The sporty SUV conundrum has a real solution set; a few utes have conquered the opposing notions of off-road competence and on-road mastery.
The Range Rover Sport might do both best, but it has some brutally powerful competition.
The BMW X6 offers a coupe-like profile and even more impressive on-road performance in X6 M form, but lacks the true off-road capability promised by the Range Rover Sport.
Mercedes-Benz's M Class also offers extreme performance with its AMG version, but takes both styling and luxury in a different direction from the toned-down Range Rover.
The Porsche Cayenne fields spectacular street performance with enough ruggedizing to enable some trailblazing, but it's a Porsche, first and foremost, which means grip and acceleration come first.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT elbows into this haute crowd with a HEMI roar, if not quite the brand reputation.
And finally, Land Rover's own Range Rover offers a more regal alternative to the Sport, though it's aimed primarily at luxuriant driving and incredible off-roading, a little less on hard-charging cornering.
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The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has the most convincing answer to the sporty-SUV conundrum. |
The 2014 BMW X6 bends genres, in mostly successful ways; but whether you like it depends on what you're crossing over from. |
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee adds great turbodiesel fuel economy to a resume already blushing with talent. |
The 2014 Land Rover Range Rover adds long-wheelbase comfort and Autobiography Black style to an already impressive all-purpose vehicle. |
For active families who need to tow a boat or occasionally head off-pavement–but don't need a third row–the 2014 Mercedes-Benz ML is an excellence vehicle choice. |
Yes, Porsche does make a family car, and this is it; the 2014 Cayenne runs the gamut from sporty errand mule to track-worthy sports SUV, with some interesting green options in between. |
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| $62,600 | $60,800 | $29,495 | $83,300 | $47,790 | $49,600 |
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| 14 MPG City / 23 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 24 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 23 MPG Hwy | 13 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy |
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| Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-6 | Regular Unleaded V-6 | Intercooled Supercharger Premium Unleaded V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 | Premium Unleaded V-6 |
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| Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 4WD | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | N/A | Standard Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | N/A |
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| 4WD 4-Door SE | AWD 4-Door xDrive35i | RWD 4-Door Altitude | 4WD 4-Door | RWD 4-Door ML 350 | AWD 4-Door Manual |
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| Four Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Four Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive |
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| 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Sport Utility | Sports Activity Coupe | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility |
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| Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Manual w/OD |
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