The Skoda Kodiaq is everything a family car should be. Comfortable, spacious, affordable, well-equipped, practical and safe, it’s almost impossible to pick fault with. In fact, if you’re looking for a new petrol or diesel SUV with five or seven seats, we think it’s probably the best choice you can make....

Today, luxury 4x4s are immensely popular, and you could argue that  the original Volvo XC90 was one of the trail-blazers 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, well-to-do...

The original Audi Q5 ruled the roost when it came to posh SUVs. They were - and still are - everywhere. It managed to make even the BMW X3 look like a rare breed. Exclusive it may not have been, but there was a reason so many people bought one - it was a very good SUV. Plus of course it had an Audi...

This generation of the Land Rover Discovery  - the Discovery 5 as it’s known - was met with a mixed reaction when it was launched in 2017. Its predecessors all had boxy, no-nonsense styling to make them look rugged, and when folk saw this one, with all its curves and bulges, many worried that the Discovery...

The Q7 is the best all-rounder in the class, and for that matter, the best car 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...

The BMW X5 competes with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLE, Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90. It's now in its fourth generation with a new platform (shared with the BMW X7) and gets modest styling updates. We'll address those styling updates first, as you could be forgiven for thinking the new X5 looks very...