Sometimes gremlins take their time, sometimes they pounce immediately. Either way, they rarely make sense. The 2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu ($108000 drive away) may be selling like hotcakes, costs a bomb, and comes loaded with gear, but oh darling, the quirks keep coming. We went four-wheel-driving today. It scrambled over rocks like a capering goat, forded murky pools like [...]
Every week, we sacrifice a car to the dual gods of city traffic and country roads. This week’s victim is the 2025 Prado Kakadu. Regal, floaty, ethereal—like sliding on a cashmere cloud while sipping a martini stirred by angels. In comfort mode, the suspension feels like a cruise ship in a nasty swell, swaying gently while keeping you smugly [...]
Toyota and Kia are basking in five-star glory, while Suzuki is left licking its wounds with a bruising one-star result for the Swift. Here's the lowdown.
The latest VFacts report shows a slump in the car market which is down 6.4% on this time last year. Around 37 brands are sold in Australia
Toyota Prado Kakadu Road Trip to the Murray The Murray River winds lazily through some of the prettiest country on the driest continent on Earth, Australia. Echuca is a beautiful inland port, once famed for timber and wool, but now a tourist mecca, especially for steam lovers. The road South from Sydney once did the same thing. Now, the Hume Highway by-passes all towns, and anything worth seeing. You can go from my front door in Sydney, to the outskirts of Melbs, while only passing through 2 sets of traffic lights. While that might thrill some of you, the consequence of a 4-lane road is endless stretches of mind-numbing boredom.
