Family Car Guide – Larger families have unique vehicle requirements not only in seating requirements but also cargo space.
Lets face it most vehicles are best suited for 4 occupants and any more requires a wagon or people mover of some sort.
Here we focus on practical reviews for the larger family so they can make educated buying decisions about what vehicle best suits their needs.
From 4WD Wagons, commercial van variants, people movers and mini buses, we test them all for you.
When people ask me what my ultimate ‘Family Car’ is I always reply – the Toyota Kluger. To me, it’s the essential ‘Soccer Mum’ car. This week we have had the top of the AWD line – the Grande – to test. [Read More]
The Kia Sorrento has all the ingredients for a great family SUV. It has good styling and presence, high seating position, plenty of room for a family and gear, seven seats for those soccer runs and after school runs and lots of features for driver and passengers. [Read More]
Toyota has powered-up its market-leading LandCruiser Prado with higher levels of performance and driving enjoyment by introducing a new-generation turbo-diesel engine, improved petrol V6 and new six-speed automatic transmission. The all-new high-torque 2.8-litre four-cylinder engine is 227cm3 smaller than the engine it replaces, yet it boosts output with up to 450Nm of torque while reducing fuel use and emissions1. [Read More]
Toyota has been busy and the updated Landcruiser due in October tops off a busy period. The update to the legendary Landcruiser includes styling, performance and safety advances. More details about the changes to LandCruiser 200 will be announced at launch timing in October. [Read More]
Audi Q7 returns to Australia in September, in an all-new second generation that has advanced technology, sophisticated driver assistance systems and extraordinary quality throughout. The first new Audi Q7s will be delivered to Australian customers in September. [Read More]
We got to test two variants, the Outlander XLS 2.4L CVT petrol version and the Outlander Exceed 2.2L DiD AT version. Two different approaches, two different drive trains and engines but both 4wd versions [Read More]
Toyota has shown the all new Toyota Fortuna at the Global Launch in Sydney. Based on the Toyota Hilux, the Fortuna is the wagon version that has the same underpinnings, transmission, engine, driveline, four wheel drive and front end. However it will ride on five link coil rear suspension and has seven seats [Read More]
Back in the early 2000’s Mitsubishi revolutionised the 4WD market with a large 4WD that actually had road manners. The issue is that apart from improvements along the way the Pajero you buy today is essentially at the core the same as that first vehicle. It still has excellent on road handling for its size and more than competent off road ability, [Read More]
The Ford Everest range is a fully capable 7-seat SUV that uniquely combines a rugged, sculptural design with capability and there are 10 key customer benefits available. Ford Everest models – Everest, Everest Trend and Everest Titanium [Read More]
With the availability of a new platform in the KIA assembly shed, Kia have taken the opportunity to redesign the third generation Sorento. About the only carry over from the previous model is the tweaked 2.2L diesel, the 3.4L V6 is a new engine for this platform. [Read More]
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