AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

Skoda Octavia RS vs Peugeot 508 Fastback
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Peugeot 508 GT v Skoda Octavia RS comparison review

Fed up with the status quo? Here are two fine-driving alternatives for those prepared to break away from the pack

2021 Mercedes AMG GLE 63 S Coupe review
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2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe review

The coupe version of AMG’s monster truck promises more than a just dramatic body swap

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2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV review: Australian first drive

It’s the most striking and intriguing car to ever come from Hyundai. We find out if the IONIQ 5 is as brilliant as it looks.

Haval H6 v MG HS
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SUV Comparison: 2021 MG HS vs Haval H6

These two mid-size SUVs are rocketing up the Aussie sales charts, so we enlist design guru Richard Ferlazzo to answer a simple question: why?

2021 Audi e-tron 50 Sportback review
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2021 Audi E-Tron 50 Sportback Review

Audi’s electric five-seater SUV has some competition coming its way, so it’s time to have a look before the rest arrive

2021 Ford Focus ST v Hyundai i30 N drag race
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Blowout at 190km/h: Ford Focus ST v Hyundai i30 N drag race

Heavily updated i30 N takes on Ford’s muscular Focus ST at the drag strip. Which hot hatch is king?

2021 Bentley Continental GT Speed coupe first drive review
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First Drive: 2021 Bentley Continental GT Speed

The coupe makes a compelling case for the title of ultimate grand tourer, the convertible is pure indulgence

2021 Skoda Fabia 81TSI Run-Out Edition
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2021 Skoda Fabia 81TSI Run-Out Edition review

Getting in at the end of the Fabia’s lifespan could mean the bargain buy you’re after

2021 Hyundai Staria Load first drive review
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First Drive: 2022 Hyundai Staria-Load review

Style, tech and an upmarket spin underpins Hyundai’s reinvented commercial lugger

2022 Volkswagen T-Roc R first international drive review
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First Drive: 2022 Volkswagen T-Roc R

Hot Dub time machine heads to the Alps

2021 Peugeot 2008 GT review feature
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2021 Peugeot 2008 GT review

It’s difficult to make a rational case for the 2008 against stiff small SUV opposition, but doing so misses the point

Living with the 2021 Lexus LC500
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Living with the 2021 Lexus LC500

Lexus’ otherworldly LC500 checks into the MOTOR garage, here’s what it’s like to live with

2021 Kia Sorento PHEV first drive review
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First Drive: 2022 Kia Sorento GT-Line PHEV review

Kia’s flagship large SUV now comes with battery included, but does this plug-in hybrid EV provide enough of a fuel saving to justify the hefty price hike?

2022 Lexus NX 350h review for Australia
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2022 Lexus NX 350h review: International first drive

The second generation of Lexus’s popular medium SUV, the NX, will land in Australia early next year. John Carey explores whether you should wait.

2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV Aspire review
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2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV review

How does Mitsubishi’s first plug-in hybrid model after the hugely successful Outlander PHEV stand up against its electrified small-SUV rivals?

2022 BMW M5 CS review for Australia
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2022 BMW M5 CS review: International first drive

More fully-fledged four-door supercar than ultimate BMW performance sedan

2021 Lamborghini Huracan STO white
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2021 Lamborghini Huracan STO review: International first drive

The intoxicating Huracan STO lays waste to Ferruccio Lamborghini’s opinions about whether racing improves the breed

2021 Honda Civic VTi-LX review
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2021 Honda Civic VTi-LX hatch review

Honda’s outgoing flagship Civic hatch is still a handy steerer with a few tricks ups its sleeve

2021 Kia Carnival vs Hyundai Staria MPV comparison review
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People-movers compared: Hyundai Staria vs Kia Carnival review

Hyundai has re-entered the space race with its boldly styled Staria MPV. Can it steal the MVP (Most Valuable People-Mover) award from the segment’s current benchmark?

2021 Audi S4 review
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2021 Audi S4 Review

Audi’s A4 scores a 3.0-litre V6 boost, sports suspension and bit of fettling to make it a proper sleeper. Who doesn’t love a sleeper?

2021 Hyundai i30 N-Line review
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2021 Hyundai i30 N-Line hatch manual review

Hyundai’s lightly updated warm hatch seems to have had a few of its hard edges knocked off, courtesy of the i30 N’s success.

2021 Jaguar XF R-Dynamic HSE P300 AWD review feature
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2021 Jaguar XF review: R-Dynamic HSE P300 AWD

Jaguar’s XF executive sedan range now has just one variant. Is it still relevant?

2021 Jaguar i-Pace EV400 S first drive review
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First drive: 2021 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 S

Now charges even quicker, but at a price

2021 Toyota Yaris Cross Hybrid 2WD Urban review feature
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2021 Toyota Yaris Cross review: Hybrid 2WD Urban

Toyota pitches the Yaris Cross as meeting the “lifestyle needs of active urban dwellers” but does it meet its own brief?