Adventure advice

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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Mahindra Scorpio 2024 review: Z8L - off-road test

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?

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.

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Isuzu D-Max 2024 review: LS-U

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?

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