Land Rover Discovery 3.0 TDV6 – 241bhp

Blending a tough-as-nails stance with sophisticated on-road ability, the Discovery 4 is surprisingly brisk thanks to 241bhp and 443lb/ft on tap from its twin-turbo V6 mill. True, it might not be quite as quick out of the blocks as the BMW X5, but once up to speed it's hard to fault.