I don't think an SUV will outperform a car in its price range and type. The performance SUVs are indeed remarkable, and expensive. I imagine the vast majority if SUV owners never go off road, never tow anything, and drive it like their Aunt Fannie drove a 1965 Chevy wagon.
These tests, for me, are fun to read about, but few owners track their cars or are able to drive them at 9/10ths.