Family Reviews

Kia Carnival 2025 review: GT-Line Hybrid long-term | Part 2

By Laura Berry · 26 Oct 2024

Kia's Carnival now comes in a petrol-electric hybrid variant and it's lived with the Berry family for two months - find out what it does best and what it could do better.

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Hyundai Tucson 2025 review: Elite Hybrid N Line AWD

By Emily Agar · 25 Oct 2024

For the first time in Australia, the mid-sized Hyundai Tucson is being offered with a hybrid powertrain - which combines its spritely turbo-powered engine with a fuel-efficiency-improving electric motor. Will it be enough to swing you over to becoming a hybrid fan?

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Mahindra XUV700 2025 review: Black Edition

By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Oct 2024

Mahindra has undergone a massive glow-up in Australia, with the Indian brand most known for producing farming equipment having turned its attention to Australia's mainstream automotive space with the UXV700 seven-seat SUV. And this new Black Edition is the most stylish of the lot.But can it tempt you out of any number of new Chinese brands that have touched down in Australia?

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Volkswagen Tiguan 2025 review - International first drive

By Tom White · 07 Oct 2024

The third-generation Tiguan is Volkswagen's most important new car for 2025.

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Leapmotor C10 2025 review - International first drive

By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Oct 2024

A Tesla Model Y-sized electric SUV that's a good $10K cheaper than the Musk-mobile? That's the Leapmotor C10 promise, with the newcomer Chinese brand (now backed by auto giant Stellantis) looking to shake up the Australian EV market when it arrives in November. But does it live up to that promise?

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Lexus GX 2025 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 02 Oct 2024

Lexus is know for a lot of things in Australia, but being tough off road isn't one of them. When it came to the rough stuff, Lexus largely left it up to Toyota. But the Lexus GX changes that. The premium version of the very tough Toyota LandCruiser Prado, the GX promises to do all its sibling can, only wearing fancier clothes while doing it.

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Kia Carnival 2025 review: GT-Line Hybrid long-term | Part 1

By Laura Berry · 01 Oct 2024

In the past the Kia Carnival really only did one thing we didn't like and that was use too much petrol, but now that the hybrid variant has arrived does this mean it's perfect? Well, the Berry family will find out because Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid has come to stay for three months.

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Cupra Terramar 2025 review - International first drive

By Tom White · 30 Sep 2024

Cupra's unlikely success story looks set to continue with its first mid-size SUV - but what is it that sets the Terramar apart in a crowded field?

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Mazda CX-80 2025 review - International first drive

By John Law · 30 Sep 2024

The third 'Mazda Large Product' instalment is the most important for the brand, with the CX-80 needing to strike a fine balance between plushness and price to bring the brand on its upmarket journey without alienating the bulk of CX-8 and CX-9 buyers. We head to Germany for a first taste of Mazda's latest three-row SUV.

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Volkswagen Amarok 2025 review: PanAmericana TDI600

By Emily Agar · 29 Sep 2024

The VW Amarok PanAmericana gets some new 4x4 capabilities and rugged good looks, but will this new entry prove to be a true competitor against its Toyota and Ford rivals?

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