People Mover Reviews

The Hyundai Staria is the brand’s all-new people-mover, riding on the same basic underpinnings as the Santa Fe SUV. The Elite is the mid-grade trim level and is priced from $56,500 for the petrol-powered and $59,500 for the diesel option.

The Hyundai Staria is the replacement for the iMax people mover van. As with the old model, there's a commercial van spin-off, so it's not quite the same as a 'purpose-made' people-mover like the Honda Odyssey or Kia Carnival, and is more like a Toyota Granvia or VW Multivan. But with advanced tech, all-wheel drive availability, eight seats standard and strong pricing, is this bus a hit or a miss

People movers are not just vans anymore. These days they’re less box-on-wheels and completely decked out with all the fancy equipment to make them as comfortable as possible.If you’ve got more than five children, you’ll probably need a people carrier like one of these. And if you’re always moving large, bulky items that’s another good reason to get one. But which is the best? Today we’ve got a people mover comparison lining up two stand-outs, the top-of-the-range Kia Carnival Platinum, costing $64,680, before on-road costs and extras, and the Volkswagen Multivan Comfortline Premium, which is second from the bottom of the range and costs $61,990, before on road costs and extras. The Carnival seats eight people while the Multivan seats seven, they’re both technically 'vans', and are huge inside. But which is the best people mover to suit your needs? Let’s get into it so you can decide! 

Big families and hotel shuttles have never had it so good. Recently launched, the fourth-gen eight-seater Kia Carnival is already something of a style icon; in up-spec SLi guise, the cabin presentation is elevated, backed up by an equally refined V6; space, comfort and convenience are there to be enjoyed; and it's actually fun to drive. Even if you don't have kids, why not? Life enhancing stuff.

The 2021 Mazda CX-8 range has a wide variety of differences - this week I tested the top-of-the-range Asaki LE model as a family car. With lots of bells and whistles inside, is it worth $30,000 more than the base CX-8?

You have three or more kids and you need a car. Do you, a) get an SUV, b) buy a people mover van, c) seriously consider a bus? We can help answer that question in this comparison review of the Hyundai Palisade, Kia Carnival and Mercedes-Benz Valente.

The importance of the fourth-generation Kia Sorento large SUV cannot be understated. And the fact that it happens to be verging on seven-seat greatness is opportune. Indeed, the GT-Line petrol variant tested here is nearly the perfect all-rounder.

In 2021, SUVs have proven to be the most dominate body style on the Australian market and are available across various sizes. Without a large SUV to call its own though, Honda is hoping the Odyssey people mover can tempt buyers with large families away from a high rider and into a minivan.

If this car was a Hollywood leading man, we'd be talking about his 'chiselled good looks.' It's a handsome looking vehicle! The 2021 Kia Sorento S looks very attractive from the outside, but how does it perform as a family car around the suburbs? Here's how I went with my family of four for a week.

The rise of the seven-seat SUV makes a lot of sense, but Kia's new Carnival is one particularly compelling argument to consider a people mover instead.