Luxury Reviews

Call it what you will: luxury four-wheel drive wagon;4x4; sports utility vehicle; or BMW's own title of 'sports activity vehicle' SAV', the X5 continues to barge its way through the Australian market.

If the Boxster isn't quite butch enough for you because it's a convertible and the 911 Coupe is too expensive then the Cayman could be the perfect solution.

Maserati's new Quattroporte is selling like hotcakes overseas. Although it looks much the same, the big four-door, four or five-seat sedan is actually new from the ground up.

A slightly squarer nose and new headlights and LED taillights are the main exterior styling to the 2014 Mini Cooper, but looking inside the cabin will give trainspotters clues, with the speedo and tacho moving from the massive 8.8-inch circular gauge in the middle of the dash to a more normal position in the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel (with heads-up displays for upper spec variants).The Mini Cooper is powered by a turbo 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine with outputs of 100kW of power between 4500-600rpm and 220Nm of torque at a low 1250rpm, with Mini claiming a 0-100kmh time of 7.56 seconds (auto) and 7.66 (manual) and fuel economy of 4.5L/100km.The Cooper S gets a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder, developing 141kW of power between 4700-6000rpm and 300Nm of torque at 1250rpm, with 0-100kmh times of 6.62 (auto) and 6.73 (manual)  and fuel economy of 5.7L/100km. The diesel Cooper D's 1.6-litre is gone in favour of a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbodiesel delivering 84kW and 270Nm, with claimed fuel economy of a frugal 3.5L/100km -- a saving of 0.3L. Transmissions for all variants are a standard six-speed manual transmission or optional six-speed auto. 

The BMW X5 has always been a good choice for people looking for a sporty SUV. This new version promises to be just as good to drive as before, yet even more luxurious.

We turn the spotlight on the Mercedes-Benz E400 and ask the questions to which you want the answers, including the biggest -- would you buy one?

Meet Audi's velvet sledgehammer or, if you like cliches, it's wolf in sheep's clothing, an undercover road rocket or motoring's Jekyll and Hyde. It's too hard not to describe Audi's SQ5 TDi any other way although Audi describes it as "potent and pious". It's a luxury monster that the naysayers would pooh-pooh for

There's a button on the new Quattroporte's console marked 'ICE' – which has nothing to do with driving in snow or setting the aircon to freezing.

It may be Mini by name but there's nothing mini by nature about the Mini any more. In fact, the latest version I've been driving comes with maxi performance and price.

Audi's third-generation A3 has been a success story for the brand since its launch in May 2013.