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Kia Sportage review and buyer's guide
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.

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best cars, PROMO medium SUV, Reviews, PROMO home pgJohn Cadogan29 July 2025suv, kia sportage Comments
Mitsubishi Triton review and buyer’s guide
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.

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John Cadogan28 July 2025mitsubishi pajero sport, mitsubishi triton, ute, 4wd, news Comments
Kia Tasman ute in 2025: latest details and analysis
Kia Tasman ute in 2025: latest details and analysis

The all-new Kia Tasman 4X4 dual-cab ute is finally coming to Australia in mid-2025. The covers are off, too. Here’s everything we know so far

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John Cadogan28 July 2025kia, ute, news, hyundai, 4wdComment
Hyundai Kona review and buyer's guide
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.

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Reviews, best cars, PROMO compact SUV, PROMO home pgJohn Cadogan25 July 2025hyundai kona, hyundai, suv, small suv Comments
Subaru Forester review and buyer's guide
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…

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best cars, PROMO medium SUV, PROMO home pgJohn Cadogan24 July 2025subaru, subaru forester, suv, medium suv Comments
Subaru Forester used review and buyer's guide
Subaru Forester used review and buyer's guide

The soft-roading ‘SJ’ series Subaru Forester packs a punch, and is one of the safest, most practical and capable medium SUVs on sale today. It’s also a great value, nicely driving and popular five-seater.

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John Cadogan22 July 2025medium suvComment
Haval H6 review and buyer's guide
Haval H6 review and buyer's guide

The Haval H6 is an affordable medium SUVs that will make buying your next new family car easier thanks to its compelling pricing and suite of features compared with established brands. But there are a few compromises you’ll have to make, depending on how you intend to use it…

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John Cadogan21 July 2025medium suvComment
Toyota LandCruiser Prado review and buyer’s guide
Toyota LandCruiser Prado review and buyer’s guide

The new LandCruiser Prado is retro-styled and the most modern vehicle in Toyota’s range. It offers versatility, off-road pedigree and towing grunt, but it’s also the most expensive it’s ever been, and it’s not entirely justified.

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John Cadogan21 July 20254WD, towingComment
GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review and buyer’s guide
GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV review and buyer’s guide

The GWM Cannon Alpha plug-in hybrid is the ute catching every other ute brand napping in the Australian market. It’s innovative, full of clever design and has bucketloads of grunt for towing, load-carrying, touring and off-roading. It’ll leave a turbo-diesel Hilux for dead, and leave you with change, unlike Ford Ranger.

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John Cadogan16 July 20254WD, towing, ute, PHEVComment
Jaecoo J7 review and buyer's guide
Jaecoo J7 review and buyer's guide

The plug-in hybrid Jaecoo J7 is a promising medium SUV for families in 2025 from a new Chinese brands starting in Australia. Here’s what you need to know about this interesting, high-value midsize upstart.

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John Cadogan11 July 2025medium suv, car buying, consumerComment
Mazda CX-5 review and buyer's guide
Mazda CX-5 review and buyer's guide

If you want one of the best driving, most luxurious and surprisingly capable five-seat SUVs in the market, don’t shop with the elite rip-off brands…

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Reviews, PROMO medium SUV, PROMO home pgJohn Cadogan10 July 2025mazda, mazda cx-5, suv, medium suv Comments
Jaecoo J8 review and buyer's guide
Jaecoo J8 review and buyer's guide

Buying a new large SUV just got more complicated, because the Jaecoo J8 promises to make you reconsider your loyalty to Hyundai, Mazda, Toyota and Kia. If you need a fully equipped, luxurious family-focus 7-seater, the J8 is value taken to the extreme… But there is a catch.

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John Cadogan1 July 2025large suvComment
GWM Tank 500 review and buyer’s guide
GWM Tank 500 review and buyer’s guide

If you think Great Wall Motors can come along and offer a cut-price Toyota Prado on its first attempt, there are some glaring issues you need to consider before dropping your money on this LandCruiser lookalike.

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John Cadogan21 June 20254WDComment
Ford Ranger Super Duty early details and analysis
Ford Ranger Super Duty early details and analysis

The 2026 Ranger Super Duty promises bigger towing, more payload, better off-road credentials and an even bigger price. But can Ford improve the ownership experience and general reliability?

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John Cadogan19 June 20254WD, towingComment
Subaru Crosstrek review and buyer's guide
Subaru Crosstrek review and buyer's guide

The Subaru Crosstrek offers great value and good build quality, with its all-wheel drive system making it a uniquely capable small-family SUV. If you like to leave the bitumen for sand, dirt or gravel, here’s why you need a Crosstrek.

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Reviews, best cars, PROMO compact SUV, PROMO home pgJohn Cadogan17 June 2025subaru, subaru xv, small suv, suv Comments
Toyota Kluger review and buyer’s guide
Toyota Kluger review and buyer’s guide

Toyota is an Aussie religion that says you’ll (probably) buy a Kluger when shopping for a big three-row family SUV. But is devout popularity and resale value an objective reason to make this choice? Let’s find out…

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John Cadogan16 June 2025toyota, suv, large suvComment
Toyota LandCruiser 300 review and buyer’s guide
Toyota LandCruiser 300 review and buyer’s guide

Buying a 7-seat 4X4 wagon like a Toyota LandCruiser 300 is common in Australia when you want an off-roader that can carry plenty of adventure gear, the family and tow a big boat or trailer. But spending six figures of your hard-earned money means asking some tough questions, and giving honest answers.

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John Cadogan13 June 20254wd, toyota landcruiser, toyota, towing, nissan patrolComment
Subaru Outback review and buyer's guide
Subaru Outback review and buyer's guide

The Subaru Outback has a growling turbocharged engine, a five-seat SUV wagon body and lots of clever, practical equipment. For adventurous families, it will also tow, haul and drive beautifully - at a modest price. But should you buy now, or wait for the all-new version?

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Reviews, PROMO large SUV, PROMO home pg, best carsJohn Cadogan12 June 2025subaru outback, subaru, suv, large suv Comments
BYD Shark 6 early review and buyer's guide
BYD Shark 6 early review and buyer's guide

The BYD Shark 6 is a new dual-cab ute trying to compete with Ranger, Hilux and Triton, except with a plug-in hybrid powertrain that promises more affordable towing, load-carrying and family luxury. It’s also more power than a Ranger Raptor. Can the new Shark 6 really be better?

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John Cadogan10 June 20254WD, towing, uteComment
MG HS review and buyer’s guide
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…

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John Cadogan3 June 2025MG, medium suv, toyota rav4Comment
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