AUSTRALIA is not lacking for SUVs, large, medium or small. SUVs in total have sold 332,103 out a total 887,876 new vehicles purchased in this country to the end of September.

The SUV total is up 30,000 on the same time last year.

There are 38 different large SUVs on sale here in a staggering 223 variants. Sales in the large SUV segment totalled 108,143, an average of just under 485 sales per variant.

SUVs with a driveaway price beginning under $70,000 amounted to 89,152 units, or just over 680 per variant, while sales of those with price ranges commencing over $70,000 totalled 18,991, an average of 206 per variant.

The Nissan Pathfinder and Jeep Grand Cherokee have the most variants under $70,000 with 12 each, while the Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 13 variants over $70,000.

Most variants used to sell the least cars under $70,000 is the Haval H8 with three versions available to sell 24 cars, and the Infiniti QX70 available in seven variants for a total of 125 sales.

The best-seller under $70,000 is the Toyota Prado with 11,316, while over $70,00 it is the BMW X5 on 3394. Wooden spooners in those segments are the Haval H8 on 24 and the Volvo XC70 with 117.

The award for the biggest price variation across a single model goes to the Porsche Cayenne which varies a whopping $179,600, from $107,900 for the V6 diesel to $287,500 for the Turbo S.

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is also the country’s most expensive large SUV. The budget conscious might seek out the Fiat Freemont which starts at $30,000.

By Daniel Cotterill