Adventure Reviews

Ford Everest Sport vs Isuzu MU-X LS-T vs Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GSR 2023 comparison review: off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 07 Apr 2023

It's the ultimate bush-track test: three ute-based 4WD wagons, all great off-roaders in their own right, face off in a bush showdown. The new V6-powered Ford Everest in Sport grade, the Isuzu MU-X in top-spec LS-T guise, and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport in top GSR spec.A low-range 4WD test made up of hard-core challenges at the outer limits of reasonable use for a standard 4WD.

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Mitsubishi Outlander 2023 review: PHEV - off-road test

By Tom White · 05 Apr 2023

Australia loves a fuel-sipping hybrid but we also love going off-road. Mitsubishi says its new Outlander PHEV can do both...

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Toyota LandCruiser 70 2023 review: 79 Series GXL single cab chassis - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 23 Mar 2023

The Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series is a legend of Australian 4WDing. But while it's a beast out in the bush, it's the wrong side of ordinary to drive in any city or suburb.It's also expensive and there are many cheaper and better-equipped alternatives available, so why is there so much love for the 79?The price has gone up, as has the GVM, and the 79 finally has AEB, so is it worth almost $85,000?

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Chevrolet Silverado 2023 review

By David Morley · 16 Mar 2023

The Chevrolet Silverado has been selling in strong numbers in Australia for a few years now, and a major update has just arrived to further boost numbers. But with the Ford F-150 and the Toyota Tundra waiting in the wings, can the beefy American hold its own?

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Mitsubishi Triton 2023 review: GSR - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 16 Mar 2023

It's an underestimated ute and while its sales performances have never been HiLux high, the Mitsubishi Triton has consistently been a quiet achiever in a tough market and it has a legion of loyal fans to prove it.Adventure lovers appreciate the Triton's low-key, no-nonsense, value-for-money appeal and its renowned for being robust and reliable hasn't hurt its long-term reputation either.

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Mazda BT-50 2023 review: GT - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 06 Mar 2023

The Mazda BT-50 has survived a polarising front-end of the past, as well as being shifted from a Ford Ranger-based platform to its current Isuzu D-Max-based underpinnings, and a power-and-torque loss that came from switching engines.Through the years, we've driven many BT-50 variants over a variety of terrain and the ute has always managed to impress us in some way... but is that still the case?

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SsangYong Musso 2023 review: XLV Ultimate - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 03 Mar 2023

In the market for a dual-cab ute, but can't justify spending upwards of $70K on one? Well, maybe the SsangYong Musso Ultimate XLV - a lifted and stretched version of the standard Musso - is the right work-and-play vehicle for you.It's auto, it's 4WD, it has plenty of gear onboard and its $45,000-ish price-tag won't make you cry.But is it actually any good?

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Ford Everest 2023 review: Ambiente 4x4 Bi-Turbo - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 14 Nov 2022

In a market where the prices of large SUV wagons are always on the rise, the entry-level base-spec Ford Everest Ambiente stands out as a feature-packed proposition that is more budget-friendly than its stablemates.The Everest line-up is comfortable and capable but does the Ambiente miss out on too much standard equipment? Or is it, in fact, the best-priced 4WD available?

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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV 2023 review: Exceed - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 02 Nov 2022

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are intended as stepping stones for all of those slow adopters among us so we can move towards a full EV world and a better alternative-energy future. But some PHEVs are rather ordinary in terms of execution and, quite frankly, hit and miss in their success rate at attracting buyers.Is the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV a sign of even better things to come?

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Mazda BT-50 SP 2023 review: off-road test

By Tim Nicholson · 28 Oct 2022

Two years after the Isuzu D-Max-based Mazda BT-50 launched, is it still one of the top pics of the dual-cab segment? We drive it on road and off to see whether it still has the goods.

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