SUV reviews

Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain: 7 Things you didn’t know

Mercedes reckons it can defend the ailing large luxury wagon against the all-conquering SUV with a jumped-up E-Class-based crossover called the All-Terrain.

December 10, 2016

Lancia Stratos driven

Rather than being locked away and pampered in a collection, this WRC legend is driven hard and often.

December 10, 2016

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain Quick Review

Mercedes finally joins the crossover-wagon genre, but will its luxury entry succeed in the growing but under-represented segment?

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain review

You’d think jacking up a station wagon to make it a quasi-SUV would ruin what we liked so much in the first place. Not always.

2017 Lexus LC review

Every brand needs a hero car. And Lexus has a new one.

2017 Audi SQ7 TDI review

Audi’s seven-seater wrestles physics into a headlock

2017 Maserati Quattroporte first drive review

Italy’s big luxury sedan gains a sprinkling of bespoke luxury – and up-to-the-minute multimedia – to support its charismatic quest for seducing rich buyers bored with the usual mega-luxe suspects.

Holden Commodore SS-V Redline Ute vs HSV Maloo R8 SV Black

Is the Maloo just an overpriced SS-V? Not exactly

2017 Lexus RC Range Review

The Lexus RC is a two-door coupe with unmistakable styling and exquisite attention to detail. It is principally a GT car – a comfortable, powerful, cross-country tourer for two.

2016 Citroen C4 Picasso long term review

We take a few months to get to know another French renaissance master – the 2016 Citroen C4 Picasso

2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC 250d Coupe Quick Review

Form comes ahead of function in Mercedes’ fastback soft roader as we discover when we drive the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC 250d Coupe.

Ford Focus RS vs Mercedes-AMG A45 vs VW Golf GTI 40 Years

Ford’s drift-tastic Focus RS has received plenty of praise, but how does it rate against Europe’s hottest hatches?

2017 Fiat Abarth 124 Spider Range Review

The Abarth 124 Spider is a rear-drive sports car built for wind-in-the-hair enthusiasts from the Mazda MX-5. A turbo engine up front adds zest to the lightweight two-seater.

Renault Captur long term car review

Can a flirty turbo triple win us over? Read our long term 2015 Renault Captur review

Seven seater comparison review: Mazda CX-9 Sport

It’s time to embrace the best post-Ford Mazda that isn’t an MX-5 – the Mazda CX-9. The last time we were this pumped about a large SUV, it was 12 years ago, it wore a Territory badge, and it won Car of the Year.

December 4, 2016

2016 Abarth 124 Spider review

Noodles with Bolognese sauce anyone?

December 3, 2016

Seven seater comparison review: Kia Carnival S

The Kia Carnival S confines its brief to ‘movement of the people’ and succeeds. Carnival successfully marries handsome styling with luxurious space, which isn’t easy for a base-model people mover.

December 3, 2016

2017 Ford Everest RWD: 12 things you didn’t know

The Australian developed Ford Everest Trend is now available in a two-wheel-drive version that’s $5000 cheaper than the 4WD equivalent.

2016 Mercedes-AMG E43 review

43 Shades of AMG grey

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD Quick Review

We get hands on with the rear-wheel drive only Ford Everest – an SUV designed to have the space, ruggedness and towing ability of the 4WD models.

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD review

It looks and smells like a regular Everest, but the rear-drive Trend is all about towing, long distance touring and ferrying families rather than venturing too far off-road.

2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S: 8 things you need to know

How do you get a car with the equivalent of an atomic bomb under the bonnet to behave in a civilised manner?

Seven seater comparison review: Kia Sorento Si

The Kia Sorento Si is Sufficiently strong in enough areas to hoist bronze. The South Korean seven-seater SUV wooed us with its practicality, performance, value, and industry-leading warranty.