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The critically acclaimed Volvo XC90 picks up another prestigious prize – plus all the category winners.. Volvo’s big new SUV, the XC90, has been named Car of the Year at the Auto Express New Car Awards 2015. The XC90 has already sold out its entire first year’s planned production run …

Kia has exported its 15 millionth car from South Korea – 40 years after the first shipment of Brisa pick-up trucks. Or put another way, 15m Kia Optima cars, each measuring 4,845 mm in overall length, would circumvent the earth (40,000 km) 1.8 times when lined up bumper to bumper. During …

It’s 45 years to the day since the iconic Range Rover was launched to the world’s media. Range Rover is the original luxury all-terrain vehicle and Land Rover has brought together four generations of the “Rangie” to show its evolution over the years. It’s been a busy year already for …

Volvo to unveil its most luxurious car ever at next week’s Shanghai Motor Show – the XC90 Excellence. “XC90 Excellence has been crafted by Volvo’s designers and engineers to offer customers a distinct and individual automotive experience that incorporates the latest Scandinavian innovations in design, refinement, comfort and style,” says …

Crossovers and SUVs are all very well, but not everyone wants to drive around in an overgrown Tonka toy… which is where the Skoda Octavia Scout comes in. It may look liked a jacked up version of the Octavia 4×4, but it’s actually a semi-serious off-roader with a big secret. …

If you see this vehicle on the roads, it’s not a Gotham extra, but the Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan test mule for the luxury carmaker’s upcoming SUV. The prototype rides on an early version of an all-new suspension that will assist engineers in developing a final all-wheel drive system that delivers …

Meet the new Renault Kadjar – big brother to the French giant’s popular Captur crossover SUV. It may have an odd name, but it looks good and it will be up against the all-conquering Nissan Qashqai when it goes on sale this autumn. Other rivals in this highly competitive sector …

Meet the remarkable Porsche Macan – the car that pays you to drive it. Demand for the sporty SUV is so high that it appears dealers have been barred from offering customers a hefty instant profit to sell Macans back to them. The popularity of the depreciation-defying Porsche Macan emerged …

Jaguar F-Pace “performance crossover” SUV based on C-X17 concept to go into production in 2016. Jaguar has confirmed it will introduce an all-new model to the Jaguar line-up – its first SUV. So far just one teaser shot of its rear quarter has been released, but we know it’s based …

Once in a while a car is launched that’s so good, it sets a new benchmark of excellence. The Range Rover Sport was just such a treat in 2013. Now a familiar sight on our roads, Land Rover has continued to develop the car in 2014. Not only did it …