The Fox 5 is Bugaboo’s comfort all-terrain pram, sold in Australia as a 2-in-1 with the bassinet and the toddler seat both in the box. Bugaboo’s Australian site carries a recommended retail price of $1,899.00 and was listing the pram at $1,259.00 when we captured prices on 30 July 2026. Those two numbers describe two different prams commercially, and which one you pay decides most of this review. It is for the buyer who wants Bugaboo running gear and a newborn-ready bassinet in a single purchase, and who has somewhere to put 13 kg of pram.
Bench Score: 8.8. That is second in our pram field, behind the UPPAbaby Vista V3 Pram + Bassinet on 9.0.
| Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Conversion and versatility | 9.0 |
| Fold and footprint | 8.0 |
| Push and wheels | 9.5 |
| Build and materials | 9.5 |
| AU parts and service | 7.5 |
| Overall | 8.8 |
The case for it
The running gear is the strongest part of the specification. Bugaboo publishes 22 cm front wheels and 30 cm rear wheels on the Fox 5, and classifies the pram as comfort all-terrain rather than city. Those rear wheels are the reason. A 30 cm wheel rolls over a lipped kerb cutout, a tree root and beach-carpark gravel with far less deflection than the small-wheel travel prams that dominate the cheaper end of this field. The Fox 5 takes 9.5 for push and wheels, a mark shared here only with the two Thule Urban Glide 3s, and the Thules get there on 16 inch air-filled tyres that you can puncture.
The handlebar adjusts between 92 cm and 108 cm. That is a 16 cm range, which matters more than the brochure makes it sound. If two adults of noticeably different height share the pushing, the handlebar range is the difference between one of you walking with your wrists cocked for four years and neither of you doing it.
Bassinet and seat both come in the box. On the manufacturer’s figures the seat is 39 cm wide and 50 cm long, extendable by a further 10 cm, and rated to 22 kg from birth to roughly four years. That extendable leg section is the honest answer to the “will it still fit a tall three-year-old” question, and very few prams in this field publish an answer at all. Set against the rest of the pack, the 2-in-1 packaging is worth real money. The Bugaboo Dragonfly at $979 needs a bassinet bought separately. The Thule Urban Glide 3 at $1,379 has a seat rated from six months, so a newborn means buying either the bassinet or capsule adapters on top.
Build and materials score 9.5, the joint highest mark in the field alongside the Vista V3 and the Donkey 6. That is a judgement on the specification and on what Bugaboo publishes about the frame and fabrics rather than on anything we have handled.
At $1,259.00 the arithmetic is straightforward. You are $240 under the Vista V3 Pram + Bassinet, $140 under the Donkey 5 Pram Complete, and $120 under the Thule Urban Glide 3 that cannot take a newborn without extra spend. For that money the Fox 5 has the better wheels of the three and gives away only 0.2 of a point overall to the Vista.
The case against it
Weight. The Fox 5 weighs 12.2 kg fully assembled with the seat and 13 kg with the bassinet fitted. Sit with that figure before you buy, because it is the one you will meet every day. It is the price of the 30 cm rear wheels and the comfort suspension, and it is not a small price. The Bugaboo Dragonfly, from the same brand, is 9.9 kg with its seat on. Every boot lift, every set of apartment stairs and every time you carry the thing down to the street costs you an extra 3 kg over the Dragonfly and rather more over the travel prams. If you live above ground level without a lift, this is the wrong pram and no amount of wheel diameter fixes it.
The basket is rated to 10 kg and 45 litres. That is adequate rather than generous, and it is the specification where the Vista V3 walks away: UPPAbaby publishes 13.6 kg for the Vista basket. A 3.6 kg difference sounds academic until it is a shopping run with a nappy bag already in there.
Fold and footprint takes 8.0, and the reason is partly an absence. Bugaboo publishes a self-standing fold for the Fox 5 but the folded dimensions are not in the specification we captured, so we cannot tell you what it measures in a hatchback boot. The Dragonfly publishes 36 x 52 x 90 cm and the Joolz Aer2 publishes an IATA-compliant 44 x 53 x 23.5 cm. When a maker does publish the number it usually means the number is good. Draw your own conclusion, but do not buy this pram sight unseen if boot space is the binding constraint.
