AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Best Small SUVs

Best Small SUV Winner: Volkswagen T-Roc

The Volkswagen T-Roc is the 2023 best small SUV in Australia, thanks to a well-considered range majoring on value, equipment and driveability.

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Best Electric Small SUV Under $50K: BYD Atto 3

Find out why we named the BYD Atto 3 as the best electric small SUV under $50k.

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2023 Best Small SUV Under $25K: Hyundai Venue

It’s still possible – just – to buy a brand-new SUV for less than $25,000. Of the slim budget offerings around, it’s a Hyundai that stands out.

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Best Family Small SUV: Hyundai Kona Premium

Some small SUVs these days are plenty big enough, practical enough, and safe enough for a family. Find out which is the best family small SUV between the Hyundai Kona and Toyota Corolla Cross.

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Best Value Small SUV: Hyundai Kona 2.0L

If you’re simply after Australia’s best-value small SUV offering maximum bang for your buck, the entry-level 2023 Hyundai Kona is bang on the money.

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Best Performance Small SUV: Cupra Formentor VZx

Fast compact SUVs from the same house go head-to-head, but will it be the VW Group’s German brand or Spanish brand that prevails?

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Best Premium Small SUV: BMW X1

A new-generation BMW X1 and a first-ever Alfa Romeo Tonale take on the 2019 Wheels Car of the Year Volvo XC40 in a battle of luxury compact SUVs.

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Best Hybrid Small SUV: Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

If slashing your fuel bill is an imperative for your next SUV, you’ve arrived at the right place

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2023 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross review: LS Black Edition

Eclipse Cross Black Edition brings amped-up styling for a keen mid-$30K price

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2023 BMW XM review

Plenty of shock and awe but not one of M’s greatest achievements…

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2023 Volkswagen T-Roc review: 140TSI R-Line AWD

Does the new, more-potent T-Roc R overshadow the mid-spec 140TSI R-Line, or is the latter ‘just right’? Let’s find out.

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2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV ES review

Entry-level model of the Outlander plug-in hybrid line-up makes its case for value and efficiency

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2024 Honda ZR-V review: first Australian drive of petrol and hybrid

Sorry CR-V – ZR-V is the medium SUV poised to bring Honda back to the pointy end of the sales race

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2023 Mazda CX-60 review: Australian launch

It’s a Mazda unlike any other, but is the CX-60 worthy of the brand’s ambitious upmarket foray?

Comparisons

Specs: Hyundai IONIQ 5 N v Tesla Model Y Perf, Kia EV6 GT, ICE rivals & more!

Want to know how Hyundai’s new $100K-plus IONIQ 5 N performance flagship compares to its closest rivals? Look no further

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MG4 review: Australian first drive of budget EV

Even in pre-production, UK spec, the MG4 hatch proves the long wait for a good, affordable electric car may well be over

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2024 Hyundai Kona review (entry model)

Hyundai’s small SUV isn’t so small anymore, and neither is the price – so what do you get when spending the least possible on a new one?

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BMW iX5 Hydrogen review: Prototype drive

Is it time to take hydrogen vehicles seriously? BMW presents a chunky argument as to why we should

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2023 MG4 XPower review: First overseas drive

China sets its sights on Australia’s performance car market with 320kW MG4 XPower electric hot hatch – and it could be priced in the Golf R’s ballpark

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Zeekr 001 Review: China’s Model 3 Performance challenger

New Chinese EV brand kicks off with a rapid, long-range ‘shooting brake’ wagon as it targets luxury electric cars from BMW, Mercedes and Tesla.

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Volkswagen GTI and R range hit the racetrack

Volkswagen claims to have the broadest range of attainable performance vehicles on the market, but are they up to the task?

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2023 Golf R 20 Years track review: The Ultimate Golf?

We hit the track in Volkswagen’s celebratory R

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2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC review

Bigger, quieter, more richly equipped and better to drive, Merc’s second-gen GLC is a winner. Providing you’re willing to pay for it…

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2023 Cupra Leon V review: First Australian drive

It may be Cupra’s ‘base model’ but there’s nothing junior about the Leon V