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.
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The new Santa Fe adds a hybrid powertrain to what has been one of Australia’s best-selling seven-seat SUVs. It offers premium European-style refinement and equipment you’d expect from prestige brands, keeping its value proposition and family appeal.
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A notionally small SUV like Eclipse Cross offers sharp pricing and good tech levels, but with the comfort and space typical of a medium SUV. If you don’t need the seven-seat Outlander, consider this better-value five-seater instead.
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Today’s diesel engines are efficient and powerful. But can you offer what it needs? This is your definitive dummy’s guide to buying, owning and maintaining a new modern diesel…
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A Kia Stonic is the next big thing in SUVs if you’re looking for modest size but with all the benefits of a normal hatchback. It’s safe, economical and affordable, making it an ideal first car.
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Need big boot space, multiple child restraints and walk-in access for the extended family? A people mover beats a seven-seat SUV hands-down. But which one is better?
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If you’re about to start your first novated lease, to take advantage of green car tax concessions for EVs and plug-in hybrids, then it's extremely important to get the price of your vehicle beneath the required threshold. Here’s how…
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Nissan pays for Australia’s elite automotive press to attend the launch of new Qashqai e-Power hybrid to recite talking points. Pity they forgot to ask any hard questions, and failed to spot its biggest problem…
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Hyundai Australia just quietly jacked up the costs that patient customers like you will have to pay for one of their brand new cars. This is how corporate greed burns consumer trust…
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Let's talk about how to save thousands on a new car despite current supply problems. Four actionable techniques for you that will minimize the financial pain of a new car purchase, even today…
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Considering an EV for your next new car? Do you actually know what the worst part of the ownership will be? It’s not the fanboys or range anxiety, it’s not Elon Musk, either. It’s far more basic…
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Here are the basic tools you need to stay alive in your garage when working on your own vehicle. Plus, some important best practice tips for using them…
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Here’s why affordable performance cars, which have never been faster or gone harder, have lost the ability to tow anything. The facts are in…
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Affordable performance cars have never been better or gone harder. But they’ve all lost the ability to pull a trailer to Bunnings. Here’s why…
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Carmaker vs the truth: Towing three and a half tons with a new SsangYong Musso dual-cab ute. Spoiler alert: it's an unacceptably bad idea. Here's why...
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Honda Australia has finally parted ways with reality. Here's what happens when the facts don't matter in corporate communications and marketing...
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If you're shopping for a new car, chances are you're considering a Mazda CX-5 mid-size SUV: a great family hauler. Pity about the press release…
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How do they actually measure cargo volumes? The boot space, the ute tray, the volume in the van. Are manufacturer claims trustworthy? Let’s find out…
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It sounds technical, but knowing about this fuel efficiency hack in a modern engine is important. Your next car might well use it, but is it right for you? Here’s how it works
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Electric cars and crash testing: How safe are electric vehicles and how would anyone actually know? EV buyers think they’re safe, but are they?
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