G to the Power of E

Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology HIGHS: Quicker than the old G550, improved handling, better braking. LOWS: Cubist shape torpedoes highway range, cramped inside, dorky name.

- Dan Edmunds

"MERCEDES-BENZ G580 with EQ Technology" is a mouthful, but that's the name. Why not G580 E4? That's more apt, as the G580 has four 145-hp electric motors powering its four wheels. Tally up the numbers, and you get 580 (though the vagaries of rounding and summing four quantities result in an official output of 579 horsepower).