Tradies Reviews

With sharp launch pricing of $29,990 driveaway for ABN holders, the Life's low-cost specification certainly hits a sweet spot.

Holden is facing its biggest challenge yet, given its inexorable slide down the national sales charts since it ceased local car manufacturing in 2017. However, one roaring lion fighting this downward trend is the Colorado 4x4 ute.

If you're wanting a one tonne ute that offers the highest payload and/or load length, the single cab cab-chassis is usually the way to go.

The single cab two-wheel drive ute is still a thing. You mightn’t have noticed, because there has been a lot of noise around dual cab utes in recent times, and with good reason - for every five 4WD utes that sell in Australia, just one 2WD aims up.But it’s arguably vehicles like the one reviewed here - the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton GLX single cab-chassis - that are the real workhorse utes.These are the ones you see on freeways and arterial roads before the sun comes up, or at the servo with two energy drinks, two coffees and a couple of pies as part of their payload. So how does the budget-focused Triton GLX one-tonner go about its work? Let’s find out.

Triton evolution is very much a case of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

VW’s 4x4 Amarok V6, although an excellent performer, has not posed a threat to the sales dominance of the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger in Australia’s 4x4 ute market. Beyond brand loyalties or prejudices, one of the greatest barriers to sales growth has been the German ute’s high pricing, as it has struggled to match less powerful competitors built in Thailand with their low manufacturing costs and free-trade agreements.Even so, VW has recently tried to address this issue with the release of the Core TDI 550 V6, with pricing much closer to $50,000. This brings Amarok’s outstanding 3.0 litre V6 capabilities within the reach of more ute buyers, but in the Core’s more basic work-focused specification. We recently spent a week behind the wheel to see if it hits the target.

The VW Crafter might not be the first big van that comes to mind, but this new-generation version is very much worthy of your consideration. Here's why.

Having driven the FWD van and the RWD cab chassis light truck versions of the Sprinter, it was time to get behind the wheel of a RWD van. As tested, this spec offered quite a lot to like - but at a higher price than some may be willing to pay.

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is brilliant as a van, but how does it cope when it comes to light truck duties? We tested the 516 MWB RWD single-cab chassis to find out.

The HiLux ute remains Australia's best selling new vehicle. Does its performance still match the model's 'unbreakable' reputation?