Poll Battle of the fancy SUV's

[Centurion]

Would need to have a G63 or Range Rover to handle real SUV duties and look a bit less like a douche doing daily errands though.

Cars like the Cullinan, DBX and Urus are actually not douchey but surprisingly stealthy. In black, grey or navy they blend in traffic very well.

I periodically see them where I live and no one bats an eye lid except those who are very attentive about cars. Their two door counterparts like an Aventador is another cutlet of fish - a complete show stopper in which you can’t drive unnoticed.

Unlike its V8TT counterparts the Purosange will be more noticeable because of its V12 soundtrack. However I won’t be surprised if the sound is a touch muted compared with the 812. See the new Aston Martin V12 as an example. It’s considerably more quiet than it’s predecessor - especially at low speeds.

 

[slicknick]

Would need to have a G63 or Range Rover to handle real SUV duties and look a bit less like a douche doing daily errands though.

Wait, the RR & the G63 do not look douchey?

 

[slicknick]

Cars like the Cullinan, DBX and Urus are actually not douchey but surprisingly stealthy. In black, grey or navy they blend in traffic very well.

 

[Amat46]

I would go for the Defender 90 or RR Sport (V8 or I6) .

 

[KiwiRob]

Not a single vehicle here is about value. Value is irrelevant here.

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If we're going for irrelevant vehicles just for the hell of it I'll take this. You'll get more attention in an LM002 than anything else in this thread, getting attention is what owning this kind of vehicle is all about, nobody is going to use one to take a trailer to the dump or tow a caravan.

 

[Merc1]

If we're going for irrelevant vehicles just for the hell of it I'll take this. You'll get more attention in an LM002 than anything else in this thread, getting attention is what owning this kind of vehicle is all about, nobody is going to use one to take a trailer to the dump or tow a caravan.

Yes it’s the most exotic SUV ever, but from everything I’ve seen on them they are lot to handle and live with. I agree though no fantasy garage is complete without a LM002.

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[Gianclaudio]

I think the defender looks better

So you choose the british product? I never saw that coming!

 

[sako97]

Wait, the RR & the G63 do not look douchey?

We have a high spec Range Rover SV Autobiography in BRG and it barely attracts attention cause Range Rovers are just so common around here. We have a new Autobiography coming beginning of next year, but the new RR is starting to pop up everywhere. Same with the G63 with being ubiquitous - people like to register the G under their businesses due to a tax loophole here with gross vehicle weight.

I agree with @Centurion - some of these look discreet in certain muted colors, but it seems most owners want them in loud colors, or they’ll buy one originally intended to be muted and wrap them in the most ridiculous colors, and now even textures.

 

[GTA45E]

It's time Bugatti bring about the Spartacus as a full-on EV with about 1200hp depending on its weight and size.
Give it a great interior presented as a 4-seater entry-level model that doesn`t cost a Million dollars. It would spark a lot of interest.

 

[KiwiRob]

So you choose the british product? I never saw that coming!

I don't think the Ferrari or Lambo come with tow bars, and the G63 is ugly. Don't like the Bentley or the Rolls so the only sensible choice is the Aston. Given the choice of anything I'll take the LM002 for my fantasy f#ck off money garage.

 

[Centurion]

We have a high spec Range Rover SV Autobiography in BRG and it barely attracts attention cause Range Rovers are just so common around here. We have a new Autobiography coming beginning of next year, but the new RR is starting to pop up everywhere. Same with the G63 with being ubiquitous - people like to register the G under their businesses due to a tax loophole here with gross vehicle weight.

I agree with @Centurion - some of these look discreet in certain muted colors, but it seems most owners want them in loud colors, or they’ll buy one originally intended to be muted and wrap them in the most ridiculous colors, and now even textures.

Surprisingly 90% of Urus that I see just like full fat range rovers, are black. However this is the UK where you would have to have big balls to drive tour kids around in a yellow Urus. The other coloured Urus e.g orange, purple and lime green are mainly for hire and seen in music videos.

 

[Centurion]

It's time Bugatti bring about the Spartacus as a full-on EV with about 1200hp depending on its weight and size.
Give it a great interior presented as a 4-seater entry-level model that doesn`t cost a Million dollars. It would spark a lot of interest.

Superb idea. It would be a bargain and launch in 2025 at €3,000,000 + tax + 10% to account for inflation adjustments when customers placed the final 50% 6 months before delivery.

 

[klier]

The interior of the Ferrari is too hideous to sit in, sadly.

I'd probably go for the Cullinan with the G63 second. The Ferrari is not even an SUV but a crossover hatchback.

 

[GTA45E]

Superb idea. It would be a bargain and launch in 2025 at €3,000,000 + tax + 10% to account for inflation adjustments when customers placed the final 50% 6 months before delivery.

I believe they would fly off the shelf in record numbers, especially in the Middle East and possibly China. The concept design is a mix of old-school Bugatti with the aero-tech of some of the latest models. It's not everyone's cup of tea as no Bugatti is but it would be the undisputed King of the baller SUV.

 

[Merc1]

Yes it would. Use that W16 and it’s over. I hate they aren’t going to ever do it. It would or should be something massive and breathtaking. It would easily shame Rolls and Bentley.

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[martinbo]

That W16 engine is simply too enormous to be packaged anywhere other than in a mid-engined configuration.

 

[KiwiRob]

That W16 engine is simply too enormous to be packaged anywhere other than in a mid-engined configuration.

Say goodbye to 4 cylinders and make it a W12, problem solved.

 

[Merc1]

That W16 engine is simply too enormous to be packaged anywhere other than in a mid-engined configuration.

Then create a vehicle that can house it up front. A SUV as over the top as the Chiron.

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[CrunchSlaughtered]

A W16 is not so much bigger than a W12. The width is the same only the lenght is different but it's still very compact. The lenght of the W12 equals that of a 3 and a half in-line cylinders and the W16 that of 4 and a half.

 

[Matski]

Was the Galiber ever proven to be a runner with its supposed front engine W16?

The W12 sits infront of the front axle. The W16 would surely use its transfer box to send power to a diff in front of the engine, making it Front mid (assuming they basically just turned the engine/gearbox through 180 degrees)

You wouldn't want the Bugatti ending up with these kind of FWD proportions!