned for the next two years.
Ferrari Purosangue
This
Ferrari
is equipped with a
6.5-liter V12
that does not need turbochargers
and honors the sporting spirit of the brand: it allows it to accelerate
from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds
from its 725 hp of power and 716 Nm of torque, with which it also reaches a maximum speed of 310 km/h.
This places it, along with the English model, at the top of the fastest SUV in the world.
Ferrari Purosangue
2- Aston Martin DBX 707 (310 km/h)
The Aston Martin DBX707 exceeds 300 kilometers per hour.
It is not that the Purosangue has snatched first place, but it feels a bit like that: for two years, the SUV of the traditional English brand watched everyone from the top in absolute solitude, until one fine day Ferrari arrived to sit down at his side and share the throne.
Aston Martin DBX 707
It is that there was a technical draw between the two vehicles, in short: the
Aston Martin
takes the same
3.3 seconds as the Purosangue to reach 100 km/h
, and also declares the same 310 km/h top speed.
All thanks to its powerful 4-liter biturbo that delivers 700 hp and 916 Nm.
Aston Martin DBX 707
3- Lamborghini Urus Performante (306 km/h)
Lamborghini Urus.
Just for details, this variant of the Urus cannot sit at the same table as the two previous cases: although it registers another
3.3 seconds to move from 0 to 100 km/h, its maximum is just lower and is located at 306 km/h.
Lamborghini Urus, one of the fastest SUVs on the planet.
Perhaps it is its 200 kilos over the Purosangue that will end up relegating it in the final stretch, despite the efforts of
the house of Sant'Agata Bolognese
to make it even lighter than the standard Urus.
But that does not mean that it is not a sales success, and it has plenty of arguments to justify it, starting with its 666 hp and 850 Nm engine which, with
a four-wheel drive system
, tempts anyone who has more than US $215,000 to take it to his garage.
Lamborghini Urus.
4- Bentley Bentayga Speed (306 km/h)
Bentley Bentayga.
On the outside, and despite the cosmetic tweaks, the most furious version of this
Bentley
still gives the image of a solemn and stuffy luxury car compared to those on the podium.
But on the track, its performance says it all: under the hood it hides a huge
6-liter W12 biturbo, with 635 HP of power
and no less than 900 Nm of torque, which allows it to go from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and achieve a maximum of 306 km/h.
5- Audi RS Q8 (305 km/h)
Audi RS Q8
As standard it comes electronically self-limiting to reach a maximum speed of 250 km/h, but with the Dynamic Plus pack this impediment is released and the car reaches 305 km/h.
A true 600 hp sports beast
that, despite measuring more than 5 meters long, goes from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds.
Audi RS Q8
6- Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT (300 km/h)
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
It has the same engine as the
Audi RS Q8
and Lamborghini Urus, but supercharged to put out 640bhp and 850Nm.
Available only in a coupe body, with the Sport Chrono package
it reaches 100 km/h in the same 3.3 seconds
as the top ones in the ranking, but with a top speed of 300 km/h.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
These figures, however, did not prevent the
most powerful SUV from the Stuttgart house
from dethroning the aforementioned Audi and setting a category record at the Nürburgring: 7'38" 925 was what it took to turn around one of the most demanding of the world.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT
7- Maserati Levante Trophy (302 km/h)
Maserati Levante
The top-of-the-range variant of this hyper-exclusive SUV accesses this list thanks to its
V8 Twin Turbo engine, a 3.8-liter with which it delivers 580 HP
and 730 Nm of torque.
Your numbers?
302 km/h top speed, and 4.1 seconds to go from rest to 100 km/h.
Maserati Levante Trophy
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