Family Reviews

Nissan Patrol 2024 review: Warrior Ti

By Mark Oastler · 26 May 2024

The Nissan Patrol is an evergreen offering in the Australian large SUV/4WD market with dedicated fans loving its comfort, off-road ability and effortless naturally-aspirated V8 performance. Mark Oastler has been spending time with the Warrior Ti, a more adventurous locally re-engineered model, to see how it stacks up as day-to-day family transport.

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Toyota bZ4X 2024 review: FWD

By Emily Agar · 23 May 2024

Toyota has launched its first EV for the Australian market, the futuristically-named bZ4X. It's only being offered in two variants and it's pitched against seasoned rivals in one of the most competitive market categories - mid-sized SUVs. How does it stack up?

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Subaru Solterra 2024 review - Family test

By Emily Agar · 21 May 2024

Subaru has joined the electric vehicle market with its newest launch, the Solterra. Created in a joint partnership with Toyota, the Solterra still sees the adventuring heart of Subaru safeguarded with each Solterra model only being offered as an AWD. Is this long-awaited EV entry enough to whet the whistle for Subaru enthusiasts?

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Kia EV9 2024 review: Earth long-term | Part 2

By Laura Berry · 20 May 2024

The Berry family has made it two months into their long-term test of the Kia EV9 fully electric seven-seater SUV but is it still the best car this clan claims it has ever tested?

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Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max 2024 review

By Tom White · 20 May 2024

Chery has a task in front of it shaking its rivals new and old, but is it putting its best foot forward with the Tiggo 8 Pro Max?

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Kia Carnival 2024 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 16 May 2024

Kia's Carnival has been refreshed for the 2025 model year, and with the updated model comes new tech, new safety, new driving dynamics... and new and more expensive pricing. So is this still the pick of the family haulers? We put it to the test to find out.

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Kia EV9 2024 review: Earth long-term | Part 1

By Laura Berry · 29 Apr 2024

In 15 years of reviewing vehicles Richard Berry thinks Kia's EV9 could be the best car he's ever tested. But there are still two months to go in this long-term test of the pure-electric seven-seat SUV

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Kia Sorento 2024 review: S Diesel

By Marcus Craft · 19 Apr 2024

Entry-level doesn't mean sub-par. If you're in the market for a decent seven-seater with updated technology and a solid features list, then it's a given Kia's Sorento S diesel AWD is likely in your sights. It may not exude the posh appeal of the Sorento upper-spec variants, such as the GT-Line, but this practical SUV has plenty of potential as a family mover.

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Mitsubishi Outlander 2024 review: Exceed

By Mark Oastler · 16 Apr 2024

Offered in one of the most hotly-contested segments in the Australian new car market, the Mitsubishi Outlander is a family-friendly medium SUV, including occasional seating for two in its third row for '5+2' capacity. The Exceed is at the more premium end of the range and we've put it to the household test.

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Hyundai Palisade 2024 review: Calligraphy 2.2D AWD 8-seat

By Marcus Craft · 08 Apr 2024

The Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy is a big, classy eight-seat SUV, packed with features, and it's even all-wheel drive, but its price tag is more than $80,000.In a highly competitive SUV market does the Calligraphy make the right impression, or does it get lost in the crowd?

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