Choosing the right luxury crossover or SUV becomes more and more difficult with each passing year as automakers strive to meet growing consumer demand. Luxury crossovers and SUVs range from compact and fuel-efficient to luxurious large houses with eight passengers on wheels and high-performance options.
Our picks for the best luxury SUVs range from $ 47,000 to over five times that amount, so while it's luxury, this isn't a Unobtainium list - that said, some of our editors do. dream.
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Our editors have compiled a list of the best luxury crossovers and SUVs you can buy right now.
Here's the Land Cruiser thing - when it comes to the luxury SUV continuum, the old Lando definitely leans towards the SUV side, but nothing else on this list is built as well or will last that long. The interior is even a pleasant enough place, although it lacks some of the more sophisticated comforts of the other models.
The Heritage Edition is particularly good because it has one of the best badges in the business and those bronze wheels (especially on a black Cruiser) borderline pornography. The leather is soft, the interior is spacious, the engine is smooth and classically speaking, you aren't going to look like a total drive.
Is that an old $ 89,000 SUV that can't be bothered to wear a Lexus badge? You bet that's your ass, and I'd own one in the blink of an eye.
Lincoln's new Navigator is just about the best way to spend your money in the full-size luxury SUV space. Its main competitor, the Escalade, which also has a third-row seat, is almost evenly priced and looks like it's 10 years old. The choice among large SUVs is obvious.
The Navigator drives like a dream, and its interior is one of Lincoln's finest works ... maybe forever. The world needs more blue interiors.
Bentley Bentayga 2020
Let's see a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine producing 600 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. Why wouldn't this be my pick of my favorite luxury SUVs?
Sure, it costs over $ 200,000, but I can't help but think about how fun it would be to slap aggressive tires on the Bentayga and hit the dunes.
In addition to its ultra-luxurious interior, the Bentayga has eight drive modes, including those for snow, sand, grass and trails. And if the W12 is too much for you, there are also V8 and Hybrid models.
From a 335 hp twin-turbo V6 model to the 670 hp Turbo S E-hybrid, the Cayenne covers a wide range of performance potential.
It's a big SUV, but it still behaves like a real Porsche. Additionally, the new PCM infotainment, also seen in the Panamera models, is ahead of the old system with increased functionality and ease of use.
You might not think of Mazda as a luxury brand, but I promise you that, in its top trim levels, the 2019 CX-9 is as nice as most of the other SUVs on this list.
A 2.5-liter turbocharged engine is mated to a smooth-shifting six-speed automatic transmission. It's like the proverbial butter behind the wheel. But you don't even have to drive that midsize SUV to appreciate how much the CX-9 hits over its weight.
