SUV Reviews

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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