A Chinese car has made the best small SUV shortlist as sales multiplied by 12 times in just a year. The MG ZST Essence was among a dozen compact SUVs Carsales road tested to find the Best SUV for 2021. Australia's bestselling small SUV, the Mitsubishi ASX, didn't make the grade and wasn't in the running. In a sign of changing motoring tastes, cars with higher ground clearance of all sizes compromise half of the new cars sold in Australia. A Chinese car has made a best small SUV shortlist as sales multiplied by 12 times in just a year. The MG ZS was among the dozen compact SUVs Carsales road tested to find the Best SUV for 2021