Big SUVs Death Match PT1: Porsche Cayenne, Volvo XC90, Audi Q7 and BMW X5 | Fifth Gear

SUVs now account for 45% of global car sales. Currently 98% of them are ICE powered and together they create 700 megatonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to that produced by Canada. Not surprisingly the biggest SUVs are the worst offenders, but in spite of opposition many people still crave their space, luxury and status. Is there a solution? Maybe, because now there’s a growing number of plug-in models, so in town maybe their gas guzzling engines will never turn on? In test one we drive 4 leading models and investigate the luxury levels on offer, while checking if the EV-only range is what the makers claim. Cars are Porsche Cayenne, Volvo XC90, Audi Q7 and BMW X5.
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[@dontcare32123]

It's a shame they don't disclose the cost of any factory fitted extras for each car as I suspect even the base XC90 will be loaded compared to the competition. The Cayenne with its £18k of options being a prime example, although this comparison might be made for the others in later episodes.

[@BHBeckenbauer]

Some seriously flawed testing here. The range indicators can vary so much depending on how the cars have been driven previously. Would’ve made much more sense to test them properly

[@SteveHarris-ne7cm]

They've only played part of the test, where can I watch the rest?

[@mctend9108]

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[@rohanw1989]

They didn't mention the power of the Volvo which is 455bhp combined

[@Mike-kr5dn]

And it's outdated as the new X5 now has 489 HP and 67 miles of range.

[@midknight]

The t8 xc90 is the best value of the lot

[@13xBlackSun]

People are not the smartest creatures, that’s why this things belong in the furnace.

[@BMW1M]

I appreciate this is probably quite an old video, but damn that Porsche looks like it's something from the 90's now

[@yourperropapi]

The BMW always looks like a box with 4 wheels.

[@BMW1M]

@@yourperropapi that’s the way I see all SUV’s 😂

[@TheFatmer]

The number plates give it away, they are less than 12 months old.

[@mspeed2441]

Great test boys!! 😝 But Wait. The Q7 is the Cayenne is the Q7 is the Cayenne. Reminds me of GM back in the '90s when Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Chevy, and Cadillac were all the same car. Where is the Atlas? It's a Porsche too.

[@akj2387]

UK doesn't have the Atlas. There is a Tiguan Allspace (7 seater Tiguan) but again, not like the Q7

[@mspeed2441]

@@akj2387 Excellent point. I always forget that there are other countries than the USA. As an Americans would say!! 😆

[@Trendyflute]

Atlas isn't a Porsche-based car at all, not even close; it's a big MQB car. Basically a big lifted Passat or even Golf. The Touareg was Cayenne-based but it's long, long dead and the Atlas was a much cheaper and less premium replacement.

[@superspeeder]

It’s STUPID to eliminate a PHEV based on driving range unless it’s just ridiculously low. The point of a PHEV is to allow the majority of short trips in EV mode. I feel a lower threshold should have been set based on market research, not just to kick out the lowest model.

[@user-lq9ry6me2n]

I think the x5 is the best in all levels.

[@TermlessHGW]

Tirms?

[@berykent4598]

Porsche is the best.

[@Amarnath2k2]

Bmw❤

[@DevKumar-bi2ld]

@@berykent4598 it's a good product, but kinda overpriced. X5 is also more handsome SUV.

[@midknight]

Fanboy… the x5 is rubbish

[@iandavidson99]

Ahh, Ipswich docks!

[@LionMouse23]

the new BMW X5 50e is insane 490hp hybrid

[@nigelstarkey9399]

On order ,, but 8 months wait time. I'll live with my X5 45e fro the time being.

[@alohasnackbar3544]

@@nigelstarkey9399 whats the point buying 50e when u have 45e alrdy?

[@nigelstarkey9399]

@@alohasnackbar3544 .. economy is up 6% and electric range 7%

[@alohasnackbar3544]

@@nigelstarkey9399 but price up more than 15% i guessed? If for me where im from, its not feasible.

