Adventure advice

By Marcus Craft · 20 Jan 2024

So, you want a daily driver, family taxi and weekend adventure mobile all rolled into one? Well, your best bet is an all-wheel drive SUV, rather than a 4WD. Here’s why everyone should own an AWD.

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Why the GWM Tank 300 is an underrated 4x4

By Marcus Craft · 05 Jan 2024

Suffice to say, the GWM Tank 300 has a fair few tongues a-wagging. And for good reasons. Through on-road testing and hard initial off-road testing the Tank 300 has certainly logged impressive performances with me and proven itself to be a solid high achiever, in terms of build quality, ride and handling and off-road capability.

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Is the Patrol better than the LandCruiser?

By Marcus Craft · 10 Dec 2023

It’s a lively campfire debate – nay a blood feud – as old as time itself: which company makes the best four-wheel drive – Nissan or Toyota? It’s a rivalry even more bitter than that of Ford vs Holden.

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Mitsubishi Triton 2024 review: Pre-production drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 08 Dec 2023

Larger, stronger, roomier, safer and more comfortable, the sixth-gen Triton for 2024 elevates Mitsubishi's mid-size ute to fresh heights for the brand. And while its lack of V6 diesel and/or hybrid availability is disappointing, the all-new chassis's Australian-specific tune is a big step forward. We won't know how it behaves on-road, but a stint off-road shows how far this ute has come.

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Suzuki Jimny 2024 review: XL

By Laura Berry · 06 Dec 2023

There's not a person on the planet that doesn't agree that the three-door Jimny is cute and capable off the road, but does a the bigger Jimny XL solve the baby version's problems of space and practicality? We went to the Australian launch of the new and very first five-door Jimny XL to find out.

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Can a Mazda CX-5 go off road?

By Marcus Craft · 29 Oct 2023

Not everyone who buys an SUV wants to tackle hardcore off-road adventures. In fact, I reckon most of them don’t. Most people want a well-equipped and comfortable family vehicle that is off-road-capable enough for an occasional foray onto a well-maintained dirt road, which leads to their favourite national park, campsite, or out-of-the-way beach.

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Jeep Grand Cherokee 2024 review: Overland - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 23 Oct 2023

The seven-seat Grand Cherokee has found favour with Jeep fans, and now the five-seater, in Overland spec, offers people a smaller option as a daily driver for around-town duties and weekend adventures.It's about $5000 cheaper than its bigger stablemate, but is the smaller Grand Cherokee better as well?

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Comprehensive car insurance vs third party: What's the difference?

By David Morley · 22 Sep 2023

Like any grudge purchase, many of us don’t really pay too much attention to car insurance. You buy it because you need it.

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Toyota HiLux 2024 review: GR Sport - off-road test

By Tom White · 21 Sep 2023

The GR HiLux is mean, but in the new world of mean utes, is it mean enough?

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Ford Ranger 2024 review: Wildtrak X

By David Morley · 14 Sep 2023

Ford's current Ranger ute has been a solid sales success since it arrived in mid-2022 and the new Wildtrak X grade takes existing components and puts them together in a off-road-capable, touring-focused dual cab package. We've tested it on- and off-road to see what it brings to the table.

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