Adventure Reviews

Ford Everest 2025 review: Tremor - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 11 May 2025

The Ford Everest Tremor is the latest mildly upgraded 4WD to enter the market. While the Ranger Tremor is a limited-edition variant, the Everest Tremor is here to stay.It has a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, longer coil springs, Bilstein dampers and General Grabber AT3 all-terrain tyres.It also gets 'Rock Crawl' mode, steel bash plates, side steps and Tremor-specific styling and branding.

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Kia Tasman 2025 review: Australian preview drive - off-road test

By Tom White · 09 May 2025

The Kia Tasman is finally here - are we impressed in this brief off-road preview drive?

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Toyota Tundra 2025 review: Limited - Off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 30 Apr 2025

The Toyota Tundra is the latest in a long line of full-size American pick-ups to arrive on our shores. The left-hand-drive Tundra is converted to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw in Australia and, on paper, this big ute is a well-engineered, well-equipped and purpose-built towing and touring machine. But the Tundra has a $156,000-plus price-tag. Is the Toyota badge enough to justify this much money?

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Mazda BT-50 2025 review: SP - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 08 Apr 2025

The Mazda BT-50 range has been through a Ford Ranger-based generation and now the second phase of its Isuzu D-Max-based generation. This latest update has brought more safety gear, new wheels and exterior lighting, an upgraded multimedia system, as well as styling tweaks across the board, including to the interior trim. Prices have gone up across the range so is the new top-shelf SP worth a look?

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Isuzu MU-X 2025 review: X-Terrain - Off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 29 Mar 2025

Isuzu's MU-X range has undergone a much-anticipated update and it includes the introduction of a new variant: the new top-of-the-range X-Terrain.The X-Terrain is a seven-seat 4WD wagon and - as part of this new MU-X range - it has an updated chassis, a tweaked suspension set-up, some new safety tech and a recalibrated rough terrain mode (Isuzu's boosted off-road traction control system).

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Deepal G318 2025 review - International preview drive

By James Cleary · 12 Mar 2025

The onslaught of new challenger brands and models coming to the Aussie new-car market is not slowing down. And this five-seat range-extender EV 4WD, the Deepal G318, is on the cards for local launch. CarsGuide had the opportunity to take a preview drive.

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Mitsubishi Triton 2025 review: GLX-R - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 09 Mar 2025

The new-generation Mitsubishi Triton range marks the biggest change for the model in a long time: a new bi-turbo engine (150kW/470Nm), new chassis and suspension, overhauled design (with a longer wheelbase), and increased towing capacity, among a raft of changes.The new mid-grade GLX-R sports a few extras beyond what the lower-spec vehicles get - most importantly, Super Select 4WD-II.

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Ford Everest 2025 review: Tremor - Australian first drive

By Stephen Ottley · 06 Mar 2025

The Ford Everest is the Blue Oval's most popular SUV and for 2025 the range has been expanded. The new Everest Tremor has arrived to take on the latest Toyota Prado in what should be an epic battle of family-friendly off-roaders.We hit the bush in the Everest Tremor to find out if it's tough enough to worry Toyota.

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Toyota Fortuner 2025 review: GXL - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 02 Mar 2025

The Toyota Fortuner has been available in Australia for a decade but has never got anywhere near hitting the sales heights of the HiLux on which it's based.With a new Fortuner possibly due in the not-too-distant future, it's worth revisiting the seven-seat Fortuner to see how this ageing 4WD wagon stands up against in a realm dominated by fresher, more sophisticated rivals.

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Isuzu MU-X 2025 review - Australian first drive

By Stephen Ottley · 28 Feb 2025

Australian families are flocking to rugged, seven-seat SUVs like the Ford Everest and Toyota Prado. The underdog in this contest is the Isuzu MU-X, which has become one of the most popular, has been refreshed for 2025.But this is more than just a 'nip and tuck' facelift, with some major changes underneath. We drive the new MU-X on- and off-road to put it to the test.

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