[@jonathancost4927]

OMG VBH, don’t touch that BMW instrument cluster, you’ll never remove that fingerprint from the new style coating on it!

[@kagundupaul7662]

Greasy Greasy Greasy

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

*Why do you constantly have to remove one car after each round?* *Just mark them from 1st to 4th and carry on testing! It's THE logical way to do testing!* If your tests were done in a different order, then that vehicle that was kicked out in the first round, may actually end up winning. Who ever thought up the order can quite easily sway the verdict away from a vehicle they didn't like, in favour of one they do like _(Or even deceptively and dubiously, they've been paid by one manufacturer to make their vehicle appear better than the others! KERCHING! Back pocket and thank you! £££££!)._ However... If you kept all the vehicles _IN_ all of the tests and had a final verdict, you would end up with a better final verdict.

[@resnonverba137]

Agreed.

[@nigelstarkey9399]

Its not about the car - its about the type of car and its objective - hence the Porche had to go first after falling at the first hurdle ... bit like a real life race eh? Never about the best all round athlete.

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

@@nigelstarkey9399 So you're saying you'd be happy to buy a car that wasn't the best all round? _Interesting....!?_ 8-\\...

[@mannygomez154]

What you’re failing to acknowledge is the amount of pollution created by making the batteries for those cars.

[@nigelstarkey9399]

Which is comparable by studies to an equivalent ICE production. Its all about efficiency of creating the energy to utilise. Study the numbers next time eh?

[@Freddy-td8fl]

All if these have one thing in common UNRELIABLE TRASH 🗑️ PLEASE REVIEW THE QUALITY SUV: ACURA MDX,RDX LEXUS LX,GX,RX

[@QualiDee]

Please tell the editor of this video that he is terrible.......really.

[@tkt557]

something is missing from the end...

[@TonyNguyenMTB]

What's with Fifth Gear and their colour grading? Makes it look like from 2000's.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Miles? I thought the U.K. had adopted SI.

[@jackjoyce1744]

SI in name only. We still do the following Distances = miles Speed limits = miles Height = ft and inches if it’s a person otherwise everything else is in centimetres Capacity = pints for alcohol and milk, millilitres for all other liquids, and fuel is in litres We measure our fuel consumption in miles per imperial gallon (4.546 litres) Temperature = Celsius (some older thermometers may still be in Fahrenheit) Walking trails can sometimes be in kilometres and runners normally use kilometres.

[@farishanafiah8461]

£82,000 for a Volvo? I'm not convinced.

[@askbam]

Knock out the car that will hold the most interest for viewers first. Smart.

[@robking6968]

The Volvo is a larger car, the XC60 would have been a closer match..

[@anthonypagano6384]

Where is the Mercedes Benz GLE Class and Genesis gv80 and Range Rover sport and Jeep Grand Cherokee and Lexus rx and Volkswagen Touareg

[@AlexxanderOnYoutube]

why no Mercedes Benz?

[@berykent4598]

Mercedes is 1 in all compare

[@rnburley]

Sheesh Volvo. It's a lovely car and all but more expensive than a 3l Turbo PHEV Porsche? Madness.

[@samueld6511]

It sounds crazy … and kinda is.. but spec for spec its still the cheapest. The entry level mode has more kit as standard (you know especially Audi and Porsche with their options lists..)

[@origmarm]

The big unsaid thing here is that you can fit seven actual real size humans in the Volvo. The only one that can do that. That's worth a lot to some

[@joespittle1]

Not sure how it would compare in the UK but in the US a fully specced out XC90 is coming in at 80k, the Cayenne hybrid is well over 100k. Most of the time I see the X5 and XC90's. We don't get a Q7 hybrid here so most just get the Etron

[@pwm8277]

Volvo ugly

[@BHBeckenbauer]

The Volvo includes everything, cayenne doesn’t even get reversing camera or tinted windows

[@niki7040]

Why in the h no Mercedes GLS!? 👎

[@absolutely1985]

Where’s the Merc GLE350de in this test?

