SUV Reviews

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

Peugeot remains a tiny protagonist on the edge of a ferocious Aussie SUV market battlefield. But a limited edition version of its mid-size 5008 offers an interesting alternative to the mainstream players.

The CR-V keeps on giving for Honda, so Honda has given this particular variant some necessary upgrades for 2019 that should keep it front of mind for family SUV buyers.

You mightn't have heard of it, but the SsangYong Korando could be the brand's most important model ever. A perennial best seller for the company in Korea, this all-new fifth-generation model version is more accomplished and contemporary than any model that has come before it from SsangYong.

After a tumultuous few years, a re-booted SsangYong returns to the Australian market with its hopes and dreams pinned to the Tivoli small SUV.

The Q5 is Audi’s medium-sized SUV (and the best-selling model in its Q range), but the range-topping 50 TDI Quattro Sport version is anything but middling.

The 1990s brought us many, many good things. Nirvana, trip-hop, some fine British comedy, Madonna's more entertaining flights of fancy... You'll notice there aren't many cars in this list.

Knocking back the Kia Seltos S because of its weird hubcaps is like not buying the perfect house because you don’t like the letterbox.

The Range Rover Velar plugs the gap between the hyper-stylish Evoque and the Range Rover Sport. Long, lithe and beautiful, you can choose from a staggering 65 variants.

Range Rover's Velar plugs the gap we didn't know needed plugging between the Evoque and the Range Rover Sport. Weaved into the price list is the R-Dynamic specification.Off the bat, every Velar features all-wheel drive, an eight-speed automatic and five seats. When you're choosing your Velar, you start with the engine and trim level combination and you can then add R-Dynamic.The R-Dynamic package is all about styling - a lot like M Sport or S-Line - inside and out adds different wheels, upgrades to seat leather, aluminium trim pieces and on some models an upgrade to the sound system. R-Dynamic adds around $6000 to the price of each trim/engine level.Each Velar comes with JLR's new stacked touchscreen technology, Touch Pro Duo. With two big touchscreens, one high in the dash as before and one where the dash meets the console, it allows you to spread the different functions across the two screens. Annoyingly, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are a $520 privilege for the pair.The Velar ships with six airbags, ABS, stability and traction controls, tyre pressure monitoring, reversing camera, lane-keep assist, forward AEB with pedestrian avoidance, and lane-departure warning.There are also three top-tether anchor points and two ISOFIX points and the Velar scored five ANCAP safety stars in December 2017.