This is the new 2023 Chery Omoda 5. It, in our opinion, is the least-recommendable new SUV currently on sale in Australia. We’re not sure how a product with so many surrounding concerns actually passed through Australian Design Rules, let alone received ticks of approval from engineers and other decision-makers […]
SUVs
2023 Kia Stonic Sport review (video)
With the popularity of SUVs today, Kia could never offer too many models. The baby in a fleet of four SUVs is the popular Kia Stonic. It is an easy one for Kia as it is based on the Kia Rio. Throughout 2022, the Korean brand sold 8557 units in […]
2023 Aston Martin DBX707 review (video)
About two years after the launch of Aston Martin’s first ever SUV, the DBX, the company decided it was time to get serious and introduce the DBX707. It is one of the most powerful petrol-powered SUVs on the market. Firstly, yep. This bad boy develops 707 metric horsepower, all waiting […]
2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate T8 review (video)
We first fell in love with the Volvo XC60 T8 plug-in hybrid in 2020. It was one of the first SUVs to roll sheer performance and efficiency into one vehicle. For 2023, the luxury SUV has been updated with more power, more electric driving range, more features, refreshed design elements, […]
2023 BMW X1 review – sDrive18i & xDrive20i (video)
BMW has released the third generation of its baby SUV – the X1. But just because it’s the smallest does not mean it’s small. Now bigger, bolder and smarter than ever before, the 2023 X1 is out to reset benchmarks for its class. According to VFACTS, the outgoing X1 slipped […]
2023 MG ZST Vibe review
With the launch of the MG ZS in 2018, a solid foundation for the brand’s success was laid down. Few could’ve predicted at the time that MG would end up in the top 10 best-selling vehicle brands in Australia, moving nearly 50,000 vehicles in 2022. In late 2020, the ZST […]
2023 Jeep Compass Trailhawk review (video)
Commanding a small but respectable piece of the small SUV sales pie, the Jeep Compass Trailhawk is a premium-priced player in the segment, trading on the off-road legacy of the storied American carmaker. According to December 2022 VFACTS, the Jeep Compass enjoyed a 36.6 per cent bump in sales last […]
2023 Land Rover Defender 110 P525 V8 review (video)
Do you have a supercharged V8 vehicle? You might want to hold onto it. According to Redbook, there are currently 1817 new vehicles on the market in Australia right now. Of those, just 3 feature a supercharged V8. And 2 of those are the Land Rover Defender P525. Talk about […]