TRIPPY QUESTION

AS WE EMERGE from these COVID times the great Australian road trip will be back in vogue; but which wheels? In the ‘70s a Kombi fitted the bill, but what are today’s options for an SUV averse baby boomer gliding into retirement to take to the open road? Which vehicle could comfortably cruise the highways, comfortably traverse The Outback’s gravel roads, capably tackle the sand at the beach or the rutted tracks to that isolated camping site, tip toe across modest creek crossings and of course be at home in the city where it will spend most of the time? A great opportunity for a timely assessment of, say, the new Audi A6 Allroad, Mercedes GLB, the ageing Volvo V90, the faithful Subaru Forester or what about the 4x4 VW California finally due in Australia late 2020?

Jonathon Lew, Donvale, VIC,