Articles by Nedahl Stelio
26 October 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Small SUVs are for those families who want some of the height of an SUV, but don’t want all the bulk that comes with it. However there are a fair few that fall short when it comes to delivering enough space for families. The Ford EcoSport is one of those small SUVs that has more space than its...Read more
22 October 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Yes, the Honda Jazz is a small car, and yes, I know this is a family review, but not every family is large, and not every family wants a large car. If you're a single parent or you have one child, a small car is a viable option. The Jazz is in a category with other small cars like the Mazda2 ,...Read more
15 October 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
The first thing you notice when you look at a Suburu Forester is that it’s a solid looking car. It doesn’t have time for fancy bells and whistles. The Forester looks like it gets the job done, safely and reliably. And thank goodness for that! This week was school holidays and if there was ever a...Read more
5 October 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
If you’ve got three or more children or you just like large SUVs, Mazda’s CX-9 should be high on your look-list. It’s been Mazda’s flagship vehicle for a good few years now, and is a proper seven seater, not an in-betweener, in the same category as the Toyota Kluger and Kia Sorento. It was...Read more
2 October 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Mazda added the CX-8 to its SUV line-up this year. It sits in between a five-seater CX-5 and the large seven-seater CX-9, in that it has seven seats but it’s not as big as a CX-9. It’s smaller, so a bit easier to manoeuvre. It’s in the same category as the Tiguan Allspace and Hyundai Santa Fe...Read more
27 September 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Families have a fair few things to think about when buying a car. You want enough space for everyone to fit comfortably plus the boot space to lug the stuff around that accumulates when you have kids. You want it to drive well. You want it to be as safe as possible. And of course, you want it to...Read more
14 September 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
The Mazda CX-3 is a small SUV, that category of cars which look little but are actually classified SUVs because of their height. It's in competition with cars like the Hyundai Kona, the Toyota C-HR and the Honda HR-V. A fine bunch of cars for people who want the practicality of an SUV but don't...Read more
11 September 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
There are a few surprises in store when you come across the Peugeot 5008. It's a seven-seat SUV and competes with other five-seat SUVs moonlighting as seven-seaters (you only use the back two seats when the need arises), like the Honda CR-V and Volkswagen's Tiguan Allspace. So how much space is...Read more
5 September 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
There are many seven-seat SUVs out there, but Volkswagen was fashionably late in introducing the new Tiguan Allspace, an extension of the popular five seater Tiguan. It's not a large seven-seat SUV , it sits more around the space that Hyundai's Santa Fe and Mazda's CX-8 occupies, in that it's a big...Read more
7 August 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
This week I cleaned out the garage and collected a bunch of baby stuff to give to my younger cousins who are having babies. Travel cots, car seats and a cute rocking sheep all got stacked in the car while I delivered them around Sydney. I was test driving the new Nissan Qashqai Ti model - it's the...Read more
7 August 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
My family and I are heading overseas next week which is very exciting but there is so much to organise. This week I had to sort out all the children's things, finish all my work and get all of the shopping and cleaning and - oh fine - hair appointments done. It's a lot to organise! I was in the BMW...Read more
7 August 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
There are large seven seaters. Cars like the Mazda CX-9 , Toyota Kluger and Kia Sorento . Then there are five seaters with two extra seats in the back like the Honda CR-V and Mitsubishi Outlander . Then there is the Hyundai Santa Fe . It’s not quite as big as a CX-9 or a Kluger, but it’s not as...Read more
2 August 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Alfa Romeos. There's just something so appealing about the way they look. And now there’s one to fit my children and all their stuff - the Stelvio, a mid sized SUV with typical Alfa looks. It also, just quietly, sounds exactly like my surname: Stelio meet...Read more
16 July 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
This week it was my turn to go out to the markets and do the fruit and veggie shop for the food co-op I’m in, so I needed a big car. And gosh, did I get one! The Hyundai iMax Elite is a huge car - an eight-seater van, no less. I was going to have no trouble with packing boxes of fruit and veg in...Read more
16 July 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
This week it was bucketing down with rain, the roads were full and wet, and the visibility was poor. I was test driving Lexus ’ new seven-seater SUV , the RX 350L Luxury model (second from the top of the rain, sorry, range). It’s in a similar category to the Audi Q7 , Land Rover Discovery and Volvo...Read more
16 July 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Everyone has a soft spot for MG , the cool British car company who made that uber-cool MG B convertible , remember them? Of course you do. Only now, MGs are not made in Europe anymore. The company's been bought out by one of the world's largest car manufacturers in China, SAIC. I have such fond...Read more
13 July 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
The Skoda Kodiaq is a mid-sized seven-seat SUV that competes with the likes of the Nissan X-Trail , Honda CR-V , Peugeot 5008 and the upcoming seven-seat Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace . I was in the Kodiaq Sportline, which is the top of the range petrol version. Coming from the same company as Audi...Read more
29 June 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
Everywhere you look there’s another luxury car company launching an SUV, because that is what we are wanting to buy these days. It’s hard to go wrong with these cars - it’s like your favourite cake suddenly turning into an icecream (if you’ve ever tried Gelato Messina’s Apple Pie you’ll know what I...Read more
29 June 2018 by Nedahl Stelio
For a small SUV, the Audi Q2 TFSI Quattro holds its own. It’s not your typical Audi in that it’s not a super luxurious sedan, nor a large super practical SUV, and competitors in this class are fierce - it’s up against the BMW X1 and the Mini Countryman. But Audi has used a few unique tricks to...Read more