BMW X5M/X6M
0-100kph in 4.2 seconds
The most impressive thing about BMW’s X M cars isn’t their power, the speed or they way they look. It’s that, more than any other car, they unite other motorists in unparalleled, possibly unjustified, displeasure. Quick, though.
Porsche Cayenne Turbo
0-100kph in 4.1 seconds
New Cayenne Turbo is as fast as the old Turbo S, which bodes most excellently for the future. And we wouldn’t be surprised if that number was a bit conservative. As is Porsche’s way.
Jaguar F-Pace SVR
0-100kph in 4.1 seconds
Jagaur seems intent on stuffing its rather good 5.0-litre V8 into most everything it makes. This is fine by us. In the F-Pace you get 542bhp and an adequate 283kph.
Bentley Bentayga W12
0-100kph in 4.0 seconds
With 600bhp on tap, Bentley claims the unfortunately-named, W12-engined Bentayga is good for 300kph. Oh, and it starts at £160,000. No wonder Mrs Queen of England is said to have got the first car off the line… Cheaper, V8 and diesel-engined Bentaygas still hit 100kph in sub-five. Impressive.
Maserati Levante Trofeo
0-100kph in 3.9 seconds
Finally - the Maserati Levante gets a V8. The 3.8-litre biturbo is built by Ferrari, and makes 582bhp and 729Nm. Top speed is said to be ‘north of 300kph’ - making this one of the fastest SUVs you can buy.
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S
0-100kph in 3.8 seconds
Bigger and heavier than the C63 on which it’s based – but no slower. 503bhp tends to overcome such issues as ‘weight’ and ‘physics’ without too much bother.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
0-100kph in 3.8 seconds
Same 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 as the Giulia QV – a former TG CoTY – means the Stelvio QV is indeed brisk. 0-100kph in sub-four brisk. 0-160kph in less than nine seconds brisk. BRISK.
Lamborghini Urus
0-100kph in 3.6 seconds
Many years coming. And now that it’s here, a Very Big Deal indeed. Sadly no V10 or 12, but a 641bhp version of the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 (as seen in Bentleys, Audis and so on) means not only 3.6 to 100kph, but 305kph top end.
Tesla Model X P100D
0-97kph in 2.9 seconds
Even without ‘Ludicrous’ mode, the Model X 100D will still hit 97 in under five seconds. But if your children DEMAND more performance, an extra £41,050 (almost a whole Porsche Cayman…) buys you a fraction less range but a whole lot more SPEED. And a little P on the boot lid.
Hennessey Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
0-97kph in 2.3 seconds*
OK, so this is a 0-97kph time, not a 0-100. And that time was set in a car fitted with drag tyres. But we’ll let it slide because the Trackhawk is a hell of a thing, even before Hennessey has his way with it. The ‘standard’ car is already the fastest-accelerating, internal-combustion-engined SUV with a 0-97kph time of 3.5 seconds, but more than 1,000bhp from the 6.2-litre s’charged V8 means Hennessey’s is over a second quicker.
