If you have lots of kids, including twins or even triplets on the way, the Kia Carnival is the best possible family vehicle for you. It’s a smart, luxurious and highly practical workhorse that also offers excellent value.

The Hyundai Palisade is a big, comfortable holiday machine for growing families and offers excellent value, generous 8-seat SUV space, and practicality on par with LandCruiser - but it’s $30K more affordable.

Shopping for a large seven-seat SUV or eight-seat people mover? Kia Carnival might be king of triplet transport, but the Hyundai Staria is built for both big families and small business…