Holden Captiva becomes Australia’s best selling SUV

The good news regarding strong October sales figures has also been felt at the Holden camp with its Captiva model becoming Australia’s top-selling SUV for the month of October.

Holden’s Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, John Elsworth, said 1255 Captiva’s were sold in October, the vehicle’s highest ever monthly sales result.
“We’ll add the new Captiva [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Review

Hyundai’s updated Santa Fe brings the latest in diesel engine technology to the masses at an affordable price. Starting from $37,990 the face-lifted Santa Fe gets an updated interior and exterior plus a whole new engine and transmission system, meaning superior fuel efficiency and drivability.

There was a time when Korean cars were regarded as cheap, [...]

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe

Following hot on the heels of sister company’s launch of the all-new Kia Sorento comes Hyundai’s Santa Fe. Although from the outside the face-lifted 7-seat SUV may still look very similar to the existing car, the array of technical changes makes the new Santa Fe very competitive.

For those of you that don’t know, it’s worth [...]

Great Wall Motors X240 4WD

Since June Great Wall Motors has been doing better than most had expected. Last month the Chinese owned company sold 76 V240s and 56 SA220 twin cab utilities. Today sees the introduction of the first 4WD model from the brand.
The X240 4WD sports utility vehicle will go on sale from a low price of $23,990 [...]

Kia Sorento Review

2010 Kia Sorento First Steer Review

There was a famous advertising campaign by a rental company in the United States some time ago that depicts the attitude of some large multi-nationals. The advert read “We are number 2, so we try harder”. This is a very good way to explain why sister companies Hyundai and Kia [...]

Kia Sorento diesel leads in Global Green Challenge

At the end of day one of the Global Green Challenge Kia Australia are leading the medium SUV class with the two of its new next-generation Kia Sorento diesels. The first day saw the group travel 317km from Darwin to Katherine in the Northern Territory.

The new Kia Sorento shows off the new R-series CRDi turbo-diesel [...]

2010 Kia Sorento details

Update: Kia Sorento Review.
CarAdvice is currently attending the launch of the new generation 2010 Kia Sorento. The Sorento which is one of Kia’s best selling models has been regarded as the ‘landmark’ vehicle which opened the eyes of many consumers to the Korean brand as more than just a small-car manufacturer.

Since its introduction in 2002 (January [...]

2010 Toyota LandCruiser Prado off-road technology details

Following the new generation Prado’s pre-production preview early last month, Toyota Australia has released further details outlining the new model’s off-road technology.

Due to be released in Australia next month, the new Prado receives a raft of assist technologies to help even the most accomplished off-road drivers feel more confident in rough terrain.
Complimenting the Prado’s uprated [...]

2010 Mazda CX-7 arrives with new diesel and FWD models

Mazda has released the full Australian details and availability for its new generation CX-7 family SUV which includes two new engines and a front-wheel-drive entry-level model.

With refreshed design and equipment added across the range, coupled with Mazda’s popular new styling, the new CX-7 is sure to be a sales hit for Mazda when it hits [...]

Suzuki disputes Toyota’s “original SUV” claim

Suzuki has raised serious doubts over the advertising claims made by Toyota in its latest RAV4 campaign.

In the advertisement Toyota claims its RAV4 is “the original SUV”.
“It’s one thing to make a lot of noise about being the original compact SUV; it’s another to actually prove it,” said Suzuki Australia General Manager, Mr Tony [...]

Land Rover suspends development of seven-seat LR2

Land Rover has suspended plans for a seven-seat version of its LR2, a project being developed under the codename L486, as the marque draws focus on other more pressing projects, such as the LRX crossover.

The L486 program, which had been running for just over a year, was being used to develop a long-wheelbase version [...]

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