The Kia Sportage is the family SUV for people who don’t fancy a Nissan Qashqai . That might be a bit unfair, but the Sportage has been playing second fiddle to the Qashqai for many years. So why should you choose the Kia over the all-conquering Nissan? Let’s get the obvious point out of the way...

The most important of many rivals for the SEAT Ateca are the Nissan Qashqai , the Kia Sportage , the Hyundai Tucson and the Ford Kuga , though there are many more offerings, some with premium badges.  Key to the Ateca's enduring appeal in the face of newer rivals is its driving experience. Even...

The BMW X1 is the smallest model in the X line-up and - as BMW is proud to claim - was the first premium compact SUV on sale in the UK before the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque. Don't be fooled by the pictures, the X1 is actually a lot more compact than it first appears plus it's priced pretty keenly...

In the classic  Citroen spirit of being knowingly different, the company has called its C3-based small SUV the Aircross , rather than sticking an X on the end of it, or using the word ‘sport’ in the addendum, as most manufacturers do. Different it may be, but it’s quite the apt name: ‘air’...

The Mercedes GLA is a compact SUV designed to blend the practicality of a hatch with the option of four-wheel drive. What’s surprising is why, given the popularity of smaller 4x4s among premium car buyers, it took so long for the Mercedes GLA to arrive. It’s no surprise to learn that it’s based...

You know the drill. Take a family hatchback, raise the ride height, give it funky SUV styling, but retain the efficiency of the donor vehicle. The result: a family crossover. This is precisely what Peugeot did when it launched the original 3008 in 2009. It’s based on the 308 hatchback, so you get...