Luxury Reviews

Lexus RX 2023 review: 500h F Sport Performance

By Emily Agar · 05 Jul 2023

The new RX has been revamped, restyled and retooled, so how does it compete in the luxury large SUV market?

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Audi RS Q3 2023 review: Sportback edition 10 years

By James Cleary · 04 Jul 2023

Audi's high-performance compact SUV, the RS Q3, has been with us for a decade and to celebrate the Bavarian brand has produced 555 examples of the 'edition 10 years' Sportback for worldwide consumption. We got our hands on one of these turbo five-cylinder quattro rocket ships from a small batch coming to Australia.

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Land Rover Defender 2023 review: 110 P400 75th Anniversary - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 01 Jul 2023

The latest-generation Land Rover Defender has attracted ample praise, won a trophy cabinet full of global awards - and it's sold very well.To commemorate 75 years since the original Landie, the Series I, was released, JLR is selling 75 of its 75th anniversary Defenders in Australia - 25 Defender 90s and 50 Defender 110s. Is this limited-edition Landie worth more than $150,000?

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Mercedes-Benz Vito 2023 review: 116 CDI MWB Van - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 29 Jun 2023

Mercedes-Benz has earned its reputation as a maker of premium passenger cars, but the three-pointed star also produces a huge variety of light- and heavy-commercial vehicles. The Vito van lines up against the market-dominant Toyota HiAce, however cost-of-entry is appreciably higher. Does the extra spend deliver value-for-money? Our TradieGuide review aims to answer that question.

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Audi SQ7 2023 review: Family test

By Emily Agar · 26 Jun 2023

The Audi SQ7 TFSI has seen the engine overhauled and a few little tweaks for the 2023 edition. But it has some heavy-hitting luxury competitors. Are its engine specs enough for it to hold it's own?

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BMW X7 2023 review: xDrive40d

By Tim Nicholson · 22 Jun 2023

You don't get much bigger and bolder than the BMW X7 - especially with its striking new front-end design. There's a lot more to the facelift than that face - loads of changes have been made inside and under the skin. Is it still one of the top picks for families with fancy taste and a healthy budget?

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Alfa Romeo Tonale Veloce 2023 review: snapshot

By James Cleary · 22 Jun 2023

The Tonale Veloce is the highest of two grades for Alfa Romeo’s new compact, five-seat premium SUV. At just over four and half metres long it’s a full five-seater but sits squarely within the small SUV footprint. Priced at $56,400, before on-road costs, the Veloce squares up to Audi’s Q3, BMW’s X1 and the Mercedes GLA.

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Alfa Romeo Tonale Ti 2023 review: snapshot

By James Cleary · 20 Jun 2023

The Tonale Ti is the first of two grades for Alfa Romeo’s new compact, five-seat premium SUV. At just over four and half metres long it’s a full five-seater but sits squarely within the small SUV footprint. Priced at $49,990, before on-road costs, the Ti squares up to Audi’s Q3, the Lexus UX and segment leading Volvo XC40.

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Alfa Romeo Tonale 2023 review

By James Cleary · 16 Jun 2023

Alfa Romeo is having a second crack at the premium SUV market with the compact Tonale. Its larger Stelvio stablemate hasn't set the world on fire, so, can this sleek five-seater capture more Aussie hearts and minds?

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Range Rover 2023 review: Autobiography LWB 7-seat

By Laura Berry · 05 Jun 2023

The V8-powered Range Rover Autobiography long wheelbase is fit for the Royal Family, but what about the Berry family? We found out when this luxurious large SUV and rival to the Bentley Bentayga came to stay for a week.

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