These Are the Luxury Vehicles Everyone’s Buying Right Now
You’re certainly familiar with the overall best-selling vehicles in America; Ford F-150s and Honda CR-Vs are everywhere on our roads and regularly dominate the sales charts. What about vehicles with a little more prestige? We added up the numbers vehicles with luxury badges To see which models are selling best so far in 2026, some are the usual suspects, but other entries here may be more popular than you think. Of course, they’re all SUVs, but what else would you expect? We’ll update this list quarterly as new data emerges, and we’re curious to see what changes occur as the year progresses.
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Audi Q5: 10,100 units sold
The Q5 compact SUV is Audi’s best-selling model and was new for 2025. Sales dropped a bit, but it still managed to sneak its way onto this list. Audi has some work to do to catch up with its better-selling biggest rivals.
Audi
Buick Enclave: 10,699 units sold
We admit that the Enclave isn’t as true a luxury SUV as some of the others on this list, given that it’s based on the lower-end Chevrolet Traverse. However, it’s pricey enough to compete with models like the Acura MDX and Infiniti QX60, so we classify it as: midsize luxury three-row SUV. The best-selling Buick so far in 2026.
Michael Simari – Car and Driver
Acura MDX: 10,928 units sold
Acura was one of the first luxury brands to introduce a three-row crossover, and the MDX is still going strong. Its sales increased 3 percent in the first quarter.
Acura
Lexus TX: 12,489 units sold
Lexus was selling plenty of luxury SUVs long before the TX arrived, but it turns out the brand was right to dedicate a separate three-row model. The best-selling RX offered a three-row variant simply called the RX L a few years ago, but now that the new TX badge has established itself, it’s selling in significant numbers on its own.
Marc Urbano – Car and Driver
Lexus NX: 13,219 units sold
The NX’s “tweener” size (it fits between the subcompact and compact luxury segments) makes it a popular choice for those looking for a small premium SUV. A gasoline engine is standard on the NX350 and is also available with multiple engine options. hybrid variantsincluding the fuel-efficient NX350h and the plug-in hybrid NX450h+.
Lexus
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: 16,378 units sold
GLC entered a sales race with its closest rival, the BMW X3. Mercedes was a little behind in the first quarter, but let’s see. new AMG variants We may change this later in the year. (These figures Automotive News(As Mercedes-Benz stops publicly reporting sales figures by model in 2025)
More about the Mercedes GLC-Class
Michael Simari – Car and Driver
BMW X3: 17,767 units sold
The X3 was new for the 2025 model year, and it looks like buyers were blown away by the new design. Its sales rose significantly in the first quarter, but that wasn’t enough to make it the best-selling BMW.
Michael Simari – Car and Driver
BMW X5: 18,680 units sold
The X5 is one of the oldest models in the BMW lineup and is expected to be replaced by a new generation soon. However, this did not prevent it from becoming the brand’s best-selling model; Sales increased 7 percent in the first quarter. The model pictured here is high performance X5M.
James Lipman – Car and Driver
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class: 19,277 units sold
GLE is Mercedes-Benz’s mid-size SUV; The “E” in its name designates it as the equivalent of the E-class sedan. It becomes important renewal for 2027 (pictured), but the current model is still going strong for now. We’ll see later in the year whether the upgrade to the updated version will affect sales. (These figures Automotive News(Since Mercedes-Benz will stop publicly reporting sales figures by model in 2025)
More about the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
Mercedes-Benz
Lexus RX: 29,336 units sold
Because the Lexus RX has been a bestseller for decades, it would take a long time for any other luxury vehicle to knock the Lexus RX from the top of the charts. While the RX isn’t exactly a standout in any one area, it has a well-established reputation as a comfortable, luxury SUV and does a lot of things well. There is also multiple hybrid powertrains can be used to broaden its appeal.
Marc Urbano – Car and Driver
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