Adventure Reviews
Subaru Forester 2026 review: Touring - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 08 Nov 2025
The 2026 Subaru Forester Touring petrol is here. The sixth-generation of Subaru’s Forester has landed – replete with hybrid versions aplenty – but the petrol-only variants are still well and truly in the race for buyers' attention. The five-seat mid-size SUV has a 2.5-litre four-cylinder 'boxer' engine, Subaru’s 'symmetrical all-wheel drive' system and some new changes inside and out.
KGM Musso 2026 review: Advance - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 24 Oct 2025
The SsangYong Musso has had a solid reputation as a value-for-money ute since its introduction in the early 2000s.
But while it's attracted fans as a workhorse, it's never achieved the sales success of the Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger.
Following SsangYong’s rebrand to KGM, the updated Musso continues as the hero dual-cab and it's being touted as an affordable alternative to the more popular utes.
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KGM Rexton 2026 review: Advance
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By Marcus Craft · 18 Oct 2025
KGM – formerly SsangYong – has revised its seven-seat Rexton large SUV range for 2026, with some minor changes throughout the Australian line-up. The mid-spec Advance (formerly the Adventure) is equipped with high and low-range 4WD, an auto-locking rear diff and 3.5-tonne towing capacity. Is it set to challenge the likes of GWM Tank 500, Mahindra Scorpio and LDV D90? Or even the Ford Everest?
Kia Tasman 2026 review: X-Pro - Off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 12 Oct 2025
Excitement about the finally-here Kia Tasman hit fever-pitch a long time ago and that hasn't abated. And for good reasons: The Tasman is a body-on-frame 4WD with a ladder chassis, off-road drive modes, rear diff lock and an exterior that draws admiring glances or annoyed glares. Is its top-spec X-Pro a serious competitor for the likes of the Ford Ranger Wildtrak or the Toyota HiLux GR Sport?
Jeep Gladiator 2026 review: Rubicon
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By Tom White · 10 Oct 2025
Are you not entertained by Jeep's updated brute of a ute?
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Ford Ranger 2026 review: Sport PHEV - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 01 Oct 2025
The 2026 Ford Ranger PHEV adds an EV-adjacent variant to the popular Ranger line-up.
Ford's hybrid workhorse is one of the latest vehicles to arrive here as part of an ongoing plug-in ute invasion of Australia.
The Ranger PHEV shares an impressive list of standard features and off-road capability with its stablemate but this hybrid also doubles as a power source for your work-site or campsite.
Ram 1500 2026 review: Rebel - Australian first drive
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 04 Sep 2025
Australia's big-ute best-seller, the Ram 1500, evolves with the Rebel, as a Ford Ranger Wildtrak-style sporty off-road value proposition. Based on the Laramie Sport and aimed directly at the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2, the Rebel gains a suspension lift and other 4x4-focused gear, yet retains the sophistication that's made today's 1500 a segment favourite. And its twin-turbo six is a gem.
Ineos Grenadier 2026 review: Quartermaster Trialmaster - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 24 Aug 2025
The Ineos Grenadier wagon arrived a few years ago to much fanfare.
Now the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, the dual-cab ute version of the Grenadier wagon, is here to take on the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series.
The purpose-built Quartermaster is a body-on-frame / ladder-frame 4WD with live axles, a dual-range transfer case, and front, centre and rear diff locks.
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Land Rover Defender 90 D250 S 2026 vs Land Rover Defender 90 2016 review: Off-road test
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By Tom White · 17 Aug 2025
We pit the old Land Rover Defender 90 against the new one in an off-road battle! Has Land Rover 'ruined it' by going monocoque, or is the old 4x4 looked at with rose-tinted glasses?
Lexus LX 2026 review: 500d Overtrail - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 08 Aug 2025
An off-road-focused Lexus, the Overtrail, has been introduced to the Aussie market as part of significant updates to the LX line-up. The LX500d Overtrail is seemingly well-suited to hardcore four-wheel driving as it has been kitted out with front and rear diff locks, Toyo Open Country all-terrain tyres and a comprehensive suite of off-road driving modes.