SOME petrolheads get a little sniffy at the concept of a high-performance SUV, but there’s no doubt many can be counted among the most outrageous fast cars in petrol’s twilight years.
Putting powerful engines in heavier, higher-riding machinery is an easy way to deliver straight-line performance, but how these modern performance machines balance practicality and impressive, and genuinely fun, handling is where their real appeal lies.
I imagine there’ll be a much greater sense of sadness when