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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.

Ford has announced details of the Everest range for 2019, with the large SUV receiving a number of changes driven by Australian feedback.

Raptor twin-turbo engine and 10-speed auto, improved safety, tech and comfort features offered for 2019. Ford has released details of the Ranger lineup for 2019, with the main change being the addition of the Ranger Raptor’s 2.0-litre performance engine and 10-speed automatic transmission.

The Skoda Karoq has been given a radical makeover by a group of 23 teenagers from the Czech car maker’s ‘Skoda Academy’ trade school. Showing the possibilities of the mid-size SUV by creating an open-top version, the ‘Sunroq’ project is the fifth in the now annual tradition of Skoda Academy students building one-off concepts from Skoda’s production models.

The new addition to Skoda’s Australian SUV range, the ‘Karoq’, is now on sale nationally. Joining the seven-seat Kodiaq that was released here last year, the Karoq is a mid-sized five-seater, aimed at the likes of the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson, Nissan Qashqai and Mazda’s top-selling CX-5.

RAM Trucks have announced a number of upgrades for the RAM 2500 and RAM 3500, including improved suspension tuning, a longer ute tub option and special Sport Appearance Pack. The updates for 2018 were announced at the same time as the smaller, petrol-engined RAM 1500 joined the range

RAM Trucks’ RAM 1500 that was announced back in March has started production, with the first units expected to be in dealerships by the time you read this.

Audi’s contender for the ‘Coupe SUV’ market released in Europe. Australian delivery expected in early 2019.

Gone Bush There are more 4x4 wagons on the market today than ever before but only a few of them are truly bush-capable.

The Long Haul. So you’ve got your new van hitched up to your 4x4 for the big lap of Australia, but are you really prepared to drive a vehicle and trailer combination that could weigh up to seven tonnes? Special driving techniques are required to safely tow a large trailer. Here are our top tips…

On the same day that Ford Australia announced that the Mustang would replace the Falcon as their model in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship next year,

Following the addition of a three-row, seven-seat RX earlier this year, Lexus have launched another new variant – the ‘RX Crafted’.

Rolls-Royce joins the SUV stampede with the release of the ‘Cullinan’.

In a series of changes driven by local market feedback, Isuzu has launched updated versions of their D-MAX ute and MU-X large SUV, with changes to suspension, safety tech and interiors, as well as the addition of a new D-MAX variant.

Holden’s mid-sized Equinox SUV is now available with a new 1.6-litre turbo diesel engine.

It’s Australia’s top-selling SUV (and has been #1 or close to since 2013), but that doesn’t mean Mazda is resting on its laurels with the CX-5.

Front-end facelift combined with spec upgrades and longer service intervals. In an upgrade that’s been both driven by Australian demand and is exclusive to this country, the new-look Mazda BT-50 ute has arrived.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has confirmed a more powerful version of their Amarok V6 ute is coming to Australia, with “the most powerful Amarok yet” due here in Q3, 2018.

With the new Jeep ‘JL’ Wrangler coming later this year, Jeep’s Toledo, Ohio, factory recently celebrated the end of more than a decade of JK Wrangler production.

Rugged, Rogue and Rugged X bring new spec and style options to Australia’s top-selling dual cab ute. Australia’s top-selling ute - and indeed our top-selling vehicle across all categories - the Toyota HiLux is now available in a choice of three new model variants, with the arrival of the ‘Rugged’, ‘Rogue’ and ‘Rugged X’.

The four-wheel drive you’ve never heard of, Citroen’s 2CV Sahara was a compact SUV before the term “Compact SUV” even existed!