Car tastes have changed. Buyers, even traditional luxury and high-end sports car buyers, now want SUVs. Manufacturers responding to demand has transformed the luxury SUV segment. Not so long ago, a luxury SUV would have meant a plush, spacious land yacht like the Cadillac Escalade. But now, high-end performance manufacturers like Porsche and Ferrari have joined the segment and brought much of their know-how into play. Luxury SUVs can be among the fastest and sportiest vehicles on the road.

Some luxury SUVs pack massive V8 and V12 engines, with some able to outrun muscle cars in a straight line. They can handle their body weight with precision on track. Luxury SUVs can even — dare we admit it — look legitimately cool. Here are 10 luxury SUVs that will let you embarrass that Dodge Charger Scat Pack off the line.

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2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio

0 to 60 MPH: 3.6 seconds

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is the brand’s larger compact SUV. It’s getting up there in age; the current model entered production in 2016. It joined the Giulia as part of the rebirth of the Alfa Romeo brand in America.

2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Specs

Say what you wish about its reliability and lack of utility. However, in Quadrifoglio spec, the Stelvio is mega-quick, with the same 2.9-liter Ferrari-derived engine as the already legendary Giulia Quadrifoglio sedan. The twin-turbo V6 delivers 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque and can push the Stelvio Quadrifoglio from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds, which is quicker than its famed sedan counterpart.

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2024 BMW XM Label

0 to 60 MPH: 3.6 seconds

The BMW XM is a full-size luxury plug-in hybrid crossover. It holds many distinctions within the BMW lineup. It’s the first BMW of any sort developed entirely by the M division since the M1 supercar and the M division’s first SUV. It’s the most powerful vehicle BMW builds. It’s the most expensive vehicle BMW builds. It wins the unofficial award for most polarizing BMW style. And it can deliver around 30 miles of EV-only range if so inclined.

2025 BMW XM Label Specs

The XM Label is the high-performance version of the high-performance SUV. Its twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 PHEV setup pumps out 738 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful production BMW ever built. That extra oomph is enough to rocket the SUV from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds and hit a top speed of 175 MPH with the M Driver’s Package.

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2025 Range Rover Sport SV

0 to 60 MPH: 3.6 seconds

The Range Rover Sport is Land Rover’s midsize luxury SUV. As the name suggests, it’s a smaller and sportier take on the flagship Range Rover. It exhibits a bent towards on-road performance as well as the luxury and off-road performance one would typically expect to get from a Land Rover vehicle. The Range Rover Sport SV is a customized, top-level, high-performance trim from Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations. The current “Edition Two” starts at just above $180,000.

2025 Range Rover Sport SV Edition Two Specs

The Range Rover Sport SV uses a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 to pump out 626 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. It can sit nearly an inch lower than other Range Rover Sports with its dynamic suspension. That can propel the luxury SUV from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.6 seconds.

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2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat

0 to 60 MPH: 3.5 seconds

Dodge may not be your typical luxury brand. But the Durango SRT Hellcat, with a starting MSRP north of $110,000 (nearly three times the base Durango model) is a vehicle for a luxury buyer. The Dodge Durango is getting up there in years. The current third-generation model entered production in late 2010. But its age means it’s one of the few remaining vehicles in the Stellantis lineup that packs a Hemi V8 and the only 2025 vehicle rolling with the supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V8.

2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Specs

The SRT Hellcat delivers 710 HP and 645 LB-FT of torque to the Durango, launching the beefy SUV from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds and pushing it to a top speed of 180 mph. Dodge is offering the Durango SRT Hellcat in Hammerhead, Silver Bullet, and Brass Monkey editions for 2025.

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2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance

0 to 60 MPH: 3.4 seconds

The Mercedes GLC is not the first name one thinks of for Mercedes’ performance. The compact crossover is intended for the mass market and — depending on the year — rivals the GLE to be Mercedes’s best-selling vehicle in America. But the little SUV has two AMG versions. The apex predator AMG GLC 63 S E Performance version offers a mind-blowing wallop of plug-in hybrid power that will make you forget you’re in a compact crossover.

