AUSTRALIAN SUV REVIEWS

2022 Audi S3 Sportback Python Yellow Australia
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2022 Audi S3 Sportback review: Australian first drive

Fourth-gen Audi S3 packs in performance, practicality and a pleasing price

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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric review

Volvo’s striking and award-winning XC40 now has a fully electric version. It may not be cheap but it’s fast and it delivers what the punters want – a compact SUV

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2022 Genesis G70 Shooting Brake Sport Line review

Are wagons coming back? The newest addition to the Australian market from Genesis seems to think so

2023 Aston Martin DBX707 review for Australia
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2023 Aston Martin DBX 707 review: International first drive

It might be a big, heavy SUV but the Aston Martin DBX707 sure dances nicely

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Audi Q5 vs Genesis GV70 vs Jaguar F-Pace comparison review

The Genesis GV70 is the most complete offering so far from the ambitious Korean luxo brand. But has it got the wow factor to challenge Audi and Jaguar?

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2022 BMW M3 manual review

If the three-pedal G80 M3 is the last of a dying breed, you’d better snap one up

2022 Hyundai Palisade Elite Australia
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2022 Hyundai Palisade Elite AWD review

We jump in the mid-spec variant of Hyundai’s plus-size SUV to see if represents the sweet spot of the range

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 Australia CBrunelli
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Peak Charge: 2022 Kia EV6 v Hyundai IONIQ 5 v Polestar 2 comparison review

Hold that Tesla Model 3 order! Korea and Sweden have fresh answers to America’s EV sales hero, but which is the best alternative?

2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Blaze Orange Metallic US-spec
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2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing review

With a beast of a turbo V6, rear-wheel drive, limited-slip diff and the option of a manual, Cadillac has thrown all the right ingredients at its CT4-V Blackwing

2022 Mazda CX-30 G25 Touring Machine Grey Metallic Australia SRawlings
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2022 Mazda CX-30 G25 Touring review

Mazda’s impressive upsized compact SUV scores the blacked-out SP trim in Touring form

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2022 Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition review: Australian first drive

Aston Martin’s Vantage finally finds its teeth

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2022 Subaru BRZ vs Mazda MX-5: drag battle!

It’s an affordable rear-drive showdown but can the bigger capacity Subie finally topple Mazda’s soft-top in a straight line?

2022 Jeep Compass Trailhawk Bright White Australia MWilliams
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2022 Jeep Compass Trailhawk review

The revised Compass Trailhawk parades Jeep’s hardcore ‘Trail Rated’ badge, but can this and the latest updates justify its hefty price tag?

2021 Subaru Outback Touring Ice Silver Metallic Australia STanner
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Living with the 2021 Subaru Outback Touring

Subie’s mainstay crossover arrives to conquer both ’burbs and bush

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Lexus UX300e vs Volvo XC40 Electric comparison review

This pair square up on price, but all is not equal when Japan takes on Sweden for dominance in the compact electric SUV segment

2022 Ferrari 296GTB Rosso Imola EU-spec
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2022 Ferrari 296 GTB review: International first drive

Downsized cylinder count, upscaled performance – and price. Meet the hybrid blueprint for Ferrari’s future

Living with the 2021 Toyota GR Yaris Rallye
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Living with the 2021 Toyota GR Yaris Rallye

We wrangle the GR Yaris Rallye for a long-term stay in the MOTOR garage

2022 MG ZST Brighton Blue Australia SRawlings
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2022 MG ZST Review

MG’s bargain ZS T range continues to improve but in a fast-moving automotive landscape, does the old-but-new brand have what it takes?

2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 Spectral Blue Metallic Australia
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2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 review: Australian first drive

The new C-Class may be clever, but can it live up to its maker’s claim as a convincing compact alternative to the big-hitting S-Class?

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Shot in the dark: 2022 Maserati MC20 steers iconic brand into the future

Maserati shoves in the chips in a long-odds bet, but will the intriguing MC20 reap the returns?

2022 Mazda MX-5 GT RS Soul Red Crystal Metallic Australia
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2022 Mazda MX-5 RS review: First drive

Introduction of KPC chassis innovation sharpens the MX-5’s manners on track and road

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Living with the 2022 Mazda MX-5 GT RS

What’s it like to live with the plucky two-seater MX-5? The driver-focused GT RS joins the MOTOR garage to show us what’s what

2022 Peugeot 3008 GT Sport Plug-in Hybrid Pearl White Australia ABrook
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2022 Peugeot 3008 GT Sport Plug-in Hybrid review: First drive

Peugeot sparks local market electrification with surprisingly versatile 3008

2021 Isuzu MU-X LS-T Long Term Cobalt Blue Mica Australia SRawlings
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Living with the 2021 Isuzu MU-X LS-T

Isuzu’s popular D-Max based SUV is back for a second go round, with lots of big improvements. My family and I are onboard for a few months.