Head to Head · No. 1 · 10 SUVs · Nov 4, 2026
The 600-HP SUV Showdown: 10 Absurd Family Haulers, Head to Head
Ten sport utility vehicles with more horsepower than a NASCAR Cup car, built to carry groceries and a car seat. We lined them up by rated horsepower and let the spec sheets fight it out.
Category winners
- Most powerfulPorsche Cayenne Turbo Electric1,139 hp
- Quickest 0–60 (maker's claim)Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric2.4 sec
- Fastest top speedLamborghini Urus SE194 mph
- HeaviestCadillac Escalade IQ9,120 lb
- CheapestLucid Gravity Grand Touring$94,900
- Most expensiveAston Martin DBX S$270,500
- Best hp per dollarTesla Model X Plaid10.20 hp per $1,000
The table
How we ranked them: EVs and plug-in hybrids compete in the same bracket and get a badge, because a horsepower is a horsepower no matter what it drinks.
| # | Vehicle | Year | hp | lb-ft | 0–60 claim (sec) | 0–60 tested (sec) | Top speed (mph) | Curb weight (lb) | Base MSRP | hp per $1,000 | Seats | Source |
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| 1 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric EVDual-motor electric, AWD | 2026 | 1,139* | 1,106 | 2.4 | 2.1Car and Driver | 162 | 5,960C/D test car | $163,000 | 6.99 | 5 | Porsche USA: Cayenne Turbo Electric |
| 2 | Rivian R1S Quad EVQuad-motor electric, AWD | 2026 | 1,025 | 1,198 | 2.6 | 2.6MotorTrend (2025 model) | — | 6,824MotorTrend test car (2025) | $121,990 | 8.40 | 7 | Rivian: Quad Motor |
| 3 | Tesla Model X Plaid EVTri-motor electric, AWD | 2025 | 1,020 | — | 2.5 | — | 163 | 5,248 | $99,990 | 10.20 | 6 | Edmunds: 2025 Model X Plaid specs |
| 4 | GMC Hummer EV SUV 3X EVTri-motor electric, e4WD | 2025 | 830 | 1,200 | 3.5 | 3.4Car and Driver (2024 model) | — | 8,660 | $104,650 | 7.93 | 5 | GMC: 2025 Hummer EV SUV |
| 5 | Lucid Gravity Grand Touring EVDual-motor electric, AWD | 2026 | 828 | 909 | 3.4 | 3.1Car and Driver | 155 | 5,912C/D test car | $94,900 | 8.72 | 7 | Lucid press release: 2026 Gravity Grand Touring |
| 6 | Lamborghini Urus SE PHEV4.0L twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid, AWD | 2025 | 789 | 701 | 3.4† | — | 194 | 5,523claimed | $262,631 | 3.00 | 5 | Lamborghini press release: Urus SE |
| 7 | Cadillac Escalade IQ EVDual-motor electric, eAWD | 2026 | 750* | 785 | 4.7 | 4.5Car and Driver (2025 model) | — | 9,120C/D test car (2025) | $127,405 | 5.89 | 7 | Cadillac: 2026 Escalade IQ |
| 8 | BMW XM Label PHEV4.4L twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid, AWD | 2025 | 738 | 738 | 3.6 | — | 155‡ | 6,094 | $186,175 | 3.96 | 5 | Car and Driver: 2026 XM Label details |
| 9 | Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid PHEV4.0L twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid, AWD | 2025 | 729 | 700 | 3.5 | — | 183 | 5,664 | $158,995 | 4.59 | 5 | Car and Driver: 2025 Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid specs |
| 10 | Aston Martin DBX S Gas4.0L twin-turbo V8, AWD | 2026 | 717 | 664 | 3.1 | — | 193 | 4,940DIN curb weight | $270,500 | 2.65 | 5 | Aston Martin USA: DBX S specifications |
- * Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric: with Launch Control overboost; 844 hp otherwise.
- * Cadillac Escalade IQ: in Velocity Max mode; 680 hp otherwise.
- † Lamborghini Urus SE: 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) claim.
- ‡ BMW XM Label: 175 mph with M Driver's Package.
- — means we couldn't verify that number from a manufacturer or test source, so we left it blank instead of guessing.
The ground rules
- Production SUVs sold in the US, model year 2020 or newer, ranked by the maker's rated peak horsepower.
- EVs and plug-in hybrids compete in the same bracket and get a badge, because a horsepower is a horsepower no matter what it drinks.
- 0-60 is the manufacturer's claim, so every car is judged the same way. Independent instrumented results sit beside it, labeled, where Car and Driver or MotorTrend has tested that model.
- Price is base US MSRP for the model year shown, as published by the linked source. A dash means we couldn't verify the number, not that it's zero.
- Missed the cut: the Ferrari Purosangue (715 hp, per Car and Driver) finishes 11th by 2 hp. The Lotus Eletre R isn't offered in the US, so it wasn't eligible.
The contestants
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Photo: Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric in Ostfildern, Germany. By Alexander Migl, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 1 · 2026 · EV
Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric
1,139 hp · 1,106 lb-ft · 0–60 2.4 sec (claim) · 162 mph · 5,960 lb · $163,000
Porsche's most powerful production car ever is a five-seat SUV, and it hides 295 of its horses behind a launch-control button like a parent hiding the good snacks. C/D got it to 60 in 2.1 seconds, which is quicker than your kids can ask "are we there yet."
