SPECS PACKAGE DRIVE VERDICT To try and help you decipher the small SUV market, today we’re taking a look at two Japanese underdogs of the segment; the 2016 Honda HR-V and the new Suzuki Vitara S Turbo. Both of these are quite popular in Australia, although, they can’t catch the […]
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10 things to know about the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander
As PerformanceDrive has reported here, Mitsubishi Motors is the latest manufacturer to find itself embroiled in fuel economy-related woes and financial trouble. As a result, the Japanese company has started to skew and streamline its emphasis on models that are doing the best for the company – SUV lines. The […]
2016 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport seven-seat review
If you’re shopping for a large SUV with genuine off-road capability but the flexibility and space to raise a family, there are plenty of fresh-faced combatants vying for your hard-earned dollar. One of the more recent debuts is the 2016 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport seven-seat, joining the likes of the Ford […]
2016 Range Rover Sport SVR review (video)
What is the coolest car currently on the market? Well, it depends how you define ‘cool’, but we think this is it, the Range Rover Sport SVR. This isn’t going to be as much a critique but more a report to explain how we got to the answer so quickly. […]
2016 Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 petrol review (video)
Quirky cars normally come with more than a few sacrifices. The new Citroen C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech, being one of the quirkiest of them all, is a bit different. When you scratch beneath the weird plastic surface it appears to shake that equation out of its roots. The inappropriately-named Citroen […]
2016 Subaru Forester tS STI review (video)
Could the SUV be the new minivan? This style of vehicle has seen obscene levels of success in the last few decades, where it has more-or-less overtaken the sedan as the default go-to car. Not only are they fashionable, but the increased ride height gives many a feeling of safety […]
2016 Honda HR-V VTi-L review (video)
One segment experiencing year-on-year growth in the Australian automotive market is the Small SUV. The 2016 Honda HR-V is the third most popular entrant, behind only the dynamic Mazda CX-3 and segment-leading Mitsubishi ASX (according to VFACTS June 2016). Released in Australia last year, the HR-V features bulbous styling with […]
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe SR review (video)
Hyundai’s answer to the Audi SQ7 and BMW X5 M50d? Not quite. However, the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe SR does possess true sporting pedigree and, visually, it does wonders to shake up the seven-seat SUV class. Hyundai Australia introduced the Series II Santa Fe late last year, bringing some design […]