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Hyundai Santa Fe Review: Long-term report three

This month our Hyundai Santa Fe long-termer covered one of Australia’s most popular commuting routes, travelling Sydney to Canberra, and back. The 275km each-way trip down Remembrance Driveway, a combination of the Hume Highway from Sydney...

Mercedes-Benz B250 Review: Long-term report two

It’s been two months since we’ve had the Mercedes-Benz B250 as our prime family car, enough time to know whether or not it’s indeed a worthwhile investment. In our last update we pointed out the enormous safety features of the B250, in this...

Hyundai Santa Fe Review: Long-term report two

Like so many big, capable-looking four-wheel-drive SUVs with marketing campaigns spruiking their adventurous spirit and inexhaustible ability, our Hyundai Santa Fe long-termer has spent most of its first two months cooped up in the city...

Mercedes-Benz B250 Review: Long-term report one

The Mercedes-Benz B250 is a hard car to classify. Technically it’s a small car, but it has the rear legroom of a limousine. It’s not quite billed as a hot hatch but is powered by a 155kW turbocharged engine.

Hyundai Santa Fe Review: Long-term report one

The Hyundai Sante Fe has become the latest member of CarAdvice’s long-term test fleet. We liked the South Korean brand’s new-generation large SUV when we sampled it at its official local launch, and now we have a number of months to get to...

Subaru Outback Review: long-term final report

Having spent more than four months with our Subaru Outback covering more than 5000km, it was time to give it back and with that, time to end our long-term road test. Over the last four months we’ve come accustomed to the Outback’s versatility...

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review: farewell long-term report

December Update David Zalstein With our long-termer Mercedes-Benz E250 CDI doing the vast majority of its kilometres nestled within Sydney's notorious traffic, our editor asked if I would kindly mind putting some kays on it over the weekend...

Subaru Outback Review: Long-term report 2

We’ve now spent more than two months with the Subaru Outback wagon and have found it a reliable, refined and overall smooth family car well suited to our needs. We have been impressed by the Outback’s quite cabin and sturdy build quality.

Subaru Outback Review: Long-term report

The Subaru Outback is an ideal family car if you need a rugged but civilised city-friendly SUV with bulletproof reliability and the benefit of full-time all-wheel drive. Having given back our Hyundai i40 wagon long termer, we needed something else...

Hyundai i40 long term report 2

It's been almost three months since we picked up our silver Hyundai i40 wagon. In that time the stylish Korean has been transformed into our main family car, taking care of all the daily drives and never missing a beat.

Lexus GS pricing announced

Lexus is clearly aiming to make a big splash with the launch of the fourth generation Lexus GS range, with a 'more for less' approach to its pricing strategy. Set to arrive in Lexus showrooms in April this year, the new mid size GS range will...

Hyundai i40 long term report 1

If you’d shown us a Hyundai i40 six months ago without any badges we would’ve said it’s likely to be a next-generation wagon from one of the three German luxury marques.

Hyundai ix35 Long Term Review

Model tested: Hyundai ix35 Elite AWD 2.0-litre R-series turbo-Diesel six-speed automatic - $34,990. Manufacturers List Price Ever try loading 3 surfboards, two kids, and whole bunch of other beach gear into your four-door sedan for a...

Lexus GS450h Review Long Term Update

Lexus GS450h Review Long Term Update OK, I know it’s a hybrid, which are supposed to be all about improved fuel economy and less harmful emissions and all that, but with a rocket launching 275Nm of instant torque on tap from the millisecond you...

Toyota Prius Review – Long Term Conclusion

Having spent over three months with a third-generation Toyota Prius, it was time to hand it back, however before doing so I thought, what better way to get a conclusion than to attend the Prius Club of QLD meeting (yes, Prius owners have a club).

Kia Sorento Review – Long Term Update

It’s been a while since I have been at the helm of our Kia Sorento long termer. After driving countless other vehicles since my last stint in our black Sorento, it comes as a surprise each time I jump on the throttle to flee an intersection or...