Tag Archives: SUV

2020 BMW X1 LCI sDrive18d Review

Driving a premium car is always quite special. It doesn’t matter if it performs the same basic function as a mainstream model, or that it’s no more powerful than its much cheaper equivalent, because it has that coveted badge – and in this case a BMW badge – you immediately …

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2020 Lexus RX 300 F Sport Review

When we first drove the current fourth-generation Lexus RX back in 2016, we liked its bold design, ride comfort and luxurious features. For 2020, Lexus has given the mid-size SUV a top-to-bottom refresh, with the aim of further boosting its appeal in this increasingly competitive passenger car segment. The 2020 …

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2020 Mazda CX-5 further refined, boosts off-road tech

The popular Mazda CX-5 range has gained a host of upgrades for 2020, adding greater versatility, safety and comfort both on and off-road. Available now, the updated CX-5 adds new technology, advanced safety equipment and improves cabin quietness for a better ride feeling. Headlining the 2020 upgrades is Mazda’s newly …

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2020 Kia Sorento in the details

The new fourth-generation Sorento is the flagship for Kia’s reinvigorated global SUV line-up, alongside the Seltos and Sportage. The new model is the result of a collaborative design effort between all three studios within Kia’s worldwide design network, in Korea, Europe and North America. Design The front of the new …

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2020 Mazda CX-5 Touring AWD Review

The Mazda CX-5 mid-size SUV has been consistently picking out the top spot in its segment. In one of the most competitive categories with no fewer than 10 players, the CX-5’s popularity among SUV buyers begs the question – what’s the CX-5’s magic? That’s what we are here to explore. …

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Mazda CX-8 adds petrol variant and sub-$40k entry price

Further expanding Mazda extensive SUV offering, the CX-8 now gains a second powertrain option, more variants, and boosts safety and convenience while retaining its value-for-money proposition with the range starting at less than $40,000. In the second update since it first launched in June 2018, the CX-8 gives more choice to …

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Nissan Qashqai updated for 2020, N-Sport joins range

The Nissan Qashqai compact crossover has been updated for 2020, adding comprehensive connectivity and active safety enhancements across the range. The arrival of the updated Qashqai range also offers customers more opportunity for individual expression in the form of the limited edition N-Sport model, which will sit between the ST-L …

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Audi Q3 Sportback price and specification

The Audi Q3 range has been expanded to include the new Q3 Sportback. Combining the sleek attributes of a coupe’ with the modern compact SUV, the Q3 Sportback is both longer and lower than the regular Q3. With pronounced wheel arch blisters, it offers a subtle nod to the iconic …

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In Detail: Genesis GV80

The Genesis GV80 – the South Korean luxury brand’s first ever SUV – has been officially unwrapped. Tipped to arrive in Australia in the middle of this year, the GV80 is a full size SUV offering up to three rows of seating and underpinned by a rear biased all-wheel drive …

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Volkswagen T-Cross price and specification

Volkswagen’s T-Cross enters showrooms in April priced from $27,990 – the brand’s most affordable ever SUV and the first German entrant in its segment. The T-Cross represents both the entry point and the completion of Volkswagen’s SUV range, which now runs from this urban oriented model through the T-Roc, Tiguan, Tiguan …

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Volkswagen T-Roc price and specification

Volkswagen’s T-Roc SUV can be pre-ordered online from Thursday morning ahead of its showroom arrival in Australia in April. Priced from $40,490 Volkswagen’s T-Roc 140 TSI Sport is joined in the online pre-order offer by the T-Roc X Special Edition priced at $42,990. The T-Roc 140TSI Sport will slot below the Tiguan in Volkswagen’s expanding SUV …

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2020 Range Rover Evoque Review – P200 R-Dynamic

When it comes to sports sedan, there’s the BMW 3 Series. Think sports coupe and the Audi TT springs to mind. As for the premium compact crossover, the Range Rover Evoque gets in the picture. The undeniably fashionable and chic British compact SUV is an icon in its segment, just …

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Genesis GV80 unveiled as brand’s first ever SUV

This is the Genesis GV80 – the South Korean luxury brand’s first ever SUV. Tipped to arrive in Australia in the middle of this year, the GV80 is a full size SUV offering up to three rows of seating and underpinned by a rear biased all-wheel drive system for sporty …

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Sneak peak: next-gen 2021 Toyota LandCruiser

The current-generation Toyota LandCruiser (below) has been around since 2007. Even having undergone two facelifts since, the Series 200 LandCruiser is living on borrowed time. But the next-generation all-new model is expected in late 2020, and while Toyota has been keeping development tightly under wraps, here’s a sneak peak of …

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