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From the Archive: How to defy physics (and reason) with the BMW X5 M, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, and Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.

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From the Archive: In the latest episode of Ridiculous Transportation Ideas, the lightest combatant weighs 4900 pounds and the least powerful harnesses 420 horses. And yet all four—BMW X5 M, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Range Rover Sport Supercharged, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S—can plaster a smile on your face (almost) as easily as they can shove you into their seat backs. But which big-dollar, hot-rod SUV does it best?

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2010 BMW X5 M, 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, and Land Rover Ranger Rover Sport Supercharged

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2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S 4.8-liter twin-turbocharged and direct injected V-8 engine, 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, BMW X5 M, and Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 jeep grand cherokee srt8, land rover range rover sport supercharged, bmw x5 m, and 2009 porsche cayenne turbo s
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2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged, BMW X5 M, and 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

2010 land rover range rover sport supercharged
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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 engine

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged luggage compartment

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged interior

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged interior

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged interior

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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged interior

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