Medium SUV $45K to $60K

1st Kia Sportage GT Line CRDI

We can see the benefit of spending up on a highly equipped medium SUV. The typical ownerer spends plenty of time ferrying the kids in wagons of this breed, so they might as well enjoy it, and in kitted-out form these mid-size, highrise wagons are a nice place to be.be. More importantly, the upper versions get all the safetyy fruit, such as autonomous emergency braking. The Kia’s $ 45,990 sticker is typical and its 53 percent three-year resale about average. Thet standout performances, meanwhile, include the brand’s ggenerous warranty, the pleasingly low insurance premium,premium and the 12-month service interval. The oiler isn’t the mostmo economical, but 6.8L/100km is decent and 400Nm breeds effeffortlessness.

2 ndHyundaiTuc so non High la ander highlander

its The top Tucson has something rivals don’t – an efficient, small dualualturbo-petrol engine tied to a clutch ’box. The result is punchy hy performance and 7.7L/100km the he economy to take on diesels at bowser and the traffic lights.

3rd Mazda CX-5 GT

The well-equipped, d diesel-drinking enjoy Mazda CX-5 GT AWD lets you and turbo-diesel torqu torque (420Nm) the thrift (6.0L/100km) at virtually spec same price as the petrolp top- have Akera version, whic which doesn’t quite so much of either.