SUV Reviews

Subaru Forester AWD Sport 2026 review: snapshot
By Chris Thompson · 04 Aug 2025
The Subaru Forester Sport is a mid-spec variant of the mid-size SUV that adds visual extras and more features in petrol and hybrid versions.
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Subaru Forester AWD Premium 2026 review: snapshot
By Chris Thompson · 02 Aug 2025
The Subaru Forester Premium is a specific variant that adds a small number of extra features to the base Forester AWD, but isn’t available with a hybrid drivetrain unlike the rest of the line-up.
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Toyota LandCruiser Prado 2026 review: Hybrid - International first drive 
By Stephen Ottley · 02 Aug 2025
They call it the Toyota LandCruiser (two words) but to Australian eyes it looks like what we affectionately call a Prado. But it’s what’s underneath the surface, beyond the name, that makes this car so interesting.
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GWM Haval H6 Lux 2026 review: snapshot
By Jack Quick · 01 Aug 2025
The Lux is now the entry-level trim in the local 2026 GWM Haval H6 line-up.
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Chery Tiggo 8 2026 review: Super Hybrid - Australian first drive
By Tom White · 01 Aug 2025
Chery's Tiggo 7 plug-in hybrid might be a plug-in price leader, but the Tiggo 8 ticks even more boxes.
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Suzuki Fronx 2026 review: Hybrid - Australian first drive
By Chris Thompson · 31 Jul 2025
With small SUVs becoming more and more prominent, Suzuki is bringing a new sub-$30K hybrid light SUV to the market - the Fronx. We’ve jumped in for a quick spin at its Australian launch to find out.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed Tourer 2026 review: snapshot
By Tom White · 29 Jul 2025
The Exceed Tourer is the pinnacle of the Mitsubishi Outlander range, featuring all of the available equipment.
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GWM Haval H6 2026 review: Ultra Hybrid
By Jack Quick · 29 Jul 2025
The GWM Haval H6 has always been a solid budget buy, but this latest update sees it duke it out with segment stalwarts like the Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson.
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Chery Tiggo 7 2026 review: Super Hybrid - Australian first drive
By Tom White · 28 Jul 2025
This is Australia’s most affordable plug-in hybrid vehicle. It’s the Chery Tiggo 7 ‘Super Hybrid’ and you can have one for just $39,990 drive-away at the time we put this review together.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed 2026 review: snapshot
By Tom White · 27 Jul 2025
The Exceed sits second from the top of the Outlander range and is available only as a five-seater in all-wheel drive.It is priced from $55,140 before on-roads and features all of the equipment from the lower grade Aspire, plus 'high-grade leather-appointed' seats and interior trim, heating, ventilation and power adjust for the front two positions, memory options for the driver's seat, a digital rear-vision mirror, a hands-free power tailgate, an upgrade to tri-zone climate adding a third climate zone for the second row, aluminium pedals, a panoramic opening sunroof, built-in sunshades for the rear windows, and a full-size alloy spare.It scores the full safety suite consisting of the standard auto emergency braking (front and rear), lane keep assist with departure warning, blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, driver attention alert, traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise control with traffic jam assist, and adaptive high beams.All combustion Outlander grades are powered by the same 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine (135kW/244Nm) mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). Importantly for the 2025 update, all Outlander grades now score an Australian-developed ride and handling tune.Fuel consumption is rated at 8.1L/100km. All combustion Outlanders can use 91RON petrol.Boot capacity is 485 litres in all five-seat combustion-powered Outlanders, and the spare resides under the floor.
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