SUV

The electric Honda SUV E:prototype was unveiled overnight at the 2021 Shanghai motor show, as the likely successor to the existing HR-V petrol-powered family car. The new model is an evolution of the Honda SUV E:concept, revealed during the 2020 Beijing motor show. Design cues are clearly drawn from the new-generation HR-V, however it's unclear if underpinnings are shared or, instead, if this is a ground-up new car).

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB has been revealed, ahead of an Australian launch sometime in 2022. Hot on the heels of the debut of the flagship EQS limo, the new EQB will launch as Mercedes-Benz's second electric SUV based on a combustion-powered vehicle underpinned by its compact MFA2 platform – namely the GLB seven-seat SUV – following the GLA-based EQA's unveiling in January.

The 2021 Toyota Kluger seven-seat SUV will arrive in Australia by the middle of the year, with hybrid power to be offered for the first time. Toyota Australia has confirmed the new-generation Kluger will go on sale locally in June, just slotting into the first-half 2021 arrival timing announced in May 2020.

The upcoming 2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale small SUV has been delayed. Sources have told industry publication Automotive News Europe the launch of Alfa Romeo's critical new small SUV has been pushed back to early 2022, after new brand CEO Jean-Phillippe Imparato demanded "better performance" from the Tonale's flagship plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain.