Ten of the Quickest SUVs You Can Buy Today

It used to be that only the fastest of supercars could get to 60 MPH in less than five seconds. But now, there are gigantic SUV behemoths that can put those old super cars to shame. It's amazing. Here are ten new SUVs that get to 60 in less than five seconds according to manufacturer's listed test times.

The Cayenne GTS will hit 60 in just 4.9 seconds. When we drove it, we found it to be one of the best driving SUVs you can buy, period. To people who weren't paying attention, the SRT would probably slip by without being noticed. At low speeds, the grumble of the 6.4 liter, 470 horsepower V8 is the only hint that this isn't a typical Jeep Cherokee. That's why the 4.8-second sprint to 60 is so amazing. A 5.5-liter V8 powers this full size AMG SUV. The sheer size of the thing is what makes that 4.8-second 0-60 time even more astounding. Mercedes doesn't specify if it can do that 4.8 second run loaded up with everything you need for soccer practice, but we'd like to think it can. The xDrive50i isn't even the performance version of the X6 and it can get to 60 in just 4.6-seconds. That puts it on par with a Ferrari F355. Crazy. If you ever get a chance to drive this Range Rover, know that it's the fastest Land Rover in history. It has a supercharged, 5.0-liter V8 that packs a 550 hp punch and easily gets it to 60 in a mere 4.5 seconds. And what's more is that the SVR currently holds the fastest SUV Nurburgring lap time of 8:14, faster than the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. A 4.4-second sprint to 60 is proof that Porsche's baby SUV is serious about speed. The Macan has a twin-turbocharged V6 engine that makes 400 hp. Know what that's faster than? A Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Yeah, a V12 Ferrari. This is the car that should make the BMW X6 M nervous. The 5.5-liter twin-turbo engine has been poked a bit and now produces 577 hp, meaning that it'll hit 60 in just 4.2 seconds—which is faster than a Lamborghini Diablo. The X6 M will lap the Nurburgring in just 8:20, which is two seconds faster than the lighter E46 M3. This thing is an absolute hammer. Of course, having a 4.0-second 0-60 time (shared with the X5 M and tied with a Lamborghini Gallardo from 2003) also makes it not only one of the quickest SUVs you can buy, but one of the quickest vehicles. Period. Luxury fit for a queen, literally. Partially because the Bentayga is outrageously expensive. And very, very fast. The engine is a large 6.0-liter W12 that makes 600 hp. And a 4.0-second-flat 0-60 time? That's impressive no matter which way you look at it, especially since that's faster than a Ferrari 550.

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