Articles by Mike Ryan

The Holden Trailblazer LTZ is a well-specced ute-based family 4x4 wagon with a strong turbo-diesel engine, good on-road dynamics, genuine off-road capability and seating for seven.

The 2018 Mahindra Pik-Up S10 Dual Cab offers buyers a well-equipped budget alternative to the current crop of popular dual-cab 4x4 utes.

Diesel-only SUV offers seven seats, a strong standard features list and impressive fuel economy.

Seven seat SUV gets new look, new AWD system and more active safety features. Hyundai’s new-look Santa Fe has arrived, with the fourth-generation version of the family-sized seven-seater offering more standard safety features across the range and a new ‘HTRAC’ AWD system.

Haval has announced new pricing for their entry-level H2 compact and mid-range H6 mid-size SUVs.

Ahead of its Australian arrival in Q4, Holden has confirmed local testing of the seven-seat Acadia SUV is underway.

Shortly after it was revealed this past June, Suzuki Australia confirmed that the new Jimny compact 4x4 will be coming to Australia.

As part of an expansion of their SUV range, Ford Australia has announced the addition of an ‘ST-Line’ variant to the Escape, with the sports-styled compact SUV to arrive in September.

Already Australia’s top-selling new car for the past two years, the Toyota HiLux looks set to repeat the feat again in 2018, following a strong start to the year and record sales in the final month of the financial year.

Using a close-to-production version of their Bentayga, Bentley has set a new record for a production SUV at this year’s Pikes Peak International Hillclimb at Colorado in the USA.

Fourth-generation of BMW’s original ‘X’ model features more driver assistance tech and revised styling. BMW has unveiled the new version of their X5 mid-size SUV, ahead of its market release at the end of this year.

The Busan Motor Show in Korea saw Hyundai unveil a new concept vehicle – the HDC-2 ‘Grandmaster’. Described as an elaboration of Hyundai’s ‘Sensous Sportiness’ future design direction that debuted last year with the HDC-1 ‘Le Fil Rouge’ concept, the Grandmaster concept is a large SUV with a VERY bold grille and distinctive headlight treatment.