Adventure advice
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Can a Mazda CX-5 go off road?
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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.
Jeep Grand Cherokee 2024 review: Overland - off-road test
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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?
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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.
Toyota HiLux 2024 review: GR Sport - off-road test
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By Tom White · 21 Sep 2023
The GR HiLux is mean, but in the new world of mean utes, is it mean enough?
Ford Ranger 2024 review: Wildtrak X
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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.
Mahindra Scorpio 2024 review: Z8L - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 02 Sep 2023
Mahindra is better known for its agricultural machinery than its mainstream vehicles, but the Indian carmaker is hoping its Scorpio will change all that.This proper 4WD wagon has, on paper at least, a lot of appealing characteristics, including six seats, a low-range transfer case, an automatic rear diff lock and plenty of standard features for a price-tag at just over $45 grand.
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Car suspension: What is it and how does it work?
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By David Morley · 01 Sep 2023
A car’s suspension might seem like a lot of trouble to go to, but without it, a car would never be safe enough, comfortable enough or stable enough to be driven at much more than walking pace.
Isuzu D-Max 2024 review: LS-U
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By Tom White · 23 Aug 2023
It's well documented how Isuzu's rugged D-Max can handle mud, dirt, and sand, but what about snow?
Ford Bronco 2024 review
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By Stephen Ottley · 08 Aug 2023
Ford Australia helped develop the underpinnings for the re-born Bronco SUV - but we still can't get it down under.Fortunately, there is hope it will eventually make its way here in time. But for now we'll just have to wait.So, to see what it's like we recently went to the USA to drive this retro-inspired SUV icon.
Jeep Wrangler 2024 review: Overland - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 04 Aug 2023
The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon usually attracts all of the glory as the line-up's best off-roader, but it's more city-friendly stablemate, the Overland, is certainly no slouch in the rough stuff.And, while any Wrangler may be on the wrong side of impractical for many, the Overland still offers plenty of fun in terms of drivability and old-school-style 4WDing.