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Audi Q3
2.0 TDI and TFSI - Audi’s first SUV was the abnormally large and intimidating Q7. Then came the smaller and more sensible Q5, and now follows the still smaller and more affordable Q3. Arguably the best looking of the three, the new Q3 is billed as a compact premium SUV and offers style and practicality with some off-r [...]
Volkswagen Amarok
Volkswagen’s first entry to the pick-up market in the UK is a rufty-tufty vehicle called Amarok. It’s aimed squarely at the Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi L200, which means it also appears on the radar of many non-commercial customers looking for a capable 4x4 for leisure use and towing duties. As such [...]
Mazda CX-7
2.2 Sport Tech Diesel - While the compact SUV market is a competitive sector, Mazda’s effort is a stellar one; even if its approach is a one-engine, one-trim attempt to capture the market. Handling and performance are standout, while equipment levels are pretty impressive too. It may be the only model, but don’t overlook i [...]
Volvo XC70
D5 SE - As one of three Volvo XC cars, this car is a close relation to the classic Volvo V70 estate car. The XC70 is the slightly chunkier, offroading sibling for people yearning for the practicality of an estate coupled to the adaptability of all wheel drive. Throw into the mix that it has more ground clea [...]
Jeep Wrangler
2011 2dr Sahara CRD Auto - As brands go, and despite its recent Daimler and more recent Fiat connections, Jeep remains as quintessentially American as Levi’s, Zippo, Harley-Davidson and Coca Cola. The first civilian Jeep, the CJ-2A, appeared in 1945, but can its latest direct descendent – the recently updated Wrangler – still [...]
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
5dr 2.2 SD4 190 4WD auto - The Range Rover Evoque 5dr is the more practical alternative from Land Rover’s brand new sporting compact SUV range. It adds extra doors, more rear headroom and a slight shift towards practicality rather than outright catwalk looks, and is likely to be the bigger seller of the two Evoques. It actual [...]
Chevrolet Captiva
2011 - A bolder look for the front end of the Chevrolet Captiva doesn’t turn it from SUV into crossover, but this capable car is all the better for its revisions. A classier cabin appeals and the engines have been improved. Only downside is the prices have crept up to make the Captiva good but not great va [...]
Jeep Grand Cherokee
2011 3-litre CRD - Jeep effectively invented the 4WD SUV with the 1946 Station Wagon, and the premium SUV with the 1963 Wagoneer. The Cherokee followed in 1974, and the Grand Cherokee in 1992, but despite a fine heritage the all-new fourth-generation Grand Cherokee can’t afford to rest on its laurels. [...]
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Coupe 2.2 SD4 190 4WD auto - An SUV Coupe - sounds radical? Yes, but that's just what a groundbreaking new car the Range Rover Evoque is. Sitting beneath the Range Rover Sport, it is smaller than even the Land Rover Freelander, and much sportier than both. Technically, the Range Rover Evoque Coupe is a 3-door, but not to Range [...]
Volvo XC90
D5 SE Premium AWD - A near monolith, Volvo’s shot at delivering a luxury SUV is a success on all counts. Deceptively quick off the mark, the XC90 combines safety and speed in equal measure with a ride as smooth as the cosy and sophisticated white leather interior. [...]
Vauxhall Antara
2011 - As mid-life updates go, the Vauxhall Antara’s is as comprehensive as they come. Along with revised exterior and interior looks, there are new engines and a reworked chassis. Together, they make the Antara a more appealing proposition in a talent-packed class. Vauxhall has also priced its compact SUV [...]
BMW X3
It’s telling that BMW’s new X3 is only marginally smaller than the first generation X5 SUV. BMW’s small off-roader is now a much bigger and a more accomplished machine, doing away with its predecessor’s reputation for a less than supple ride comfort and iffy build quality. In their places comes a sp [...]
Kia Sportage
3 1.7 CRDi 5dr - Big, bold, and beautiful the all new Kia Sportage is the clearest indication yet of the carmaker’s seriousness at moving up the automotive ladder. While the outgoing Sportage was functional, good value, and well-made, a head turner it certainly wasn’t. The entirely new Sportage is altogether a diffe [...]
Land Rover Range Rover
TDV8 - Range Rover stands for the ultimate in luxury SUVs, but where most of its rivals try too hard to be sporty or opulent, the Brit simply hits its mark. It offers a cabin made from the finest materials and provides ample space, while the underpinnings continue to serve up a wondrous mix of comfort, sur [...]
Mitsubishi ASX
Mitsubishi has a strong reputation for 4x4s but the ASX takes it into the new territory of crossovers. This brings the ASX into contention with the likes of the Nissan Qashqai and Ford Kuga, so the Mitsubishi has a lot to contend with. It’s undoubtedly a decent looking car, with some of the family l [...]
