Fastest SUV?

Factory stock, available in the States. Let me put a $5k to $10k limit on it.

Without any research I'm gonna say a Trailblazer with the LS3 or maybe a Grand Cherokee with the 5.9 or 4.7?

Wait, is this a childish question?

In reply to ebonyandivory:

Forester Xt 5 speed, flashed ecu FTW

There was a Typhoon on the south side of Atlanta, miles right at 100k, and they were asking $4,500,....which I thought was high.

In reply to Gasoline:

And that was a modified one......

Your price range makes this question irrelevant though......but if you can find a typhoon worth a berkeley under $10k, that's going to be your winner.

How about that GM SUV thing from about seven years ago that thought it was a sports car? Probably still too expensive...

Typhoon, 4.3 liter V6, turbocharged, 280 hp... how times have changed...

SAAB 97x Aero, Chevy TBSS, Jeep SRT-8, ML-55 AMG... I don't think any of these are available under 10k though.

If it weren't for the 5-10k price range, the answer would probably be a Porsche Cayenne.....

Great answer on the Typhoon... But aside from those...

No love for the first-gen Durango R/T? IIRC, they were pretty quick and probably at this price point now.

Racer1ab wrote: No love for the first-gen Durango R/T? IIRC, they were pretty quick and probably at this price point now.

Not an R/T, but we have a 2000 model with a 360 at work. It's decently quick, but it needs in-flight refueling. Barely breaks double digits in mpg. Around town it gets about 8 to 9 mpg, but it's usually driven hard, when it gets driven.

If it wasn't for the price, I would say SRT Jeep. It's seriously quick!

V6 Rav4,certainly not "fast" but it is surprisingly quick/fuel efficient and more importantly reliable.

First gen hybrid Highlander? They were stupid quick.

X5 if you have to turn.

Pathfinder with the 5.6? An armada was pretty fast, so I'm guessing the pathfinder with the same engine would be quick.

Supercharged XTerra?

Typhoon by a mile.

The 1995 - 2000 ish jeep grand cherokees with the 5.2 or 5.9l V8 go like stink.

Has anyone here driven an Infinity FX45? I haven't, but they sure look like they should be fast. I think it will be a while before they fall below $10k though.

Wildly above the price limit, but a guy I know owns this SUV locally. Dyno'd at close to 800awhp.

My vote is my RR, 380 hp for $3500, not bad for a 3rd of your buy in price

Not a bad place to be either

mtn wrote: SAAB 97x Aero, Chevy TBSS, Jeep SRT-8, ML-55 AMG... I don't think any of these are available under 10k though.

It is a real shame that the fastest Saab was the Trollblazer

Way out of budget, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 is berkeleying amazing. Watching it at Hallett last year for OLOA was insane.

Like well prepped Miata on R-comps fast, several seconds faster than a Spec Miata.

And is still rated to tow 5000lbs. It's quite an incredible piece of machinery.

HappyAndy wrote: Has anyone here driven an Infinity FX45? I haven't, but they sure look like they should be fast. I think it will be a while before they fall below $10k though.

I've driven the FX35, and it produced plenty of smiles about how quick a weird bulbous tall egg box wagon trucklet could go. I bet the V8's a hoot.

racerdave600 wrote:

Racer1ab wrote: No love for the first-gen Durango R/T? IIRC, they were pretty quick and probably at this price point now.

Not an R/T, but we have a 2000 model with a 360 at work. It's decently quick, but it needs in-flight refueling. Barely breaks double digits in mpg. Around town it gets about 8 to 9 mpg, but it's usually driven hard, when it gets driven. If it wasn't for the price, I would say SRT Jeep. It's seriously quick!

I've got a 2000 R/T. It's quick, but not that quick. Ours averages 13-14 MPG. It's been better than I expected for a 5.9 with 3.92 gears and AWD.

$5K should find you a really nice one. $10K would be a super clean low mileage one preserved for future museum use.