Family Reviews

Ford Everest 2023 review: Platinum long-term | Part 3

By Tung Nguyen · 08 Sep 2023

After three months of childcare drop offs/pick ups, trips to Ikea, commuting too and from the city, far-too-many grocery runs and more, how has Ford's fan-favourite Everest held up?

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Subaru Outback 2024 review: Sport XT long-term | Part 1

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 Aug 2023

Long-standing family favourite, the Subaru Outback, now has the option of punchy turbocharged power in its upper trim levels, addressing one of the key - and few - complaints levelled at the model. We put the 2023 Subaru Outback Sport XT to the long-term test to find out if the extra power is worth your extra investment.

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GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon Vanta

By Emily Agar · 29 Aug 2023

The GWM Ute Cannon Vanta looks solid and seems to have all of the goods on paper but how does it perform in real life? Does it have beauty as well as brawn?

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Honda ZR-V 2024 review: VTi LX

By Tung Nguyen · 28 Aug 2023

Honda Australia might have made a controversial decision to switch sales models, cull its line-up and halve its sales, but that doesn't mean the Japanese brand doesn't field competitive and exciting models in the local market. Enter the ZR-V, Honda's attempt to steal the thunder away from the Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4.

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Ford Everest 2023 review: Platinum long-term | Part 2

By Tung Nguyen · 26 Aug 2023

The saying goes, the bigger the better, but the Ford Everest might just be too big for our family's needs.

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Toyota Camry 2024 review: SL Hybrid

By Emily Agar · 21 Aug 2023

The Toyota Camry is a beloved sedan that has been the benchmark for reliability and family-hauling ever since it was first released on our shores in 1982. Adored by grandparents and commercial drivers everywhere, the newest iteration upholds the traditions while carefully positioning itself for the current market. Does it succeed for a modern family?

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Subaru Forester 2024 review: 2.5i-S

By Emily Agar · 19 Aug 2023

Subaru hasn't given the Forester a facelift and it may be banking on the 'tried & tested' popularity of models gone by but in a market saturated with medium SUVs will the old-school design still land a podium finish?

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Mazda CX-90 2024 review

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 Aug 2023

Few models are as highly anticipated as the Mazda CX-90 - an expensively engineered seven-seater SUV with premium aspirations against Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Boasting an all-new architecture, in-line six-cylinder mild-hybrid engines and rear-drive-biased AWD, the newcomer promises to sweep away the beloved CX-9 it indirectly replaces. But has Mazda fully grasped the scale of its ambitions?

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Citroen C5 Aircross 2024 review: Sport

By Emily Agar · 05 Aug 2023

It boasts more space than a lot of its rivals but the Citroen C5 Aircross Sport has been let down in the past by a sparse safety sheet and older tech. The facelifted model sees tweaks to the design, safety and tech, making it more of a true competitor against popular rivals. But will its expensive price point deter discerning families?

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Mazda CX-8 2023 review: GT SP diesel

By Emily Agar · 28 Jul 2023

Mazda has a tendency to have a lot of similar looking horses in the stables; blink and you'll miss the (very) subtle differences between the CX-8 and the CX-9 but if you're not super keen on the bulk of the CX-9 and you've outgrown the space of the CX-5... this one's for you.

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