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SUVs with star-appeal

In Hollywood, when you have a stratospheric ego, you need a ride that reflects your lofty status, is big enough to haul that self-importance around in and to cosset it too.


In the age of celebrity, it's not just movie and TV stars but sports stars, chart toppers and those famous-for-being-famous who have jumped on the sports utility (band)wagon as the ideal conveyance of their stellar status. Here we show the top 5 SUVs favoured by the great and (not necessarily so) good of Hollywood, in no particular order. Some stars have multiple SUVs - to go with the multiple personalities?

Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Developed as a military vehicle in the early 1970s and called the G-Wagon from 1979-1994, the G-Class sports little resemblance to its earliest incarnation which was strictly utilitarian and so, spartan by Mercedes-Benz standards. As its appeal has grown for its practicality as well as robustness, so has the interior for civilian-spec vehicles grown steadily more luxurious. The exterior meanwhile has remained largely unchanged. An AMG-variant has existed since 1999 along with a host of tuned versions by Lorinser, Brabus, Carlsson and RENNtech. Interior options include leather, telematics including Bluetooth hands-free, Harman Kardon surround sound system with 12 speakers, reverse camera, heated seats, Parktronic, cruise control, blind-spot monitoring.... Basically, everything one would find in any other Mercedes-Benz model.

Hollywood drivers of the G-Class include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Joe Jonas, Brad Pitt, Elle Macpherson, Jason Statham, Bradley Cooper, Joe Jonas, Megan Fox, Kanye West, Renée Zellweger and Disney starlets Demi Lovato, Brenda Song and Ashley Tisdale.

Cadillac Escalade

Ugly! Ugly! Ugly! But this ugger-bugger continues to exude an unlikely appeal to its fans who love it for its apparent 'gangsta' image. It's popularity is such that for the last couple of years, it has topped the list as the most stolen car in the US. Owners of the Cadillac Escalade include Paris Hilton, Dennis Quaid, Kobe Bryant and Colin Farrell.

Porsche Cayenne
Porsches have always been popular with Hollywood stars so its not surprising that that love has also spread over to the SUV, the Cayenne. The Porsche Cayenne is owned by the following stars: Reese Witherspoon, Mariah Carey, Sharon Stone, Fergie, and John Mayer.

BMW X5

Hollywood-based owners of the marque include Josh Duhamel, Shakira, Selena Gomez, Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning and Gisele Bundchen.

Range Rover/ Range Rover Sport

By far the most popular with massive star-appeal is the Range Rover and its smaller sibling, the Range Rover Sport. Owners of the Range Rover include Beyoncé Knowles, Elle Fanning, Ryan Seacrest, Sofia Vergara, Kirstie Alley, Whitney Port, David Beckham, Justin Bieber, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Piven, Jessica Simpson, Rachel Bilson, Kobe Bryant, Kiefer Sutherland, John Mayer, Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Aniston, Miley Cyrus, Tori Spelling, Gerard Butler, Bow Wow, Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Kurt Russell, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez.

Owners of the Range Rover Sport include: Dakota Fanning, Ellen Pompeo, Hilary Duff, David Boreanaz, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Chris Brown, Angelina Jolie, the Kardashian clan, Ashley Tisdale and Nick Jonas.