The BMW X5 is one of the original 'soft roaders', or SUVs . Along with less expensive models such as the Toyota RAV4 , it took the favoured features of proper off-roaders - such as a high driving position and rugged styling - but applied them to a more road-biased model.  It's a formula that has...

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...

The Honda CR-V has always been one of our favourite no-nonsense SUVs - and an easy car to recommend to people. While the current model may not look massively different from before, there were actually some significant improvements that make this a big step up from its predecessor. For starters,...

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...

It seems almost everyone wants an upmarket family SUV , meaning the Mercedes-Benz GLC is an important model in the Mercedes-Benz hierarchy. Slotting above the GLB and below the GLE , it means this 4x4 Benz has to tempt consumers away from the BMW X3 and Audi Q5.  Handsome exterior styling...

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,...