Audi’s SQ8 TFSI SUV – upper luxury sports SUV with impressive handling.

Driving Audi’s upper luxury SQ8 SUV – a coupe style SUV now with 4.0-litre twin turbo petrol V8 power. Unlike the seven-seat Audi SQ7, the sportier SQ8 is a five- seater with a sloped rear roof line, the SQ8 61mm shorter, 25mm wider and 85mm lower. An upper luxury SUV at $168,800 it sells in relati…

Audi SQ8 TFSI SUV – big, bold sporty upper luxury SUV with impeccable handling

German car maker Audi has 37 models in its portfolio, some very low volume like its upper luxury SQ8 TFSI SUV, a large boxy yet handsome coupe style SUV – now with 4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 power – 373kW of power in fact driving through a conventional 8-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive. At $1…

New survey finds drivers behaving badly behind the wheel

A recent survey of 1,013 respondents by Finder has found more than half the motorists on the roads are guilty of multitasking while driving. The research found a wide variety of distractions that can put lives at risk – topping the list at 43 per cent was eating whilst driving, driving in thongs ca…

Kia’s new mid-size EV5 SUV finally arrives

Kia has finally launched its mid-sized EV5 SUV after it was delayed at the last minute due to some wheel and software updates. Very much a clone of the larger and highly awarded EV9 the EV5 arrives in three model grades, firstly as the Air and Earth models and followed in December by the GT-line. T…

Kia EV6 GT-line - impressive electric SUV

Driving Kia’s EV6 GT-line at $87,590, the third-tier model in the four-model range which is now topped by the high-performance EV6 GT flagship at $99,590. The dual motor GT-line however will satisfy most drivers looking for a performance EV with a 0 to 100km/hour time of 5.2 seconds. Not bad when y…

Kia EV6 GT-line - about as good as it gets in a premium electric SUV.

Driving Kia’s EV6 SUV today. The Kia EV6 comes in four models. I drove the EV6 GT-line dual motor all-wheel-drive at $87,590 – powered by a 77.4kWh battery the GT-line with two electric motors and weighing 100 kilos heavier to the rear drive models provides 239kW and 605Nm of torque. Delivering a d…

Runout Skoda Kamiq SUV’s offer excellent value

Skoda has reduced the price of its run-out small Kamiq automatic SUV to just $29,990 drive-away, its lowest price in more than three years. With a new Kamiq model now in showrooms Skoda Australia has applied the discount to the final 250 examples of the pre-update base model. The Kamiq is Skoda’s b…

Our most popular people mover hit with recall notice

Australia’s top-selling family carrier, the Kia Carnival people mover is the subject of a recall notice relating to its power steering. A manufacturing fault in the wiring harness on 2024 model year Carnivals may affect the power steering. A total of 6155 Carnivals are affected by the recall notice…

Lexus LBX Sports Luxury AWD SUV – compact luxury SUV with hybrid technology.

Behind the wheel of Lexus’ new compact and very attractive LBX SUV today – I drove the LBX Sports Luxury all-wheel drive at $56,990 combining a 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine paired with dual electric motors with a combined output of 100kW driving through a continuously variable transmissio…

Lexus LBX Sports Luxury AWD SUV – compact and classy SUV with great finishes.

Driving the small Lexus LBX SUV today, an attractive small hybrid luxury five door SUV – three variants, the LBX Luxury front wheel drive at $47,550 and the LBX Sports Luxury, both front and all-wheel-drive, priced at $52,990 and $56,990 respectively. The Lexus LBX a compact luxury cross-over SUV, …