An Italian Body and an American Heart
What's the fastest SUV being built today? Porsche's Cayenne Turbo? The BMW X5 4.6is? How about Infiniti's FX45? While all are mighty quick, with superb driving dynamics, they don't hold title to the world's fastest SUV.
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| The title of fastest SUV goes to Fornasari's RR450, equipped with its 600 horsepower 5.7 liter GM-sourced V8 engine. (Photo: Fornasari) |
That honor goes to Fornasari, for their new RR450. SUV? Well, exactly how it should be classified is a difficult proposition. It's a three-box design on stilts, but there's an extra twist. Its overachieving engine makes it amazingly fast, no matter how you define it.
The Fornasari can be had with either a 450 or 600 horsepower 5.7 liter GM-sourced V8, connecting through to all-wheels via a 6-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission.
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| Fastest off-roader in the world? With a top speed of 280 km/h and a zero to 100 km/h time of 4.0 seconds the RR450 is hard to beat. (Photo: Fornasari) |
Add this to the vehicle's compact body, standing at only 4,400 mm in length, 2,060 mm in width and 1,640 mm tall, and overall light weight, has Fornasari claiming it to be the fastest off-roader in the world. How fast is it? Zero to 100 km/h takes only 4.0 seconds, with a top speed of over 280 km/h reachable.
Going into limited production later on this year, the Fornasari RR450 sports a low sloping hood, reminding that this is an Italian sportster. Also following this theme are low-mounted aggressively styled head and taillights.
The RR450's interior is a combination of sports and luxury, trimmed out in fine leather and aluminum. Its instruments are chrome ringed for a touch of elegance.