High-performance SUVs seem to be the answer to a question no one asked. An ultrafast vehicle with a center of gravity higher than some sports cars' rooflines and weighs as much as several sports cars combined? Sounds like a recipe for a rollover. Nonetheless, automakers have found the concept rather popular -- and profitable -- and we can't deny that these vehicles can be impressive performers.
Although a number of automakers offer high-performance SUVs from the factory, aftermarket tuners have taken the vehicles to the next level.
An 800-horsepower, twin-turbocharged Jeep that will embarrass almost any sports cars from a stoplight? A 700-horsepower, carbon-fiber-bodied Mercedes-Benz G-Class that can still tackle the Rubicon?
The SUVs on the following pages represent some of the most outrageous tuned offerings available. In the conversion, most forego any off-road worthiness they had in exchange for extreme on-road performance. If you're in the market for an SUV, but find a stock X6 M too plebeian, one of these may be for you. ...next page >>