Sources: Porsche USA: Cayenne Turbo Electric · Car and Driver: 2026 Cayenne Turbo Electric tested
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Photo: Rivian R1S Quad Motor in the Washington, D.C. area. By OWS Photography, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 2 · 2026 · EV
Rivian R1S Quad
1,025 hp · 1,198 lb-ft · 0–60 2.6 sec (claim) · — mph · 6,824 lb · $121,990
One motor per wheel, seven seats, and enough torque to rotate the Earth slightly. MotorTrend called it the quickest SUV it had ever tested, which is a strange thing to say about a vehicle with a camp-kitchen option.
Sources: Rivian: Quad Motor · Edmunds: 2026 R1S Quad specs · MotorTrend: 2025 R1S Quad first test
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Photo: 2023 Tesla Model X Plaid with its falcon-wing doors open. By Calreyn88, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 3 · 2025 · EV
Tesla Model X Plaid
1,020 hp · — lb-ft · 0–60 2.5 sec (claim) · 163 mph · 5,248 lb · $99,990
Falcon-wing doors that open toward the parking-garage ceiling, a yoke-shaped question mark of a steering history, and 1,020 hp for the school run. Tesla doesn't publish a torque figure, so neither do we.
Sources: Edmunds: 2025 Model X Plaid specs · Kelley Blue Book: 2025 Model X specs
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Pictured: GMC Hummer EV SUV (trim not identified). Photo: GMC Hummer EV SUV in the Greater Toronto Area. By OWS Photography, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 4 · 2025 · EV
GMC Hummer EV SUV 3X
830 hp · 1,200 lb-ft · 0–60 3.5 sec (claim) · — mph · 8,660 lb · $104,650
It weighs 8,660 lb, it can drive diagonally in CrabWalk mode, and it still gets to 60 in about 3.5 seconds. Car and Driver gently suggests minding bridges rated for four tons. All that mass, and it seats five.
Sources: GMC: 2025 Hummer EV SUV · Car and Driver: 2025 Hummer EV SUV
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Photo: Lucid Gravity Grand Touring at its European premiere in Munich. By Matti Blume, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 5 · 2026 · EV
Lucid Gravity Grand Touring
828 hp · 909 lb-ft · 0–60 3.4 sec (claim) · 155 mph · 5,912 lb · $94,900
The sensible one, in the sense that it's the cheapest way on this list to put 828 hp in front of a third row. Only in this company does a $94,900, 5,912-lb SUV count as the bargain-bin choice.
Sources: Lucid press release: 2026 Gravity Grand Touring · MotorTrend: 2026 Gravity Grand Touring tested
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Photo: Lamborghini Urus SE in Böblingen, Germany. By Alexander Migl, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 6 · 2025 · PHEV
Lamborghini Urus SE
789 hp · 701 lb-ft · 0–60 3.4 sec (claim) · 194 mph · 5,523 lb · $262,631
A raging bull that now plugs into the garage wall overnight like a phone. It's the fastest thing here at 194 mph, a speed at which the rear-seat juice box becomes a projectile.
Sources: Lamborghini press release: Urus SE · Car and Driver: 2025 Urus SE drive
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Pictured: 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ (trim not identified). Photo: 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ. By 2000chevymontecarlo, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 7 · 2026 · EV
Cadillac Escalade IQ
750 hp · 785 lb-ft · 0–60 4.7 sec (claim) · — mph · 9,120 lb · $127,405
Nine thousand pounds of electric limousine with a 'Velocity Max' button, because nothing says restraint like naming a mode after a Fast & Furious sequel. Heaviest car here by a full 460 lb.
Sources: Cadillac: 2026 Escalade IQ · Car and Driver: 2025 Escalade IQ tested
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Photo: BMW XM Label Red at BMW Welt, Munich. By Alexander-93, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 8 · 2025 · PHEV
BMW XM Label
738 hp · 738 lb-ft · 0–60 3.6 sec (claim) · 155 mph · 6,094 lb · $186,175
A 6,000-lb plug-in hybrid with a grille you can see from orbit. It makes exactly 738 hp and 738 lb-ft, the kind of symmetry a spreadsheet loves, and BMW limits it to 155 mph unless you pay for the M Driver's Package.
Sources: Car and Driver: 2026 XM Label details · Car and Driver: 2025 XM Label specs
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Pictured: Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid Coupé (third-generation Cayenne; the table lists the SUV body). Photo: Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid Coupé (third-generation Cayenne). By Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 9 · 2025 · PHEV
Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid
729 hp · 700 lb-ft · 0–60 3.5 sec (claim) · 183 mph · 5,664 lb · $158,995
The other Cayenne. A V8 and a battery team up for 729 hp, and it still finishes as only the second most powerful Cayenne on this list. Imagine being outgunned by your own sibling in the school pickup line.
Sources: Car and Driver: 2025 Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid specs · Car and Driver: 2025 Cayenne Hybrid review
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Photo: 2026 Aston Martin DBX S. By Charles from Port Chester, New York, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage. No. 10 · 2026 · Gas
Aston Martin DBX S
717 hp · 664 lb-ft · 0–60 3.1 sec (claim) · 193 mph · 4,940 lb · $270,500
The last pure gas engine standing in the top 10, with turbo tech borrowed from the Valhalla hypercar. Optional magnesium wheels save 42 lb of unsprung mass, so your Costco haul will corner beautifully.
Sources: Aston Martin USA: DBX S specifications · Edmunds: 2026 DBX S specs
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