
Mazda6 review and buyer’s guide
The Mazda6 is a smart, affordable family sedan and wagon with lots of modern features, elegant styling and practicalities that rival any medium or small SUV. Unfortunately it hasn’t sold as well as it should thanks to the popularity of SUVs among most families. Get one before stock runs out…
Hyundai moves to 7-year warranty (almost): here's the truth
Hyundai Australia is now offering a 7-year warranty to compete with the likes of Kia and the influx of new Chinese brands. But there are conditions you should be aware of before diving in. Here’s what you need to know…
Hyundai Tucson review and buyer's guide
Hyundai Tucson looks futuristic and drives very nicely on Australian roads. It offers grunty, reliable engines, plenty of features and 5-seat practicality at a modest price that makes it an ideal, safe family SUV.
Hyundai Santa Fe review and buyer's guide
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.
MG HS review and buyer’s guide
Is the MG HS midsize SUV just a cut-price Toyota RAV4 or does it have genuine credibility you should take advantage of? With 24 medium SUVs to choose from, let’s find out if the MG HS is good value for a consumer like you…
Mitsubishi Outlander review and buyer's guide
The Mitsubishi Outlander is an excellent-value seven-seat family vehicle with plenty of features and capability. It looks modern and tough, but you need to know if it’s going to be good enough compared with other medium SUVs.
Kia Carnival review and buyer’s guide
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.
KGM Musso review and buyer’s guide
If you need an affordable and extremely good value dual-cab diesel ute with all the features and good-enough performance for a wide range of work, the KGM Musso (nee SsangYong) offers insane bang for your buck. But there’s a big caveat to your long-term ownership…
MG4 review and buyer's guide
Price is likely your biggest obstacle before stepping up to buy an electric vehicle. So MG has set a market-low price on its new MG4. Here’s what you need to know about MG4, and how to get one for under $140 per week!
Toyota Hilux review and buyer’s guide
The Hilux is more than just an immensely popular 4X4 dual-cab ute here in Australia, it’s an icon. Toyota Hilux offers reliability, towing, good resale value and occasional family duties.
Isuzu D-Max review and buyer’s guide
The D-Max promises reliability and grunt for towing, touring and off-road adventures. But here are the definitive, balanced reasons an Isuzu D-Max is a paradoxically good idea and also a potentially regrettable one…
GWM Cannon review and buyer's guide
Just because a ute is cheap, that doesn’t mean it’s worth the money. Is the GWM Cannon more than just a cut-price Ranger wannabe? Can it offer towing, off-roading capability and robust design to compete with the big brand dual-cab utes like Hilux and Triton?
Ford Ranger review and buyer’s guide
The Ford Ranger is the most popular vehicle in this country because it has grunt, great towing ability, a capable drive system, and a host of clever design features. But there are a couple of negatives to consider before dropping your cash on one.
Mitsubishi Triton review and buyer’s guide
The Triton is a 4x4 ute that offers excellent value, benchmark towing capacity and off-road capability that puts more expensive utes to shame. Here’s what you need to know about Mitsubishi’s tougher, smarter, comfier pick-up.
Mazda BT-50 review and buyer's guide
The Mazda BT-50 is more than just an Isuzu D-MAX clone. It can tow, carry and transport with relative ease, but it’s also great value and offers a premium interior - for a ute.
Kia Tasman review and buyer’s guide
The all-new Kia Tasman 4X4 dual-cab ute is finally on sale in Australia, offering some compelling value in its lower model grades and some serious off-roading potential in top-spec. Let’s see if it’s a worthy Ranger, Hilux and Triton rival - or a respectable first try.
Kia Sportage review and buyer's guide
Kia Sportage is an excellent-value medium SUV that can handle both family duties in the suburbs and regional holiday travel. This affordable, reliable and well-equipped five-seater is very comfortable, safe to drive every day on Aussie roads - and now comes in hybrid.
Hyundai Kona review and buyer's guide
The futuristically styled Kona offers choice of engines, good safety and makes a strong case for small families needing options, reliability and quality at the right price. There’s even an electric or hybrid to consider.
Subaru Forester review and buyer's guide
The new soft-roading Subaru Forester now offers a proper hybrid all-wheel drive that packs more punch. Forester is one of the safest, most practicaland reliable SUVs on sale today and retains its strong value as an adventurous, capable and popular five-seater. Here’s what you need to know…
Subaru Forester used review and buyer's guide
The soft-roading ‘SJ’ series Subaru Forester packs a punch, and was one of the safest, most practical and capable medium SUVs on sale at the time. It remains a great value, nicely driving and popular five-seater.