Luxury Reviews

The Mini Countryman is an interesting beast, isn’t it? It’s a Mini, but not mini at all. In fact, it’s a five-seater SUV, for those who love the unique styling of a MIni but want more space to fit the family.It still looks like a Mini, just an oversized one, and is in competition with cars like the Mercedes GLA, Audi Q3 and BMW X1.I was driving the Mini Countryman Cooper S, which is in the middle of the range and retails for $48,900 before on road costs.How does it work with a real family? I drove it with my gang of four over seven days to find out.

Australia hasn't drawn the BMW X2 to its SUV-buying bosom. The M35i is late to the performance SUV party, but to make up for it, it's cheap(er than some of its main rivals). But is it good?

Lexus has built its reputation on quality, refinement and top-shelf after-sales service. But does the hybrid version of its RX SUV bring anything new to the table?

Broken and/or bogged: We did a day of hard-core off-roading in a $90,000 V6 X-Class and lived to tell the tale. Is this luxury ute really worth its hefty price-tag?

The Alpina B5 Biturbo might just be the fastest family car you've never heard of. Here's how it fared on weekend duties.Looking for a fast family car but keen to avoid being labelled a show-off by your neighbours? If so, then I might just have the perfect mild-mannered missile for you.Not that the Alpina B5 Biturbo 2019 sedan isn't an eye-catching car. It's more that most people might never have heard of it. Alpina is a German tuning company, which in this case has worked its magic on a BMW M5.As a result, the B5 - priced at a rather hefty $240,349 - is a high-performance sedan that might just go unnoticed.  That money buys you a heap of standard features, including leather upholstery, four-zone climate control, navigation, Alpina-embossed headrests, a 10.25-inch infotainment display, digital radio, Alpina door sills, a sunroof, a 12-speaker Harman Kardon stereo, a head-up display, Alpina's virtual instrument cluster, heated front and rear seats, and those 20-inch Alpina alloy wheels.So, how will the B5 handle family taxi duties? My kids and I had the weekend to find out.

This Porsche Cayenne gives you a glimpse into the life of an actual Porsche owner, with some added space and practicality.

Jaguar's F-Pace got off to an excitable start when it launched a few years back. Now it's got JLR's own four-cylinder engines and even comes with two-wheel drive. And you might not know that it starts at less than eighty-grand.

It's called the Bentley of SUVs, but is the Bentayga V8 the best?

I remember a Lexus RX commercial that used to run on television when I lived in Washington. The RX is perched on the glass bed of this industrial-sized photocopier and as the light line passes under it indicating copies being made out comes a Mercedes, Audi and BMW, I think.

There are many ways to meet the demands of buyers, but paying a lot of money for a compact car isn't necessarily the best way about it. That isn't stopping luxury car brands from producing new, smaller SUVs that still have plenty of plushness, not to mention price tags that can be double that of equivalent mainstream models. These three models are some of the most intriguing examples of the breed.