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This year, like 2020, was fraught with ups and downs as the automotive world adjusted to living with an ongoing global pandemic and battled with supply shortages the world over.
However, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t much to talk about with the much-anticipated Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series finally hitting local showrooms, more details of Hyundai’s ute dropping and the rise of Chinese car brands, among some highlights in 2021.
The biggest surprise might be the still-strong appetite for Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons, despite both models now resigned to the annals of history, but this is evidence for the passion of the Australian car fanbase.
Not content to let its rivals like the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger walk away with all the headlines, LDV returned serve with the announcement of its new T60 Max ute powered by a 2.0-litre twin-turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine with sizeable outputs.
Though not destined for the Australian market, the new Nismo-tuned, petrol V8-powered Nissan Patrol is still a tantalising prospect for a segment that is dominated by diesel. With boy racer styling, 320kW/560Nm and red-accented interior, it’s no wonder the Patrol Nismo has found an audience online.
Much like the Nissan Patrol Nismo, a GR-tuned Toyota LandCruiser, HiLux or Fortuner is sure to get tongues wagging. This story dives into the diesel powertrain that could be fitted to each aforementioned Toyota model, and whether it has ties with Mazda’s newly-developed inline six-cylinder engines.
Local vehicle manufacturing might have gone away with the demise of Holden in early 2020, but hydrogen could be the key to Australian-made vehicles in the future. H2X is looking to build hydrogen-powered vehicles, including a ute, locally, but will they be as well received as the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon?
Hyundai isn’t shy when talking about its ute ambitions, but details have remained relatively scarce since the Korean brand declared its intention to take on the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger. But what form will the powerplant take? With reports that diesel engine development has ceased, it would make sense for the ute to use the Genesis GV80’s inline six.
Concept cars sometimes point to new production models, but just as likely they are designed to draw more attention to a car brand. We look at the show cars we wish would make it to the road to inject some more sizzle into their respective manufacturers.
With the impending launch of the new LandCruiser, prices of the then-current model absolutely skyrocketed, but why? Was it the switch from a V8 to a six-cylinder engine? Was the new styling too divisive? Or did people just go a little too LandCruiser mad?
Before the reveal of the LandCruiser 300 Series, details started leaking almost every other week. This report revealed outputs of the diesel V6, and whether it would be a match for the outgoing V8. Spoilers: it is.
With Commodores and Falcons gone, what models are replacing them in police fleets around Australia? That’s the question we answered in this article, with the boys and girls in blue around the country adopting models like the Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Volkswagen Passat into their ranks.
Were you one of the lucky ones that bought a Holden Commodore or Ford Falcon in the twilight years of Australian car manufacturing? You might be in luck then as prices for these two models have shot up to nearly six figures in recent times. Keep in mind though, that asking price and selling price are two very different things.
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