TOORAK TRACTORS, Balmain Bulldozers – call ’em what you will. The big SUV has become just as much of a fixture of our better postcodes as ethical venti mistos or electric pooper scoopers.
Like most vehicles that are statement purchases, their shelf lives can be incredibly short. But they represent key brand-builders for car manufacturers, while acting as mobile test beds for technology to see which features buyers find useful.