SUV’s

2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Select, Premium and GT Review

When Ford decided to call its first ever fully electric SUV the Mustang Mach-E, we knew the new car had a lot to prove. The Mustang name, until now, has ever only been used on the car with the pony emblem, the company’s iconic Mustang Sports car. With both the …

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2025 Toyota bZ4X Review

Riding on nearly three decades of expertise in hybrid vehicles, Toyota has finally made the switch toward fully electric mobility. The Japanese auto giant’s first electric model comes in the form of a RAV4-sized SUV called the bZ4X. The quirky naming isn’t just a random amalgamation of alphabets and letters, …

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Review – hybrid 4WD gets tested

A full-size four-wheel-drive SUV with 7 seats, 3-tonne towing capacity, a hybrid powertrain, lots of standard equipment and a 7-year factory warranty for $66,490 drive-away is a very attractive proposition. It’s one that Chinese manufacturer GWM is hoping could help the new Tank 500 penetrate the Australian large 4X4 market …

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2025 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Review – the ultimate off-road machine?

The all iconic Jeep Wrangler has finally ditched its long-serving 3.6-litre V6 aspirated petrol engine for a new downsized turbocharged engine. The new heart transplant coincides with new updates to a host of technologies, safety features and refinement. But the updates and added features are accompanied with a price hike …

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2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce Review

It’s hard to believe that the Alfa Romeo Stevio has been around for 8 years because it’s still one of the most beautiful luxury medium SUVs on the market. Park one at a motor show floor today and it’ll look as fresh as when it was first unveiled at the …

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2024 Hyundai Kona Electric Review

The Hyundai Kona Electric has returned for a second generation and this one couldn’t be more different from the original. Compared to the first-generation model, the new one stands out with its ultra-modern Robocop-style ‘Seamless Horizon” one-piece lightbar that stretches across the car’s front and back. It’s one of the …

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2024 Honda ZR-V e:HEV vs Nissan Qashqai e-Power Review

The compact hybrid SUV segment sees the addition of two new entries this year, the Honda ZR-V e:HEV and the Nissan Qashqai e-Power. If our previous impression of the new generation Honda and Nissan hybrid drive systems in our CR-V vs X-Trail vs RAV4 comparison review was of any indication, both …

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2024 Kia EV9 7-Seat Electric SUV Review

Ask someone twenty years ago if they’d pay $100k for a Kia and you’ll be laughed out of the pub quicker than the 5.3 seconds it takes the EV9 GT-Line to dash from 0-100km/h. Yet, what you see here is the first Kia to breach that mark, almost. Starting at …

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2024 Toyota HiLux GR Sport Review – on-road & off-road test

Tarted up pick ups are big business these days. Not only is the pick up – or ute as it’s so fondly called in Australia – one of the best-selling vehicles in the country, it’s also one of the most accessorised. In recent years, demand for factory upgraded utes has …

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2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid v Honda CR-V e:HEV v Nissan X-Trail e-Power Review

Hybrid models now account for nearly 40 percent of all medium size SUVs sold in Australia. The largest hybrid seller in the country, Toyota, has even recently made the bold move of discontinuing the sale of non-hybrid models in 9 of its models, including the RAV4 – the nation’s best-selling …

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2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee Plug-in Hybrid Review

At first glance, you might wonder what’s special about the Jeep Grand Cherokee you see here. It looks almost exactly like any other Grand Cherokee, until you spot the additional fuel door on the left-hand side front quarter panel. This is the Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe, the first-ever plug-in …

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2024 Nissan Patrol Warrior Review

A brand new Nissan Patrol, fresh from the production line in Japan, lands at Port Melbourne. From here it heads straight to a factory in Epping in the north of Melbourne where it transforms and becomes a Warrior. This is the Nissan Patrol Warrior, a special build by Australian company …

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2024 Genesis GV70 Electric Review

You can say both Hyundai and Kia are the trailblazers when it comes to mainstream electric vehicles. It started with the Hyundai Ioniq EV sedan which has since spun the excellent Ioniq electric range. Now the brand is applying the same formula to its luxury off-shoot’s Genesis GV70 Electric. Like …

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2024 Lexus RX 350h Luxury 2WD Review

The Lexus RX, the pioneer of the what is now known as the SUV is into its fifth generation model since its inception in 1998. Offering the comfort of a saloon car and the versatility of a four-wheel drive, it immediately gained wide acceptance, especially in North America. For a …

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