High Rollers


Ultra-marquee SUVs for the affluent are preposterously priced but they do make the owners feel like a million bucks. Here's a closer look at vehicles that make it to the upper crust's shopping list.

02/07/2021

ARUP DAS

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What happens when luxury SUVs become too bourgeois for one’s liking? Instead of mirroring one’s personality and standing out in the crowd, they simply blend in with everything else on the road. If you’re one of those privileged few who believe that they’ve become a victim of this wrongdoing, fret not, as you now have Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Range Rover, and the latest, the Mercedes-Maybach, that joins this elite club for the well-heeled. All these iconic badges offer ostentatious luxury SUVs with real-world off-road capabilities. Rolls-Royce Cullinan The Cullinan is the most expensive SUV in India which starts from INR 6.95 crores, ex-showroom India. This Rolls-Royce vehicle, like the rest of the SUVs on our list, offers a vast range of customization options. According to Rolls-Royce, the Cullinan is the world’s first ‘three-box’ car in the SUV segment that caters to customers who want to explore the world’s challenging terrains in uncompromised luxury. Just to set the record straight, Rolls-Royce, calls the Cullinan, “go-anywhere ultra-luxury motor-car,” not an SUV.  Based on the Phantom’s aluminum platform, the Cullinan, is 30% stiffer than its limousine sibling and is also Rolls-Royce’s first all-wheel-drive vehicle. Sticking to its typical styling, the British behemoth sports its

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