THE DEPRECIATORS: BUYING A USED SUPER-SUV

PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO Price from £10,000

The ugly first-gen Cayenne Turbo was the first truly high-performance SUV. These originals’ complexity and thirst means they’re cheap now, though; you can get a 2003 car with 90,000 miles for less than £10,000.

MERCEDES-AMG ML63 Price from £15,000

AMG breathed on the M-class in 2006, resulting in this. With 503hp from a naturally aspirated 6.2 V8, it was more of a muscle car than the Cayenne Turbo and had a cataclysmic soundtrack. Buy a 2007 car with 70,000 miles on the clock for £15,000.

BMW X5 M Price from £20,000

The 547bhp X5 M should have dominated the class but its twin-turbo V8 didn’t feel as special as an M car’s should and the handling was no match Stuttgart’s finest. Still, today a 2009 example will cost £20,000, which is reasonable for a car this potent.

RANGE ROVER SPORT SVR Price from £69,000

Three-year-old Sport SVR values haven’t exactly crashed, so you’ll need £69k to get into a 2015 car with 17,000 miles. Still, there’s nothing quite like it out there, which means some will feel the high price is worth it.

AUDI SQ7 Price from £64,000

The relatively recent SQ7’S big biturbo diesel is down on power with just 428bhp, but its 663lb ft is a force to be reckoned with, plus it drives and corners astonishingly well. Around £64,000 gets you a two-year-old example with just a few thousand miles.