Best Mid-Size Performance SUVs
Car and Driver's rankings are arrived at from the results of our extensive instrumented testing of more than 400 vehicles each year and from our expert editors' subjective impressions gained in real-world driving. We've ranked the Best Mid-Size Performance SUVs based on roughly 200 data points encompassing acceleration, handling, comfort, cargo space, fuel efficiency, value, and how enjoyable they are to drive. We take rankings seriously because we want you to know everything about the vehicles that you're interested in.
Read about how we test and evaluate vehicles here.Best Mid-Size Performance SUVs at a glance
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2024 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo GT / E-Hybrid
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2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid
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2024 Land Rover Range Rover SV
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2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE-Class
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C/D SAYS: With big V-8 power, agile handling, and a plush three-row interior, the Audi SQ7 is an SUV that can do it all.
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C/D SAYS: With 500 horsepower and a suspension tuned for handling, the 2024 Audi SQ8's performance is a big step above the standard model.
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C/D SAYS: Audi reserves the RS badge for its highest-performance vehicles, and the 2024 RS Q8 is the ultimate version of its top SUV model, the Q8.
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C/D SAYS: The 2024 X5 M Competition is an ultra-high-performance SUV that uses the same twin-turbo V-8 as BMW’s most powerful sedan, the M5.
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C/D SAYS: BMW has enhanced the white-hot X6 M SUV for the 2024 model year with a new hybrid system, making the Competition pack standard, and giving it a visual refresh.
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C/D SAYS: The 650 horsepower contained within the 2024 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo GT is spicy, but the 729-hp Turbo E-Hybrid is even wilder.
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C/D SAYS: Already one of the quickest SUVs we've ever tested, the 2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid now comes with 729 horsepower and more battery than before.
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C/D SAYS: The 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV unleashes 626 horsepower from its twin-turbo V-8, and it does so wearing giant carbon fiber wheels.
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C/D SAYS: The 2025 Mercedes-AMG G63 is luxurious, quick, and capable off-road, three traits that when combined turn a once crude military vehicle into a modern treasure.
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C/D SAYS: Included along with the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE-class's cushy interior and raw performance is the mid-size luxury SUV's impressive trailering capability.
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