Our favorite two-ton rockets, an AW list

High powered engines aren’t just for sports-cars anymore. Even SUVs and trucks are getting into the fight with some examples packing over 500-hp. To make this list you need to be able to haul--and haul ass. Let’s be honest, sometimes you need to get groceries and get them quickly. Here are our favorite SUVs--that’s Speed Utility Vehicles. Beware, most of these vehicles aren’t for the faint of wallet.

Range Rover Sport

Engine: 5.0-liter supercharged V8, 510 hp, 461 lb-ft

Curb Weight: 5,816 lb

Base Price: $73,345

Contrary to popular belief, the Range Rover Sport isn’t just for gangster rappers and ball players. It’s for anyone with a thick wallet and a heavy foot. With more than 500 horses, you won’t even notice the nearly three tons you’re hauling around.

Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

Engine: 4.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8, 550 hp, 553 lb-ft

Curb Weight: 5,129 lb

Base Price: $126,300

Blowing away competition from a red light is always satisfying; doing it in a two-and-a-half ton truck is just surreal.

BMW X6M

Engine: 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8, 555 hp, 500 lb-ft

Curb Weight: 5,324 lb

Base Price: $89,875

This strange-looking Sports Activity Vehicle has the grunt to get you down the highway at speed, and the cubic feet to fit the camping gear.

Chevrolet Trailblazer SS/Saab 9-7X Aero

Engine: 6.0-liter V8, 390 hp, 400 lb-ft

Curb Weight: 4,496 lb/4,720 lb

Base Price: $37,195/$49,105

Don’t sleep on these older models; a Corvette-sourced V8 makes everything more fun. Also, American power can be had at a bargain on the used car market.

Mercedes G55 AMG

Engine: 5.5-liter supercharged V8, 500 hp, 516 lb-ft

Curb Weight: 5,721 lb

Base Price: $123,575

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