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2020 Hyundai Palisade – Specs, Price, Details

February 14, 2019 Karl Peskett

Hyundai is introducing its biggest ever SUV, with the eight-seater 2020 Hyundai Palisade hitting showrooms later this year. The new Palisade is a massive machine and will sit at the top of the Hyundai offering, set to take on the Toyota Highlander, Mazda CX-9 and [Click to read more]

Range Rover Velar V8 SVAutobiography top view

Range Rover Velar V8 isn’t an SVR

February 10, 2019 Karl Peskett

You may remember a few months ago we wrote about a possible Range Rover Velar V8 being tested at the Nurburgring. At the time we simply assumed it would be called the Range Rover Velar SVR. It made sense – after all, the V8 version [Click to read more]

Suzuki Jimny four-door in the pipeline

January 24, 2019 Karl Peskett

Suzuki is considering a four-door version of its ever-popular Jimny off-roader. Also in the works is a utility version of Suzuki’s diminutive SUV, and while the two models haven’t been confirmed just yet, there’s plenty of interest from customers and dealers alike. Michael Pachota, general [Click to read more]

2020 Ford Explorer: Is it worth upgrading?

January 12, 2019 Karl Peskett

Ford has unveiled its all-new large SUV – the 2020 Ford Explorer – before it goes on sale in North America in the middle of 2019. But is it worth upgrading to the new model or is it worth keeping your old one? Read on [Click to read more]

BMW X7 specs and off road package details

November 3, 2018 Karl Peskett

The 2019 BMW X7 will kick off from $74,895 and will receive an off-road package allowing it to go further than any SUV in its price range. Oh, yes, it’s also big. Like get-out-of-the-way big. BMW says it has “harmonious proportions”, but it has to [Click to read more]

Land Rover Defender 2020 spy shot on the road

Land Rover Defender locked in for 2020 launch date

October 3, 2018 Karl Peskett

The 2020 Land Rover Defender has had its launch date confirmed, while also being spied during public road testing, with the brand proudly displaying a “Best 4×4 by far” message across its sides and rear. Given the tagline, you’d have to say that Land Rover [Click to read more]

Audi SQ2 gets 296hp turbo four-cylinder

October 2, 2018 Karl Peskett

Audi has revealed the hottest version of its subcompact SUV, the 2019 Audi SQ2 after having been confirmed earlier in the year. This pocket rocket crossover gets the same engine as the Audi S3, with its turbocharged 2.0-liter petrol four-cylinder making a healthy 296hp and [Click to read more]

2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE gets in-line 6, best-in-class aero

September 27, 2018 Karl Peskett

The 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV has been unveiled and it takes the fight straight to the Audi Q7 and the BMW X5, with a raft of new features designed to keep it at the head of the premium midsize category. A new in-line six-cylinder engine [Click to read more]

Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV detailed (2018)

September 10, 2018 Karl Peskett

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its very first full electric production SUV under a new product and technology brand which it calls EQ. The Mercedes-Benz EQC, as it’s called, is a crossover SUV that is equipped with twin asynchronous electric motors, giving it all wheel drive. Several [Click to read more]

Harrop Superado: An insane 600hp V8 Colorado

August 2, 2018 Karl Peskett

While Australia mourned the loss of the V8-powered ute when the Holden Commodore ceased local production, another V8 ute is about to hit the streets. It’s called the Harrop Superado and it takes a Holden (Chevrolet) Colorado and ditches the 2.8-litre diesel, swapping it for [Click to read more]

2019 Porsche Macan gets smaller V6, drops diesel

July 27, 2018 Karl Peskett

The 2019 Porsche Macan has been unveiled, with new rear-end styling, a revised infotainment system, a new V6 engine option but no diesel version. We’ve known for a while that Porsche would be dropping the diesel as an option, since the new WLTP laws came [Click to read more]

Datsun SUV confirmed for India in 2019

July 25, 2018 Karl Peskett

A Datsun SUV has been confirmed for the Indian market, with Thomas Kuehl, president of Nissan India Operations hinting that it will hit the market early in 2019. Speaking with Autocar India, Kuehl said that Datsun is trying to lift its profile in keeping with [Click to read more]

BMW X3 M spied testing before 2019 launch

July 18, 2018 Karl Peskett

BMW’s potent midsizer has been spied testing ahead of its launch next year, with the X3 M hitting the Nurburgring for its final evaluation before being signed off for production. With the X3 being a decent basis to build from, the X3 M should be [Click to read more]

Volkswagen T-Cross detailed before 2019 launch

July 13, 2018 Karl Peskett

Volkswagen’s newest SUV, the T-Cross, will make its public debut in the next few months, with the company releasing teaser images and details about the new crossover. VW says that the T-Cross has the “ability to conquer any road”, and that its motto is “I [Click to read more]

Proton SUV to be called X70, priced around RM80000

July 6, 2018 Karl Peskett

The internet rumour mill has gone into overdrive this week, but Proton is said to have locked in the name of its first SUV, calling it the Proton X70. A couple of months ago, we told you about the public vote that Proton was holding [Click to read more]