Family Reviews

GWM Tank 700 2026 review: Australia preview drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 16 Oct 2025

GWM is keen to expand its horizons with the Tank 700, a large luxury 4x4. Against rivals like the Mercedes G-Class and Land Rover Defender , the Chinese off-roader plans to outmanoeuvre them with a mix of sheer opulence, off-road capability, on-road refinement and advanced hybrid tech, at a fraction of their cost – if it gets the green light . Here's our first drive on Australian soil.

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Subaru Forester 2026 review: AWD Touring Hybrid long-term | Part 1

By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Oct 2025

The previous Subaru Forester hybrid copped heat for not being hybrid enough, but this new-generation rights those wrongs, debuting a new "Strong Hybrid" powertrain that, on paper, puts it on a collision course with the Toyota RAV4. We put the flagship Forester Hybrid Touring to the long-term test to see how it measures up.

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Skoda Kodiaq 2026 review: Sportline 140TSI long-term | Part 1

By Laura Berry · 10 Oct 2025

The Berry family knows three-row family cars, having long-term tested many including the GWM Tank 500, Kia Carnival and Mitsubishi Outlander. So, how will Skoda's new Kodiaq Sportline seven-seater SUV stand up over the coming months? So far, so great!

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Geely EX5 2026 review: Inspire long-term | Part 1

By Tom White · 09 Oct 2025

We're spending a few months with Geely's low-cost mid-size electric SUV.

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Toyota Camry 2026 review: SL Hybrid long-term | Part 1

By Dom Tripolone · 30 Sep 2025

If you are asking yourself: “What car should I buy?”, then the Toyota Camry is likely the right answer to your question. Does that mean it's the car you will buy? The sales figures show it probably won’t be. I’ve been living with a fully loaded Camry SL Hybrid for a month and my quick appraisal is this anti-SUV might be one of the best family cars on the market.

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Toyota LandCruiser Prado 2026 review: GXL five-seat

By Chris Thompson · 26 Sep 2025

Since its Aussie arrival close to 12 months ago the fifth-generation Toyota LandCruiser Prado been a popular family options although an awkward boot space in the seven-seat version copped some early criticism. So, what about the five-seat version? Could it be the perfect Prado?

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Kia Tasman 2026 review: X-Line

By Emily Agar · 19 Sep 2025

Kia’s all-new Tasman X-Line mixes comfort with capability, but is that enough to earn a place alongside Aussie favourites?

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Hyundai Palisade 2026 review: Hybrid Calligraphy - Australian preview drive

By James Cleary · 18 Sep 2025

Hyundai's Palisade is a three-row family SUV up against some heavy-hitters in the large SUV segment. It's second-generation model's party trick is a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain and we've had a brief preview drive of a pre-production version.

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Volkswagen Tayron 195TSI R-Line 2026 review: snapshot

By Stephen Ottley · 17 Sep 2025

If you used to own a Volkswagen Golf GTI or Golf R but now need family transport, then the new Tayron 195TSI R-Line might be right up your street.

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Volkswagen Tayron 150TSI Elegance 2026 review: snapshot

By Stephen Ottley · 15 Sep 2025

If you’re looking for the sweet spot in the new Volkswagen Tayron range, then the 150TSI Elegance may be it.

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