Australian 4WD & SUV Buyer's Guide

MERCEDES-BENZ GLS FROM $117,950

The Mercedes GLS Class is an often overlooked and underrated luxury 4WD. It’s a well-designed, spacious sevenseater and unlike BMW’s X5 and Audi’s Q7, the GL is also equipped to go off-road. Think of it as Germany’s answer to the Range Rover.

The 190kW 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel GLS 350d costs $117,950, or $136,950 for the very optimistically named Sport. The 335kW 4.7-litre V8 twin turbopetrol GLS 500

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