In one of the biggest drag races with SUVs we’ve ever seen, literally a dozen models fought to show which is the fastest in a straight line. Raining on the winner’s parade was an “unexpected” 13th contender who arrived at the end to prove it was the fastest of the bunch. The event was orchestrated by the Australian magazine CarExpert in their quest to find out which three-row SUV with a low-range mode available locally is the sportiest.
15 models qualified to take part in the drag race, but the Land Rover Range Rover and Discovery Sport were unavailable while SAIC didn't want to participate with its Maxus D90 sold Down Under as the LDV D90. The 12 SUVs that did show up were the Ford Everest (four- and six-cylinder models), Lexus LX 600, Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series Sahara, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Kakadu, Toyota Fortuner Crusade, Isuzu MU-X LS-T, Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve, SsangYong Rexton, and a diesel Land Rover Defender 110.
