MT mag tests the quickest SUVS...

[Cyrk]

SCHAWEET....

G55 AMG is the G-wagon with the SC V8 from the E55, S55 etc..
$100K
469hp 516-TQ
0-60 4.7s
1/4 mile 13.2@103.2mph
weight 5600 lbs

Cayenne Turbo
$90K
450hp 460-TQ
0-60 5.1s
1/4 13.6@101.8mph
weight 5500 lbs

BMW X5 4.8L
$70K
355hp 369-TQ
0-60 5.9s
1/4 14.3@95.8mph
weight 5000 lbs

Touareg V10 turbo diesel
$60K
310hp 553-TQ
0-60 6.3s
1/4 14.6@91mph
weight 5850 lbs


The VW and P-car can tow 7700 lbs. MB tow 7000 and BMW tow 6000 lbs

[WormGod]

Look at the price tag on all of those. For that much, they better damn sight do better. That sucks.

[azskyrider]

Look at the price tag on all of those. For that much, they better damn sight do better. That sucks.


That is exactly what I was going to say. I wonder if Brabus made a G55 to compare against it. Brabus is suppose to be the TOP mercedes custom shop.

[nocturnalVX]

Look at the price tag on all of those. For that much, they better damn sight do better. That sucks.
VX -
Base Price: $28,900
SAE Peak Horsepower: 215 @ 5,400 rpm
Standing 1/4-mile (seconds @ mph): 17.27 @ 76.69
Curb weight: 3955lbs

Oh, and how many of those $$$ rides will ever do this...
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/508/80nctrnl3.jpg

[Cyrk]

nocturnalVX you selling the VX short on 1/4 ... she is 16.6 at most stock.

How about this:

1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS/Supercharged
SAE Peak Horsepower: 290 @ 5,400 rpm
Standing 1/4-mile (seconds @ mph): 15.00 @ 86.69

guesstimates never been dyno'd or to the track with her yet.

[Heraclid]

Oh, and how many of those $$$ rides will ever do this...

The ones that park at the top of something like that and leave the gear shifter in the wrong place. People actually do those sorts of things.

Honestly though, on the street the X5 is close to us in handling. Off-road, the Touareg is apparently quite capable and I believe it has better approach/departure angles than we do. The AMG has traction control, solid axles and locking diffs. It can climb 36 degrees and traverse a 24 degree slope. But will anyone who pays so much for one ever do that? Maybe. The Hummer crowd does it all the time, and if money is no object...