People often buy cars solely on space. For some, a Kia Carnival is a necessity. Families of six and above will find themselves drawn to one based on a need, not a want. Throw kids' sport and family holidays into the mix, and you're most certainly going to need the internal space to survive. For others, a Fiat 500 may be equally as ideal. Parking situations t...

The MY21 facelift sees the Honda CR-V VTi-L tested two years ago renamed the Honda CR-V VTi L7 and subject to a price hike of $4500. Honda also made the decision to further increase pricing across the Honda CR-V range from January 1, 2021, adding up to $1010. The VTi L7 tested here copped a $710 hit, so it now starts from $44,200 plus on-road costs. Honda Au...

Priced from $34,200 plus on-road costs, the CR-V VTi has an immediate and appealing advantage over most of its equivalently priced competitors like the $35,100 Hyundai Tucson Active X, $33,590 Kia Sportage SX, $33,190 Mazda CX-5 Maxx, $32,665 Nissan X-Trail ST, $35,190 Subaru Forester 2.5i and $34,695 Toyota RAV4 GX… and that’s turbo muscle. No humdrum atmo...

Reckon the medium SUV segment is crowded? You'd be right. The Honda CR-V goes into battle against such luminaries as the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, MG HS and Subaru Forester. And that's just listing what we'd call 'traditional' rivals, while leaving out the European brands and more expensive o...

Australians have been mad for SUVs for more than a decade, after sedans fell out of favour with both families and outdoorsy types chasing clever space packaging and a commanding view of the road ahead. Even if you weren’t an early adopter it’s clearly been a case of, ‘if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em’, given SUVs account for more than 50 per cent of sales. The...

Honda’s CR-V mid-sized SUV was introduced in 1997 and the current fifth-generation model arrived in 2017. With consistent improvements and shifting consumer demand, the CR-V has established itself as Australia’s favourite Honda. And after four years of consistent sales in its current generation, the Japanese manufacturer has given the CR-V a light update tha...