2020 forced us to slow down and stay home, ultimately robbing us of our travels. This year we are slightly adjusting to the current setting and slowly turning the gears in planning for leisure activities such as off-road adventures and excursions.

For such trips, you want to be traveling in a terrain-commanding sport-utility vehicle (SUV) instead of your usual family sedan. With SUVs, you get a higher ground clearance and four-wheel driving experience on off-road trails.

Most likely, your chosen SUV will have standard safety features such as forward-collision warning, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and blind-spot warning, to name a few. However, you still need to consider the seating capacity, available cargo space, and towing capacity of an SUV before you pay to take it out of the casa. 

An SUV on an unforgiving terrain is usually a rough ride, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want to experience comfort, travel with style, and have more tenacity on and off the road, go for a luxury SUV. Get your seat belts ready ‘coz you’re in for a ride.

1. Bentley Bentayga

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The luxury SUV that stands out above them all. The Bentley Bentayga will catch your eye with its shining chrome grilles and elliptical headlamps with crystal-cut-effect headlights. This SUV is a display of the company’s modern design and revered craftsmanship that garners a commanding presence on the road and highlights the classic dynamic stance of a Bentley. 

Although it’s quite heavy at 3.2 tonnes, the Bentayga’s acceleration remains unfazed – 0 to 60mph in 3.9 seconds. The Bentley Dynamic Ride feature makes its 22-inch wheels easy to maneuver on any terrain despite its massive size. Hopping in, the Mulliner trim on the Bentayga’s interior screams luxury.