SUV news

Merc's new SUV is a portable cinema

Remember the good old drive-in movie theatre? Well Merecedes-Benz is reviving the concept with its new GLA concept.

Next-gen RAV4 an 'SUV with sports-car intentions'

Do buyers of SUVs place much importance on razor-sharp handling, or are there more pressing priorities?

Land Rover reportedly shelving convertible plans

The opinion-splitting Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept, unveiled at last year's Geneva Motor Show, will reportedly not go into production.

Cheap Cherokee

Sub $30K opener heralds new softer direction for one-time 4x4 diehard.

Super Kluger!

Toyota takes the covers off its larger, next-generation, seven-seater, midsized SUV weapon.

Turbo Kias coming

KIA is set to jump-start its long-promised but still-dormant performance image with turbo versions of the all-new Koup, as well as the facelifted Optima and Sportage models.

Land Rover's Electric Defender

Forget what you know about electric cars. Land Rover has moved the goal posts. In a world of city-friendly EVs, Land Rover has broken the mould and built a hard-core electric off-roader.

Audi reveals hot SUV

Audi has unveiled its new high-performance RS Q3 ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut. It becomes the latest addition to Audi’s growing RS lineup, and will be the first RS model to cost less than $100,000 when it goes on sale in the first quarter of 2014. Boasting a new 228kW turbocharged five-cylinder engine, the compact SUV is capable of 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds, yet will use just 8.8L/100km.

P-Plate turbo ban to change

P-Platers in New South Wales could soon be back behind the wheel of turbo powered cars, if plans to scrap the controversial ban are upheld.

Clarkson to host Top Gear Festival Sydney

The official schedule for the first ever Top Gear Festival Sydney has been unveiled.

Jeep Grand Cheroke

Jeep’s Grand Cherokee has copped a new eight-speed auto box, a futuristic facelift, performance boost and improved fuel consumption. The new model was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show.

X4 bound for Detroit

'X' marks a spot you never thought existed, with speculation that BMW will soon prise open the very skinny space between the X3 and X5 SUVs with its all-new .

Simpson Desert app

A Simpson Desert-flavoured iPad app is available to download for free from the Apple App Store in celebration of the first motor vehicle crossing of the formidable red giant by a Nissan Patrol G60 in 1962.

SUV HEAVYWEIGHT LIGHTENS UP

The new, fourth-gen Rangie features all aluminium monocoque construction that's a claimed 39 percent lighter than the out-going model's steel body, for an overall kerb weight reduction of up to 420kg.

Lamborghini to unveil Urus SUV this week

Lamborghini is set to reveal an all-new SUV concept car in China this week called the Urus.

Nissan reveal 'Batmobile' Le Mans racer

Nissan has revealed its radical new DeltaWing technological concept - a race car resembling the Batmobile set to race at the 24 hours of Le Mans in June.

MTM builds 347kW VW T5 van

A number of things stand out in the press release we’ve just received about the MTM T 500, but a good place to start would seem to be the point where MTM says this bonkers machine is something “an unsuspecting observer might mistake at first glance for a VW T5.”

4x4 Event: The Camel Trophy

Twenty-five years after the ‘4X4 Olympics’ were held in Australia, seven Land Rover Defenders recreate the gruelling off-road event.

Australia's 20 best-selling dual-range 4x4s

They are Australia’s 20 best-selling dual-range 4X4s - but are they all worth your hard-earned dollar?

BMW M diesels: new for 2012 with 284kW and three turbos!

Look out world - the first BMW M diesels are on the way. Badged M550d, X5 M50d and X6 M50d, they're packing THREE turbochargers, 284kW and 740Nm of torque, and debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

Car prices going down

Smart shoppers know that the best deals on new cars emerge before and after January 1. In less than a month’s time, anything built in 2011 will be immediately deemed, like, so last year. Literally.

Nissan creates GT-R SUV

Nissan has taken the GT-R’s 3.8-litre twin-turbo V6, six-speed transaxle and all-wheel-drive chassis, and stuffed the complete powertrain into its Euro-only Juke compact SUV.

Subaru XV a stand-alone model

Subaru will introduce the jacked-up XV version of its forthcoming new Impreza as a stand-alone model to rival the Nissan Dualis and Volkswagen Tiguan.

Chrysler SRT here in 2012

Chrysler’s in-house performance division will make a comeback to Australia in 2012 with the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 arriving in the first quarter, and the Chrysler 300C SRT8 here mid-year.