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Land Rover’s new Defender LXV Special Edition is likely to represent the model’s swansong, bookending the Defender’s singularly utilitarian history with the most luxurious version ever built.
The Audi SQ5 is a vehicle of both firsts and first-placings. It is Audi's first S-branded diesel, and its first S-branded SUV. It notches up a gold medal for outright performance, being the fastest-accelerating diesel SUV on sale regardless...
The new Ford Kuga will have brought huge sighs of relief at the car maker’s local HQ in Broadmeadows, Victoria. Ford Australia has been uncompetitive for years in the ever-growing mid-sized SUV segment – for the majority with the ageing...
Long renowned for its benchmark offroad capability in the compact SUV class, the Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban Navigator trades bush-bashing prowess for – as the name suggests – a focus on urban utility, being only two wheel drive.
Compact SUVs – are they just six one way, half-dozen the other? Not so, if this bunch of newly-released and ultra-popular models are anything to go by. The top-selling Mazda CX-5 brings a new petrol engine to battle the class-favourite...
The numbers indicate the Mazda CX-5 would have been Australia’s most popular SUV in 2012 if it had been available for the full year. Since arriving as the replacement for the relatively short-lived CX-7 in February 2012, the Mazda CX-5 has...
The fourth-generation 2013 Toyota RAV4 represents an entirely new approach to building and marketing the Japanese compact SUV. It features a new look, ditches the barn-door rear tailgate for the first time, and offers the option of a diesel engine.
It would seem Subaru has matured nicely as the marque celebrates its 40th anniversary in Australia – the launch of the new Subaru Forester XT is distinguished by the fact that, for the first time, the Forester turbo doesn’t get a boy-racer...
Subaru Australia has launched the 2013 Subaru Forester XT with just two trim levels and a downsized 2.0-litre engine. The all-new range-topping Subaru Forester 2.0 XT and 2.
The Audi Q5 is a huge player for the German car maker, and the arrival of an updated model is timed well to help fend off the advances of newer competition. Since its launch in 2008 (2009 locally) to become the first sibling to the company’s...
It was easy to have a soft spot for the outgoing Mitsubishi Outlander. That’s because the previous model was, well, nicely soft, not needlessly sporty, and very roomy, with a clever split-fold tailgate the perfect perch for wrenching on ski...
The current, second-generation Nissan X-Trail enters its sixth year of production in 2013, yet remains one of Australia’s most popular SUVs. At the time of writing this review, in fact, the Japanese soft-roader is battling with the Toyota...
Call it stubborn or smart, but the fundamentals of the Subaru Forester have not changed to cash in on the current SUV craze. Low-riding SUVs that send their power to the front wheels only are recording phenomenal sales at the moment, but...
At the budget end of Holden’s SUV line-up is the Holden Captiva 5, with a four-cylinder petrol engine, six-speed manual transmission and two-wheel drive. At $27,990, it’s Holden’s super-cheap entry into the medium-size SUV market, the...
The Jeep Cherokee continues as the US 4WD brand's entry into the medium-SUV segment. Although Jeep is famous for its all-wheel-drive vehicles, the Cherokee range starts with 2WD model added in 2012 and priced from $28,000.
The Toyota FJ Cruiser is a retro-looking off-roader that's based on the modern-day Prado. It was on sale in the US for some time before Toyota Australia decided to import it to help inject some much-needed 'cool' into the brand locally.