Porsche Cayenne
When Porsche first launched the Cayenne in 2002, it’s fair to say that the model was unpopular at both ends of the spectrum that featured petrolheads at one end and the green-hued, anti-car lobby at the other. For the petrolheads, it was heresy for Porsche, the doyens of the sports car world and cre [...]
Kia Sorento
2.2 CRDi KX-2 manual - If you are looking for a large SUV with the space to seat seven and with bang up-to-date looks, bags of space and refinement, and an engine which isn’t going to burn a hole in your pocket then you need to take a closer look at the latest generation Kia Sorento. Not as rough n’ ready as the old model [...]
Kia Sportage
2010 - Kia has moved its Sportage from straightforward SUV into the crossover market, taking on the Nissan Qashqai. It’s a bold move from Kia, but one which the new Sportage looks more than able to handle thanks to sharp looks and plenty of appeal. There’s also Kia’s class-leading seven-year, 100,000-miles [...]
Audi A4 allroad
Part estate car, part SUV, the Audi A4 Allroad tries to bring some of the glamour and chic of its larger A6 Allroad brother to a smaller class. It’s also trying to offer a more affordable route into luxurious SUV ownership while offering efficient diesel engines. Quattro four-wheel drive is standard [...]
Skoda Yeti
2.0 TDI CR 110bhp Elegance - The Czech manufacturer’s first modern-day foray into 4x4/Crossover/SUV territory is the imaginatively titled Yeti. Glimpsed in concept form at several motor shows over the years, the production version of the beast was finally unleashed to the UK public on 17th September 2009. With Skoda Auto firmly [...]
Porsche Cayenne
Diesel - Porsche aficionados weren’t best pleased when the German carmaker announced that it was to launch a 4x4 back in 2002, muttering darkly about the dilution of the company’s brand values. The introduction of a diesel variant in 2009 – the first oilburner to ever carry the Porsche badge – must have sent [...]
Volvo XC60
2009 R-Design - The XC60 R-Design comes in standard and SE trims, both of which provide a plethora of standard equipment to feel every inch the luxury SUV. With strong residual values, competitive pricing and Volvo’s quality to back them up, the only thing that prevents this Volvo scoring a full five-star rating is [...]
Kia Sorento
2.2 CRDi 4WD manual - The old Sorento was a tough 4x4 workhorse that could tow a laden horse box up Ben Nevis, almost. But seeking broader appeal the all-new 7-seater Sorento is comfier, quieter, more family orientated and stylish. And it’s now even available in 2WD guise, but has it gone too soft? [...]
Audi A4 allroad
2009 3.0 TDI - The A4 Allroad is, on the face of it, something of a conundrum. A high-riding executive estate car, with the extra ground clearance built in to allow it to go off-road, it has to be an idea with limited appeal. However, Audi hasn’t become arguably the fastest-growing carmaker in the last decade by n [...]
Citroen C-Crosser
2.2 HDi DCS - The C-Crosser has quite a high list price, but Citroen dealers are open to negotiation, which will help bring the cost down and offset the heavier depreciation the C-Crosser will experience compared to the best cars in this class. [...]
Jeep Grand Cherokee
3.0 CRD Overland Auto - Big, butch and mean looking the Jeep Grand Cherokee is one masculine machine and sits just below the Commander as the biggest Jeep on UK roads. It’s also easily the most luxurious Jeep out there. With its chunky aesthetics this car has been designed with the family-orientated SUV car buyer in mind w [...]
Mazda CX-7
Mazda first launched its Mazda CX-7 crossover – a high-riding family car masquerading as a sports utility vehicle - in 2007. On paper, it had the looks and on-road presence to offer a real alternative to the 4x4s that usually find favour among owners of ‘Chelsea tractors’. Unfortunately, there was a [...]
Saab 9-3X
2.0T - Launched at the 2009 Geneva motorshow, the Saab 9-3X is the latest addition to the 9-3 range and, according to Saab, it’s ‘aimed at people with active outdoor lifestyles who don’t want a large and heavy SUV or crossover’. However, it may also suit rural couch potatoes with a long, muddy drive... [...]
Peugeot 4007
XS Sport 2.2 HDi 156 FAP - The Peugeot 4007 is the very close sibling to the Citroen C-Crosser, its position in the market is that of a crossover SUV – offering plenty of room for five, the potential to squeeze seven at a push, and four wheel drive. Available with a single engine choice, a 2.2 HDI diesel unit, the car comes i [...]
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