At first glance, this one seems like a no brainer. The lightweight performance coupe wins over the bulky SUV, right? The answer is not so cut-and-dry when you consider that the SUV is the top tier Porsche model. Take a gander at this machinery.

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo e-hybrid (GT Package) is a brute of an SUV. Equipped with a twin turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine and a single electric motor, the all-wheel drive Porsche can generate the equivalent of 739hp and 700 lb.-ft. of torque. Despite a curb weight of 5,500-pounds, the Cayenne Turbo e-hybrid can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.1-seconds and turn the standing quarter-mile in 11.3-seconds @ 124 mph. Top speed for this portly girl is 183 mph.

In the opposite lane is the latest version of the BMW M4 Competition. This all-wheel drive coupe is powered by a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine with twin turbochargers (530hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque). As sleek as it is luxurious, the 3,850-pound M4 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.7-seconds and blister through the quarter-mile in 10.7-seconds @ 126 mph. Computer controlled top speed for the M4 is 188 mph.

This one may be closer than you think.

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