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 Q7 is the best all-rounder in the class, and for that matter, the best SUV in the class. Yep, it’s that good. First and foremost, it’s a brilliant family car . It’s among the roomiest cars of its type, with generous space surrounding each of its seven seats , and with so many different options...

Today's luxury 4x4s are immensely popular, arguably down to the trailblazing original Volvo XC90 . There weren’t many SUVs at the time that could carry seven people - and lots of their stuff - in luxurious comfort. That made it very popular with large, well-to-do families. These days, however,...

You've probably noticed the surge in self-sufficiency over the last few years. Rather than staying in hotels, people are keen to fit roof tents to their cars and disappear for a weekend in the wilderness. The new Hyundai Santa Fe is a family SUV that's intended to cross that line between work and...

Mazda’s design studio has been on something of a roll for a good while now, with one striking, pretty — or both — car after another arriving in the latest painstakingly complex paint finish. Alas sharing the somewhat inelegant lines of its Mazda CX-60 sibling, the larger CX-80 is neither. With its...

Of course, the Nissan X-Trail's smaller relation has beaten it to the market with the fancy new e-Power drivetrain. If you're not familiar, e-Power is basically a hybrid system that combines an electric motor (or two) with a little 1.5-litre petrol engine. It stands out, though, because there's no...