The previous Tucson followed the old Nissan Qashqai's template by ticking many rational boxes, but also being totally uninteresting to look at, sit in and drive. Nothing particularly wrong with that: it was a huge success in terms of sales, just like the ubiquitous Qashqai.  Clearly that wasn't...

You've only got to look back two decades to find the original Sorento , an unsophisticated five-seat SUV with a crude (but rugged) ladder chassis and very little in the way of surprise and delight bar an appealing showroom price.  Over the years the Sorento became less of a 4x4 workhorse and...

It’s fair to say that the British public have never quite taken to the Lexus brand with quite the same enthusiasm as the Americans or the Japanese, but the RX is one of the firm’s success stories in the UK.  Now in its fourth generation, it’s historically one of the firm’s best-selling cars on...

Today, luxury 4x4s are immensely popular, and you could argue that the original Volvo XC90 was one of the trailblazers of the class. There weren’t many cars of the time that could carry seven people - and lots of their stuff - in comfort, luxury and style. That made it very popular with large,...

This is one of the most desirable premium SUVs on the planet. For 20 years, the BMW X5 has been the go-to car for buyers who aren’t prepared to sacrifice ride and handling when buying a tall and slab-sided vehicle. There were SUVs before the original X5, but none drove as well as the BMW. Launched...

The second-generation Volkswagen Touareg is a luxury SUV for those who don’t require a ‘luxury’ badge. Launched in 2010, it picked up where its predecessor left off, building on its strengths and eliminating some of its flaws. It shares a platform with the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7, so there’s no...