Best Large SUVs
10 Toyota Landcruiser Prado
7.3
Likes:
- Excellent interior
- Well equipped
- Comfortable
Dislikes:
- Grumbly engine
- Busy ride
- Awkward boot
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Efficiency
- 7.6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2024)
9 BYD SEALION 8
7.6
$56,990 – $70,990 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- Stacks of standard equipment
- Tidy exterior styling
- Good fuel economy
Dislikes:
- Ride feels unresolved over poor surfaces
- You'll want the range-topping Premium variant
- Interior styling lacks wow factor
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 1 - 1.1 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 6 Years / 150000 km
- Safety Rating
- —
8 SKODA Kodiaq
7.6
$49,990 – $70,590 MRLP
See pricing & specsLikes:
- 112km claimed electric range is achievable
- Comfortable ride, assured handling
- Spacious cabin with supersized boot, generous feature list
Dislikes:
- No third-row seats due to hybrid battery
- Not cheap to buy
- Build quality issues
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 1.9 - 9.2 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2024)
7 MG QS
7.3
Likes:
- Lots of space
- Service costs have been slashed
- Comfortable interior
Dislikes:
- Glitchy infotainment system
- Annoying speed and lane-departure chimes
- Questionable fuel economy
- Fuel Type
- Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 8.4 - 8.8 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
6 Isuzu MU-X
7.4
Likes:
- The honest 2.2-litre engine and eight-speed automatic transmission are a lovely, if loud, combo
- Fuel use is pleasantly frugal for its size
- LS-T leather, dark accents and stitching really lifts interior
Dislikes:
- The 3.0-litre engine remains the choice if you plan on doing any towing or heavy lifting
- Other four-wheel drives in the segment still nail it for interior, tech and infotainment, and often for as much or less money
- Several driver-aid systems are unrefined and sometimes confused
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.4 - 7.6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 6 Years / 150000 km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2022)
5 Land Rover Defender
7.8
Likes:
- Raucously entertaining exhaust note
- Awesome blend of utility and luxury inside the cabin
- Rapid straight-line performance
Dislikes:
- Disappointingly thirsty
- Lurchy body control
- Options list is extensive... and expensive
- Fuel Type
- Diesel | Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 3.4 - 13.1 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2020)
4 Ford Everest
7.7
Likes:
- Still a benchmark for four-wheel-drive refinement and driving
- Everest has an excellent seven-seat cabin for family usage
- V6 diesel now available in lower trim levels
Dislikes:
- New four-cylinder engine not as punchy as the old one
- Significant price and performance gulf between four and six-cylinders
- Halogen headlights and turn-key start on low-trim Ranger offerings
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Efficiency
- 7.1 - 9.3 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2022)
3 Hyundai Palisade
7.9
Likes:
- One of the few SUVs that features a genuinely liveable third row
- Strong refinement, punch and economy from hybrid drivetrain
- Aussie-specific chassis tuning makes Palisade a decent steer
Dislikes:
- Brake pedal feel can be initially a little disconcerting
- It’s a big vehicle and always feels that way, especially in town
- 2000kg braked towing is a little underwhelming
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 6.8 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2025)
2 Kia Sorento
8.0
Likes:
- It's excellent at being a hybrid
- Buttery-smooth powertrain
- Nicely designed cabin and tech integration
Dislikes:
- Expensive servicing compared to main rivals
- Third row not especially adult-friendly
- No airbag coverage for third row
- Fuel Type
- Diesel | Hybrid
- Fuel Efficiency
- 1.6 - 6 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 7 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2020)
1 Hyundai Santa Fe
7.8
Likes:
- Brisk performance from the turbo-four
- Thoughtful and spacious cabin
- Excellent ride comfort and good handling
Dislikes:
- Uses twice as much fuel as a hybrid
- Hesitant dual-clutch from standstill
- Short 10,000km service intervals
- Fuel Type
- Hybrid | Petrol
- Fuel Efficiency
- 5.6 - 9.1 L/100KM
- Warranty
- 5 Years / Unlimited km
- Safety Rating
- 5 ANCAP (2024)
* ‘MRLP’ is the manufacturer’s recommended list price as provided by our data provider and is subject to change, so is provided to you for indicative purposes only. Please note that MRLP is inclusive of GST, but is exclusive of any options and does not include on-road costs such as registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery. Where an MRLP is stated as a price range, this reflects the lowest to highest MRLP provided for that model range across the available variants.
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