In America, the 1991-1993 GMC Typhoon is largely considered as the first performance SUV. The Typhoon made 280 horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque from its 4.3-liter turbocharged V6 engine. This ...

For those in their 30s and 40s, life looks quite different from what it did in their 20s, when they were just starting their ...

2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance Super SUV First Drive: Because You Can, Even If You Don’t Need To . Very few people need an SUV capable of lapping the Nürburgring in 7:37.

10 Original Performance SUVs That Set the Table for Today's Super Sport Utilities. In the 1990s and 2000s, sporty SUVs weren't yet a thing—these blazed the trail.

Calling a 500-horsepower SUV some sort of Goldilocks compromise is a claim only an auto journalist accustomed to sporty cars could make, but it's one I can justify.

And, crucially, it's competitive with other high-horsepower SUVs on the market — precisely what you'd want, considering that you'll have to pay over $180,000 for the luxury of having one parked ...

Base Price: $58,195 Horsepower: 355–420 hp. These full-size SUVs, like their truck siblings, offer a choice of a 5.3-liter V-8 in the lower trims or a 6.2-liter V-8 in the higher-priced models.

A performance SUV is tantamount to a chainsaw with jet propulsion. There’s really no need for it, but to dismiss it is to deny man’s inherent quest for power, in whatever form it may come. Thirteen ...

Base price: $86,695. As a big sibling to our top-pick Macan, the Cayenne is a trailblazer in the performance SUV market. When it arrived in the early 2000s, it was one of the first SUVs to come ...

When I first saw the Polestar 3 at the global reveal in the fall of 2022 I was pretty blown away. To me it's a spectacular design regardless of segment, not just for an SUV.

Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini are producing tremendous performance SUVs, but you won't see James Bond riding in either of their models. If 007 ever drives an SUV, it will be the DBX707.

Aston Martin DBX 707 makes 697-horsepower (512 kW), making it one of the most potent internal combustion-powered SUVs on the planet Audi and Lamborghini each have their own fighters too with ...