23 March 2023 by Marcus Craft
The Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series is one of the most popular, most sought after and iconic 4WDs in Australia. Its boxy truck-like presence never fails to send every keen 4WDer’s heart racing and even if someone knows absolutely nothing about the off-roading world they’ll still turn their head to...Read more
16 March 2023 by David Morley
Rising interest rates, a spiralling cost of living, low wage growth, they’re all common themes on the nightly news. But while those economic nasties might be postponing holidays and elective surgery, there’s absolutely no evidence to suggest they’re making people think twice about big, US-made, $...Read more
16 March 2023 by Marcus Craft
The Mitsubishi Triton has always been a bit of an underestimated ute. It has been an under-performer in terms of sales compared with the upper echelon of the category (i.e. the likes of Toyota’s HiLux and Ford’s Ranger ), but it’s managed to retain a solid reputation as a value-for-money option,...Read more
6 March 2023 by Marcus Craft
The Mazda BT-50 has stood the test of time without ever getting anywhere near the sales heights of the top end in the ute market. It has survived the polarising front-end design treatment of previous iterations, as well as being shifted from a Ford Ranger -based platform to an Isuzu D-Max -based...Read more
3 March 2023 by Marcus Craft
If you’re in the market for a dual-cab ute but your budget doesn’t quite stretch to the $70K price tags of a lot of new models – then maybe you should check out the SsangYong Musso. The Ultimate XLV variant, a lifted and stretched version of the standard Musso , might be the sweet spot for work-and...Read more
14 November 2022 by Marcus Craft
The Ford Everest is regarded as a very decent all-round SUV, offering class-leading refinement, plenty of standard features and an impressive driving experience. But, while the introduction of the V6 to the Everest line-up has drawn the lion’s share of everyone’s attention, do the new-generation of...Read more
2 November 2022 by Marcus Craft
The Mitsubishi Outlander has a decent reputation as a city- and family-friendly mid-sized SUV with reasonable capabilities as a light-duty off-road tourer. And the Plug-in Hybrid EV version of the Outlander offers welcome fuel cost-savings over ICE vehicles and, in Exceed Tourer specification, it...Read more
28 October 2022 by Tim Nicholson
Since its launch in late 2020, Mazda’s BT-50 has become a much more popular model than the ute it replaced, recording the nameplate’s best ever sales in 2021. Two years later it is still doing well for Mazda - it is the third best-selling model behind the CX-5 and CX-30 - but now it has much more...Read more
28 October 2022 by Matt Campbell
The new-generation Ford Everest is big news, and so is the inclusion of the new larger capacity V6 turbo-diesel engine. We have already covered the new Everest range extensively from the launch, but this was our first chance to get behind the wheel of the 2023 Ford Everest Sport V6 4x4 to see what...Read more
27 October 2022 by Tom White
While a global pandemic was busy wreaking havoc on the international travel industry, Australians overwhelmingly turned inward to the realm of 4x4s, camper trailers, and campervans to explore the corners of our massive continent. It’s a trend which has existed here long before the pandemic, though...Read more
6 October 2022 by Richard Berry
Volkswagen Australia’s mission was to build an SUV that people don’t have to wait for, using any components unaffected by the global parts supply shortage. The result is the Tiguan Allspace Adventure - a special edition that could well be the best Tiguan ever made. Think powerful engine out of an...Read more
5 October 2022 by Marcus Craft
The Nissan Navara SL Warrior is intended as an entry-level option for those keen on owning a Premcar-engineered Nissan ute but whose budget may not stretch to $70,000 to cover the cost of a top-shelf Pro-4X Warrior. The thing is, you’re not missing out on much if you go the cheaper choice because...Read more
1 October 2022 by Matt Campbell
The biggest new vehicle release of 2022 is undoubtedly the new-generation Ford Ranger ute - and in this towing comparison test, we’re going to see how the new pick-up truck stacks up against one of its most impressive rivals. We have the Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 4x4 double-cab ute , which costs more...Read more
23 September 2022 by Marcus Craft
Understatement warning: There has been a ton of hype about the new Ford Ranger line-up – especially with the introduction of a turbo-diesel V6 engine option. To see how well it stacks up against likely competition in a low-range, technical off-road-only test, we've pitted the top-spec Wildtrak with...Read more
21 September 2022 by Marcus Craft
Isuzu’s D-Max has grown a legion of fans in Australia over recent years and it’s rapidly become of the more popular utes in the Aussie market. The D-Max Crew Cab Chassis ute, a new mid-spec variant in Isuzu’s ute line-up, is part of a recent range update and extension. This is auto, 4WD, and in LS-...Read more
14 September 2022 by Marcus Craft
The new wave of hybrid electrical vehicles (HEVs) offers those people keen for an electrical vehicle a tentative first step into that increasingly popular realm without fully committing to it. Hybrids are reasonably safe bets for those owners because these vehicles have onboard self-charging...Read more
14 September 2022 by Marcus Craft
The Jeep Grand Cherokee has had its share of fans who use theirs as a tow vehicle, but with most of the new-generation line-up effectively losing 700kg in maximum towing capacity from the previous-gen versions will this still be the case? And the story doesn’t get any better if you spend more money...Read more
11 August 2022 by Marcus Craft
The universal appeal of road-tripping with a vehicle that offers an all-in-one solution to car camping has been growing enormously in recent years. “What’s car camping?”, I hear you ask. Well, I’m talking about staying overnight or longer in a vehicle that affords you the ability to sleep in, eat...Read more
5 August 2022 by Marcus Craft
Isuzu’s line-up of D-Max utes is already rather extensive but the car maker has further bolstered the range with some new variants, one of which is the LS-U+. This ute slots in between the top-shelf X-Terrain and the mid-spec LS-U and its aimed at those who tow – or who want to tow – as part of...Read more
