Tradies Reviews
Ford Ranger 2022 review: FX4 Max dual cab 4x4 load test
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By Matt Campbell · 22 Sep 2021
The Ford Ranger FX4 Max is a great gap filler in the range, with more desirable stuff than an XLT model and some of the goodies you want from the Raptor / Raptor X model. So is it any good as a work truck? We loaded it up to its GVM limit to see.
Volkswagen Amarok 2022 review: W580 - GVM test
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By Mark Oastler · 07 Sep 2021
The VW Amarok launched in 2010 has never posed a threat to the sales dominance of the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux in local 4x4 ute sales, even though it has some excellent design qualities and is still one of the best to drive.
Ford Transit Custom 2021 review: Sport 320S SWB GVM test
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By Marcus Craft · 26 Aug 2021
The Ford Transit Custom Sport 320S is part of a line-up of light commercial vehicles that have a rock-solid reputation as work vans.This short-wheelbase van is designed and engineered to perform effectively as a mobile office, carry a load onboard, and still offer enhanced drivability.So, does it succeed?
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RAM 1500 2022 review: Limited Crew Cab
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By Mark Oastler · 17 Aug 2021
RAM Trucks Australia's success in carving out a small but sustainable niche in the highly competitive 4x4 dual cab ute market with its Texas-sized 1500 Series pickups is due to a number of factors.
Iveco Daily E6 2022 review: cab chassis load test
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By Mark Oastler · 09 Aug 2021
The MY21 Iveco Daily E6 cab-chassis range competes in the Light Duty (3501-8000kg GVM) segment of Australia's Heavy Commercial vehicle market, where competition is fierce with a dozen brands and 15 models battling for buyers.
Ford Transit Custom 2021 review: Sport 320L LWB DCiV GVM test
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By Marcus Craft · 26 Jul 2021
Light commercial vans are designed to carry a load during multiple trips as part of busy work days that include plenty of kilometres.The Ford Transit Custom Sport 320L double cab in van (DCiV) has a load space, but also a total of five seats inside (two upfront and three in the second row), so it has cargo- and passenger-carrying capability.How does it actually perform with a decent load onboard?
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Nissan Navara 2022 review: Pro-4X GVM test
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By Mark Oastler · 19 Jul 2021
In MY21 guise, the D23 Nissan Navara features fresh styling, big increases in standard safety, minimum one-tonne payload ratings, increased load tub volume across all dual cab variants and a model range simplified to four key grades.
Iveco Daily E6 2021 review: Van load test
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By Mark Oastler · 05 Jul 2021
Iveco's Daily commercial range of vans and cab-chassis has been around since 1978 and in that time the Italian manufacturer has sold more than three million of them across the globe, in both LHD and RHD markets. In 2021, after more than four decades and six model generations, Iveco continues this steady evolution with its latest Daily E6 range.
Ford Transit Custom 2021 review: Sport 320S SWB tow test
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By Marcus Craft · 30 Jun 2021
The Ford Transit light commercial range is well-known and -regarded for its work-day functionality - and the Custom Sport variant adds to that rep. In 320S panel van guise this van may be engineered to carry loads onboard sans stress, but is it any good at towing a load? A 1765kg cherry picker should be enough of a burden to test this popular van's performance under pressure.
Toyota HiAce 2021 review: LWB diesel GVM test
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By Mark Oastler · 16 Jun 2021
In 2021 the sixth-generation HiAce continues Toyota's long-standing dominance of Australia's mid-sized (2.5-3.5 tonne GVM) commercial van market, which is not surprising given the breed's hard-earned reputation for build quality and rugged dependability since its inception more than half a century ago.