2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance Specs

The Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance puts out 671 horsepower (more than a Chevrolet Corvette Z06) and 752 pound-feet of torque, enough to propel the crossover from 0 to 60 MPH in 3.5 seconds. Impressively, it does this with a 469-HP turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four as its base engine. That said, a 2.0-liter four-pot is not a V8. And we would not be surprised if customer demand led to a V8 return.

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2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance

0 to 60 MPH: 3.4 seconds

The Q8 is Audi’s top-of-the-line midsize luxury SUV — even if the Q7 is slightly longer, has more cargo space, and offers a third row of seats. The RS Q8 is the top-of-the-line, high-performance version of the Q8 crossover, packing a meaty twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8.

2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance Specs

The RS Q8 only comes in the RS Q8 Performance version for 2025. Its V8 pushes out 631 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque, which can accelerate the luxury SUV from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds. It’s not a cheap SUV, starting at $136,200 — more than Audi’s RS6 Avant Performance. But at more than $100,000 less than the Lamborghini Urus, one could consider it at least a relative bargain.

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2025 Lamborghini Urus SE

0 to 60 MPH: 3.4 seconds

The Lamborghini Urus is a midsize luxury crossover. It’s not the first Lamborghini SUV; the brand built the V12-powered LM002 in the 1980s and 1990s. But it is Lamborghini’s most important vehicle, making up more than half of the brand’s sales, which have been pushed to record levels. The SE model is the new face-lifted hybrid.

2025 Lamborghini Urus SE Specs

The hybrid Lamborghini Urus SE is not, at least primarily, for efficiency. It pairs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with an electric motor to deliver a combined 789 horsepower and 701 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough juice to accelerate the Urus SE from 0 to 60 MPH in 3.4 seconds. And Lamborghini may be holding back on that number to not embarrass the Huracan.

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2025 Ferrari Purosangue

0 to 60 MPH: 3.3 seconds

Ferrari didn’t need to build an SUV. The humble brand from Maranello was doing just fine sales-wise without one, but Ferrari did build an SUV, the Purosangue. And it’s very much the Ferrari of SUVs. Ferrari nailed the looks. Ferrari nailed the handling. Ferrari eschewed hybrid or electric power for beastly V12 power. And Ferrari is keeping the price point exclusive, with a starting MSRP north of $400,000.

2025 Ferrari Purosangue Specs

The Ferrari Purosangue‘s 6.5-liter V12 delivers 715 HP and 528 lb-ft of torque. That oomph can hustle the Purosangue from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds and to a top speed of 193 MPH.

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2025 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT

0 to 60 MPH: 3.1 seconds

The Porsche Cayenne is the German brand’s larger midsize luxury SUV. It debuted in 2002 and has become a mainstay of the Porsche lineup and is the second best-selling vehicle in the United States. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is the top-of-the-line performance model. It only comes with a swoopy, SUV coupe-style body and has a starting MSRP of over $200,000 (which does not include adaptive cruise control).

2025 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Specs

The Cayenne Turbo GT’s V8 brings 650 HP and 626 lb-ft of torque to play with. It can accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.1 seconds by Porsche’s estimate and hit a top speed of 190 MPH.

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2024 Aston Martin DBX707

0 to 60 MPH: 3.1 seconds

The Aston Martin DBX is the brand’s luxury SUV. It’s the first SUV produced by the company. Because it’s an Aston Martin, there needed to be an incredibly high-performance version, and that is the DBX707. The 707 stands for 707 PS, metric horsepower, which works out to around 697 HP by American imperial measurement.

2025 Aston Martin DBX707 Specs

The DBX uses the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine from the standard model, tuned to put out a lot more power. It delivers the already-mentioned 697 horsepower along with 665 pound-feet of torque. Its listed top speed is 193 MPH.