[@Angel-yv2lz]

It’s in a comparison of its league, with the Renaults and Hyundais

[@absolutely1985]

@@Angel-yv2lz 😆

[@ianbrown1255]

Exactly…I’ve got one and it would beat all the others in this test easily….

[@davidwarnes5158]

Looking at what you said about charging times 6 hrs for a 40 mile charge , these are just a con for a badge . Less company car tax , batteries arnt very good at recycle , , just a con in this range , Honda civic real hybrid 80miles a gallon , no plug in . You really should tell the truth

[@resnonverba137]

Really should write a little better.

[@davidwarnes5158]

@@resnonverba137 was my view wrong ?

[@davidwarnes5158]

@@resnonverba137 will that improve the mileage by electric ?

[@resnonverba137]

@@davidwarnes5158 Punctuation, David, punctuation.

[@davidwarnes5158]

@@resnonverba137 ';!???;;::""' help yourself

[@ianbrown1255]

Where’s the Mercedes GLE? I’ve got a 2021 350 de hybrid that would beat all these hands down! 50 mpg and 60 mile electric range…..

[@Trendyflute]

Wish you would stop breaking these not-very-long videos up into multiple parts.

[@nrnccrdn]

80k for a Volvo? Geez, lol.

[@kutazumo]

Where is GLE?!

[@waynehobbs5175]

Hybrids, plug-in or not are not EVS. Surely there are enough proper 100% EVS to keep the show going. 2 drive trains to maintain, with minimal fuel savings unless you recharge before the pathetic 80km electric range is expired. An irrelevant diminishing breed of bandaid cars. Buy an EV or stick to ICE. Hybrid = ICEbrid.

[@davidbrooks1724]

May want to change your opening line . Electric is worse than gas sorry . Next

[@themadakh3229]

The cayenne is the ugliest aswell😅

[@andrewwheeler8591]

EV's PAH, I'm just here for Vikki 👌

[@MS-we4wi]

Nobody in their right mind would spend that kind of money on a Volvo

[@ballistischerfalke4061]

Why?

[@aaryeshg.6526]

@Ballistischer Falke He's kinda right. Most would either buy the Cayenne or the X5 at that price point.

[@MS-we4wi]

​@@ballistischerfalke4061 It would be madness to buy a 2.0 Volvo when you could get a Cayenne with a 3.0 V6 or the X5 with a 3.0 straight 6 for the same/less money.

[@grabir01]

X5 should be the fastest to the repair shop. Next video will be on which one of these is the ultimate status symbol of stupidity.

[@nigelstarkey9399]

Urban myth - check the real life stats - not some biased user survey. Audi / VW group have the least reliable engines - who would have guessed eh?

[@konsen6149]

BMW is always very FAMOUS in the repair garages.

[@grabir01]

@@konsen6149 Sadly True. Not to be confused with their Motorcycles made in West Berlin are are very good.

[@mrmawson2438]

I'm not a hybrid fan

[@gunsandcars3648]

wouldnt care if the Cayenne got 5 miles EV range, its the best drive and the one you want .

[@healthiswealth6797]

I have a cayenne and love it , if you look after it - then it looks after you

[@boogboog8097]

Everyone who can afford it buys the TT V8 most people see through the green bs for the lie it is.

[@Romania4K]

Porsche anyday.

[@gergomagician]

I find it weird how you guys bought into this whole green ideology 😮

[@snbala]

Ridiculous for a Volvo to cost 80K. BMW X5 is best here, also looks better too.

[@yourperropapi]

BMW is the ugliest one

[@Diongreco]

Only rear part.

[@mikadavies660]

Just in time for the KIA EV9... At £60,000 it is already making these Hybrids look expensive.!

[@MS-we4wi]

Who cares about a KIA EV

[@mikadavies660]

@M S Try looking at it rather than being flippant.

[@c63w204W]

is that big and is that suv

[@rnburley]

@@MS-we4wi basically everyone besides people who feel like they need a badge to make up for other deficiencies.

[@MS-we4wi]

@@mikadavies660 It looks horrible from all angels.