Adventure Reviews

Toyota LandCruiser 2026 review: 300 Sahara - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 06 Jul 2025

Most of the 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series line-up has undergone a recent comprehensive update - along with price increases to match - but while the third-from-top Sahara gets a $1119 price rise, it has received no updates this time around.Can the 300 Series stay viable in an increasingly competitive 4WD market? More importantly, is this Toyota 4WD wagon still an off-road champ?

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Nissan Patrol 2025 review: Warrior - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 17 Jun 2025

The Premcar-boosted Nissan Patrol Warrior was an impressive 4WD wagon from its first appearance a few years back.Well, now the entire 2025 Patrol range - including the Ti-based Warrior - has undergone an update.Sure, the changes don't yield any performance gains and they are cabin-based but they do include a new bigger touchscreen multimedia system, wireless charging and an off-road monitor.

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GMC Yukon 2025 review: Denali - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 15 Jun 2025

It's big, brash and in your face but is the gargantuan GMC Yukon Denali worth your consideration? General Motors Specialty Vehicles is banking on it. Packing a 6.2-litre V8 petrol engine, eight seats and a big features list, this top-shelf US 4WD has a price tag just under $175,000, making it a lot more expensive than most wannabe rivals in Australia. The Denali is here whether you like it or not.

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Nissan Patrol 2025 review: Australian first drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 23 May 2025

Now in its 15th year since production commenced, the Y62 Patrol still has a story to tell, gaining modern multimedia tech and improved safety as part of a MY25 update. It's also likely the last change before the all-new Y63 arrives, and also the V8 petrol's last hurrah. With all that in mind, the changes improve a large, powerful, spacious and very off-road capable 4WD family wagon.

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Ford Everest 2025 review: Tremor - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 11 May 2025

The Ford Everest Tremor is the latest mildly upgraded 4WD to enter the market. While the Ranger Tremor is a limited-edition variant, the Everest Tremor is here to stay.It has a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, longer coil springs, Bilstein dampers and General Grabber AT3 all-terrain tyres.It also gets 'Rock Crawl' mode, steel bash plates, side steps and Tremor-specific styling and branding.

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Kia Tasman 2025 review: Australian preview drive - off-road test

By Tom White · 09 May 2025

The Kia Tasman is finally here - are we impressed in this brief off-road preview drive?

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Toyota Tundra 2025 review: Limited - Off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 30 Apr 2025

The Toyota Tundra is the latest in a long line of full-size American pick-ups to arrive on our shores. The left-hand-drive Tundra is converted to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw in Australia and, on paper, this big ute is a well-engineered, well-equipped and purpose-built towing and touring machine. But the Tundra has a $156,000-plus price-tag. Is the Toyota badge enough to justify this much money?

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Mazda BT-50 2025 review: SP - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 08 Apr 2025

The Mazda BT-50 range has been through a Ford Ranger-based generation and now the second phase of its Isuzu D-Max-based generation. This latest update has brought more safety gear, new wheels and exterior lighting, an upgraded multimedia system, as well as styling tweaks across the board, including to the interior trim. Prices have gone up across the range so is the new top-shelf SP worth a look?

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Isuzu MU-X 2025 review: X-Terrain - Off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 29 Mar 2025

Isuzu's MU-X range has undergone a much-anticipated update and it includes the introduction of a new variant: the new top-of-the-range X-Terrain.The X-Terrain is a seven-seat 4WD wagon and - as part of this new MU-X range - it has an updated chassis, a tweaked suspension set-up, some new safety tech and a recalibrated rough terrain mode (Isuzu's boosted off-road traction control system).

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Deepal G318 2025 review - International preview drive

By James Cleary · 12 Mar 2025

The onslaught of new challenger brands and models coming to the Aussie new-car market is not slowing down. And this five-seat range-extender EV 4WD, the Deepal G318, is on the cards for local launch. CarsGuide had the opportunity to take a preview drive.

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