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Porsche unveils fastest SUV

German brand takes the SUV into supercar territory.

Supercharged off-road SUV

British brand gives its latest SUV a hardcore off-road upgrade.

Sci-fi SUV pushes boundaries

Nearly a quarter of a million dollars gets you a silent SUV that will romp away from supercars at the traffic lights.

We let Tesla's Autopilot 8.1 do its thing in the always-connected Model X.

China's upscale SUVs hit NZ

H2 carries some big-SUV styling cues, but it's a city-car at heart.

Can China's "premium" SUV brand cut it in New Zealand?

Porsche restyles SUV

A 2018 New Zealand arrival date flagged as German brand evolves its flagship SUV.

Mazda's NZ snow show

New CX-5 has both i-Activ AWD and G-Vectoring Control; CX-9 lacks the latter, but that changes this month.

Sliding around in SUVs on top of Mount Pisa, near Queenstown.

T-Roc baby SUV revealed

Long-awaited Volkswagen T-Roc is the company's fourth SUV.

VW confirms Microbus return

Volkswagen's I.D. Buzz which has been confirmed for production in 2022.

New model resembling the I.D. Buzz concept to go into production in 2022.

Really weird Merc G-wagens

Why have four wheels when you can have six (and 6WD) with your G 63?

Mercedes-Benz's off-roader can be both versatile and very strange.

Merc's SUV bookends

Not your average cab-chassis: G-Professional is essentially a military-spec farm vehicle.

They're both SUVs made by Mercedes, but this pair couldn't be more different.

Mucking about in Holdens

Addition of Holden's 1.4-litre turbo engine has perked the Trax up considerably.

Join us for an SUV-skid at Holden's Lang Lang proving ground.

This Volvo goes old school

Volvo V90 CC has all the design cues and tech of the XC90 SUV, but it's 235mm lower. Way cooler too?

Latest CC recalls Volvo's past. But there's nothing old-fashioned about it.

BMW teases new X2

Bavarian automaker has given a sneak peek of its latest SUV.

Maxed-out Mini proves practical

Countryman is a Mini, but it's also an SUV - and not particularly small compared with rival SUVs.

Countryman is the Mini for every-person thanks to its enlarged dimensions. But does it retain the personality that defines the brand?

Early play in new Holden SUV

Holden engineers still tweaking Acadia for local consumption. We won't see it on sale until 2018.

There's a lot that's secret about Holden's new seven-seater. But we've sampled it anyway.

Expect more on-road Range Rovers

Land Rover's chief design officer Gerry McGovern with the Evoque, the first truly city-friendly Range Rover.

Urban jungle is the focus for many new Land Rover models.

X-Trail is a surprisingly big deal

New V-shaped grille gives familiar X-Trail more of a Nissan-2017 look.

World's largest-selling SUV (yes, really) gets a little tweak for 2017.

Highlander has high ground in names

Highlander has been recently face-lifted, and has a new nose.

Great name - in New Zealand? But in Aussie?

New ute's prices confirmed

First shipment of the LDV T60 utes is due in Auckland this weekend.

Latest entry into NZ's ute market arrives from China.

Outlander plugged into the future

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, New Zealand's most popular electrified vehicle.

Here's a stepping-stone to a fully electric future.

Killing for leather change predicted

NZ wool option as Range Rover's design chief wants to avoid ''slaughter'' for leather vehicle interiors.

The Audi e-tron takeover

Q7 and A3 are the first two of many Audi e-tron models to come.

Soon, Audi will offer a plug-in version of every model. The upgraded A3 and new Q7 e-trons are just the start.

World's first all-electric sports truck

The Bollinger B1 all-electric sports utility truck.

There's a new electric kid on the block.

Cat's out of the bag: Rangie Velar

On top of ol' Roaldshornet. It might be an on-roader, but clever traction systems in Velar got us all the way up here.

Velar is Range Rover's sportiest-ever model - with a little help from Jaguar. We take it for a spin.

What's a Range Rover Velar again?

Four Rangie generations on the road. Actual speed of 1970 original may not match image.

The modern Range Rover family can be traced back to a made-up car company called Velar.

Funky car's connectivity clanger

C-HR surely one of Toyota's most youth-oriented efforts. One of the better-handling ones, too.

The C-HR is turbo-powered and funky-looking, so what's not to like? It could be more cellphone-friendly.

Virtual dirt for new ute

The facelifted and more powerful Isuzu D-Max LS ute.

Forget the flash-Harry add-ons, Isuzu's D-Max is a ute that presents itself more for its sheer ability than for its looks.

Veil lifted on Range Rover Velar NZ prices, specification

LED headlights standard across the range.

Full details on NZ lineup of Range Rover's brand-new high-style SUV.

Why Range Rover when you can Disco?

If it looks like a Range Rover, maybe it kind of is. Disco has stepped up in terms of on-road dynamics and luxury.

The Discovery might be a functional machine, but it's also a staggeringly smooth operator.

Equinox a more captivating Holden SUV

Equinox is Holden's replacement for the Captiva. It was revealed earlier this year... so you can ditch the camo, guys.

Mexico makes a much better Holden SUV than Korea.

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