AU parts and service scores 7.5. Bugaboo is a Dutch brand serviced here through distribution, and on that criterion it sits behind the Australian-based brands in this field. Fabrics are listed as 100% polyester, which is unremarkable for the RRP.
Then the price itself. At $1,899.00 recommended retail the argument turns around completely. You would be paying $400 more than the Vista V3 Pram + Bassinet, which outscores the Fox 5 by 9.0 to 8.8, carries a 13.6 kg basket and can be configured for up to three children with accessories. Nobody should pay $1,899 for this pram while the Vista is $1,499. Prices on this site are the lowest listed Australian retail as at 30 July 2026, and a discount that deep is not guaranteed to hold. Check the live price before you decide, because the verdict genuinely flips.
How it compares
Three rivals from our field frame the decision.
UPPAbaby Vista V3 Pram + Bassinet, $1,499.00, Bench Score 9.0. The field leader and the pram to beat. Bassinet included, a one-step fold that stands on its own, all-wheel suspension, a 13.6 kg basket, and the ability to carry up to three children with the RumbleSeat and PiggyBack accessories. It beats the Fox 5 on conversion and versatility (9.5 to 9.0) and matches it on build. The Fox 5 has the better wheels on paper. If both sit at $1,499 or above, take the Vista.
Bugaboo Donkey 5 Pram Complete, $1,399.00, Bench Score 8.3. The in-house alternative for anyone who might have a second child. Bassinet and seat fabrics are included, and it converts from mono to duo in three clicks with the extra components. You give up half a point overall, mostly on fold and footprint (7.5), and you gain a pram that becomes a side-by-side double later. Buy it for the second baby you are already planning, not for the one in front of you.
Bugaboo Fox Cub Pram, $899.00, Bench Score 8.2. The most awkward comparison for the Fox 5, because it is the same idea for $360 less. The Cub is from birth to 22 kg, includes a bassinet, has large puncture-proof wheels, full suspension and a two-wheel mode for sand and snow, plus a one-piece self-standing fold and a 10 kg basket. It scores 8.5 for push and wheels against the Fox 5’s 9.5, and Bugaboo does not publish its fold dimensions or wheel sizes at all. That 0.6-point gap is what the extra $360 buys at the captured price. At RRP it is $1,000 for the same 0.6 points, which is not a case anyone can argue with a straight face.
For context, the Babyhood Doppio Plus Stroller is $1,499 and scores 8.1 overall. It beats the Fox 5 on conversion flexibility and Australian parts and service, publishes a measured 12.2 kg single and can become an inline double. The Fox 5 remains ahead on running gear and build at 8.8 overall. If local support and a second-seat path matter most, look at the Babyhood; if push quality matters most, the Fox stays in front.
Verdict
Buy it at the captured price and it is close to the best value in this field. Bassinet and seat in the box, 30 cm rear wheels, a 92 cm to 108 cm handlebar and a seat that extends to keep a tall toddler comfortable, all for $240 less than the pram that outscores it. Buy it at $1,899.00 RRP and you are paying a premium over a better-scoring pram for the privilege of the badge and the wheel diameter.
The disqualifier is weight, and it is not negotiable. At 12.2 kg with the seat and 13 kg with the bassinet this is the heaviest way to buy this class of running gear, and no discount makes a heavy pram lighter at the top of a flight of stairs. Stairs, small boot or frequent solo lifting all point to the Dragonfly at 9.9 kg or the Fox Cub at $899. Ground-floor parking, a wagon boot and footpaths that are more pothole than path, and the Fox 5 earns its 8.8.
Bench Score: 8.8. Conversion and versatility 9.0, fold and footprint 8.0, push and wheels 9.5, build and materials 9.5, AU parts and service 7.5.
Prices are the lowest listed Australian retail as at 30 July 2026. Assessed on specification, 30 July 2026.
Disclosure: Babyhood is an agency client of The Baby Bench’s publisher, Xpand Digital. Scores are set on the same criteria for every product in the field and are not adjusted for commercial relationships.
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Sources checked
Product specifications, claims and Australian pricing were checked against the following sources for this assessment. Prices and availability can change after publication.