All the help you need to buy your family car

All the help you need to buy your family car

The best family vehicles are more than transport, they’re part of the family. Carsales Family Hub delivers consumer-friendly advice on the best family cars, the best family SUVs, smart seven-seaters, kid-friendly people-movers and more. There’s more to know than how many baby seats you can fit, or whether you can see what the kids in the third row are up to. Family-friendly new and used cars, SUVs, vans and people-movers, news and reviews and canny advice to make choosing a car for your clan child’s play.

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2025 Nissan X-TRAIL Ti e-POWER
2025 Nissan X-TRAIL
Ti e-POWER
3.2
From Vikram
Drives like the future, connected like the past I love the way this car drives — the e-POWER hybrid system makes every journey feel effortless and smooth, almost like an EV but without ever needing to plug in. Around Brisbane's stop-start traffic it really shines, and on the freeway it is whisper quiet with instant power when you need it. The e-4ORCE AWD gives you genuine confidence in wet conditions and the five drive modes mean you always have the right setup for any situation. Fuel economy has been impressive in real world driving, consistently around 6.0–6.5L/100km with a full load. The interior is comfortable and well-appointed for the Ti grade — genuine leather, panoramic sunroof, heated seats, and the 360-degree surround camera is genuinely the clearest I have ever used for parking. ProPILOT+ makes long highway stretches genuinely relaxing. The boot space is generous and practical for family life. What lets it down is the technology side. For a $52,000 car purchased in 2025 there is no smartphone app connectivity, no over-the-air software updates, and navigation maps were nearly three years out of date. Every competitor brand at this price offers these features as standard. The car itself is wonderful — just make sure you go in knowing what the MY25 is and isn't capable of before you buy.
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Pro BEV560
2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz
Pro BEV560
4.8
From Michael
Super impressive people mover This is a high quality retro-iconic, fully electric people mover with impressive styling, big space practicality, and a comfortable car-like driving experience. Technology is impressive and functional. It ticks all the boxes for our family needs.
2025 Kia Carnival Sport+
2025 Kia Carnival
Sport+
4.8
From Alexis
The best people mover! The 2025 Kia Carnival Sport+ MY25 offers smooth driving, spacious three-row comfort, modern tech, strong safety features, and excellent practicality, delivering a premium SUV feel in a versatile family mover.
2025 Nissan Patrol Warrior
2025 Nissan Patrol
Warrior
3.6
From Veer Arjun
Great value! Very practical and great value for money initially. Fuel and maintenance costs add up over time which seem expensive but make the warrior great fun and seemingly perfect for larger families. Highly recommended!
2025 Jaecoo J8 Ridge
2025 Jaecoo J8
Ridge
4.8
From Patrik
Top bang for the bucks By pure chance we test drove the J8 Ridge after testing X5, XC90 and XC60. All models including the J8 had similar powered engines and similar levels of equipment. The price difference made us pick the Jaecoo. The only complaint I have is how the gearbox is programmed; even in sports mode it is too keen to gear up which makes the car not enough responsive. However, after a few thousand kilometres I've now learned how to handle it. Another miss is there are no gear shift paddles on the steering wheel; that would easily have solved the tendency to gear up issue. Strongly recommend the J8 Ridge, especially when you get 2.5 J8 for an X5 and 2.0 J8 for an XC90.
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan 150TSI R-Line
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
150TSI R-Line
4.8
From Steven
Safe, stylish, extremely comfortable, and plenty of power Refined and modern looking vehicle which is also extremely comfortable, easy to get in and out of, excellent safety gear, comprehensive infotainment system with some very cool cockpit mood lights.
2025 GWM Tank 300 Ultra
2025 GWM Tank 300
Ultra
4.6
From Matt
Fantastic vehicle It looks good, it drives surprisingly well on-road and is very capable off-road too! Long trips are a breeze and it is very good value, especially compared to an equivalent Japanese car!
2025 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
2025 Tesla Model 3
Rear-Wheel Drive
5
From Robert Black
Love driving it no regrets 6 months old, 10,000kms, I’ve owned and driven everything from WRX, XR 8 SS commodores but the Tesla for me the nicest and most comfortable to drive. Super smooth, quiet I couldn’t go back to an ice car, my wife has a new cx5 which drove a lot better than my old car, the cx5 now feels like I’m driving a truck. I would prefer indicators on a stalk than buttons on the steering wheel, apparently Tesla now going back to stalks. I’ve had no issues, I do have solar and battery so charging really costing me nothing. I haven’t been on a long trip yet but no range anxiety yet. A space saver would be nice. Large boot, I personally really like the interior minimalist approach. Drives like a sports car, excellent handling and of course fantastic acceleration, though I drive in chill mode so I don’t lose my licence. Cruise control and self steer so far is excellent, hang back perfect and brakes as I would. Easily fit two child seats in the back. The range is less than advertised but is well known for most EVs. At 100 per cent my range is 480kms is, advertised is 520kms. Though with this model you can constantly charge to 100 per cent 480kms is a good distance on one charge. Simply I love driving this car, the tech is spot on and wouldn’t change anything except the indicators.
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