Most Expensive SUV in the World

by Hunter Davis

Extremely expensive SUV’s are not anything new. Porsche and Hummer currently produce some of the world’s most expensive SUVs. An infatuation with high-priced gas-guzzlers has produced a market of jaw dropping SUV’s that are sure to impress even the toughest critics.

CNN’s Warrior One

On January 20th of 2007, CNN auctioned off a Hummer used by journalists that were covering the war in Iraq. Warrior One was auctioned for $1.25 million USD with the proceeds being donated to the Fisher House Foundation. Dave Liniger a Vietnam veteran and the founder of Re/Max International Inc. purchased the most expensive SUV sold at auction, bidding $1 million for the Hummer. Dave Ressler after bidding against Liniger at the auction contributed an additional $250,000 to benefit the charity. The Hummer H1 was the world’s most expensive SUV until it ended production in 2006.

By the end of 2007, the Spyker “D12 Peking-to-Paris” SSUV will retail at $300,000, making it the most expensive SUV in the world. Some of the standard features of the Spyker SSUV include: fulltime four-wheel drive, four doors (suicide configuration), VW’s 6-liter, W12 engine with an output of 500hp, 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds, carbon-ceramic matrix brakes, and all aluminum construction.

Spyker SSUV

Until the Spyker begins selling, the most expensive SUV in production is the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. This 520 horsepower beauty (or beast) is capable of handling even the most extreme conditions. From the pavement to the desert, there is no other SUV in production that can top the Cayenne Turbo S. The Cayenne Turbo S has a base MSRP of $112,000 and hit sales floors in 2003. But if you want it with all the amenities like colored Porsche crests on the wheels, the off-road tech package, and the 20-inch wheels and tires, you can expect a price tag of almost 150 grand! When off-road, the Cayenne Turbo S features a 2.4 inch suspension articulation for those pesky boulders or fallen trees as well as a unique “hill-descent mode” where the SUV can safely inch its way down a slippery slope at a set speed without assistance from the driver’s foot. This SUV will put your standard sports car to shame, running the coveted “0-60” miles per hour in an astounding 4.8 seconds. With a sticker price from $112,000 to $150,000, I certainly hope so.

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