Ford Reviews

Ford Transit Custom 2026 review - Australian first drive

By David Morley · 07 Nov 2025

It was a matter of time, but Ford has now extended electrification to its popular Transit Custom range. But instead of a single model, there are two distinct drivelines; a pure EV and a plug-in hybrid. There's also a choice in specification and even wheelbase, and we reckon there are more variants to come. But for now, which of the sparked-up Transit Customs does the best job?

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Ford Ranger 2026 review: XLT PHEV - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 01 Nov 2025

Ford has come out swinging against Chinese rivals in Australia's growing plug-in hybrid ute segment, but does its Ranger-based PHEV have the right mix of price, power and performance to be the tradie's choice?

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Ford Ranger Stormtrak PHEV 2026 review: long-term test

By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Oct 2025

The Ford Ranger Stormtrak launches into an increasingly congested plug-in hybrid ute market, but it promises to do things a little differently to the top-selling BYD Shark 6.

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Ford Ranger 2026 review: Sport PHEV - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 01 Oct 2025

The 2026 Ford Ranger PHEV adds an EV-adjacent variant to the popular Ranger line-up. Ford's hybrid workhorse is one of the latest vehicles to arrive here as part of an ongoing plug-in ute invasion of Australia. The Ranger PHEV shares an impressive list of standard features and off-road capability with its stablemate but this hybrid also doubles as a power source for your work-site or campsite.

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Ford Transit Custom 2026 review: Sport Double Cab - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 19 Sep 2025

For tradies, mid-sized commercial vans (2.5 to 3.5-tonne GVM) are like warehouses on wheels given they can offer up to 6.0 cubic metres or more of secure load volume.

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Ford Ranger Platinum vs Ford Everest Sport 2026 review: long-term

By Andrew Chesterton · 22 Aug 2025

The Ford Ranger and Ford Everest share much in common, with the ute-based SUV borrowing the Ranger's big V6 diesel engine, its rugged capability and its ladder-frame platform. But which is the better family car? We put newly minted dad, Andrew Chesterton, behind the wheel of both to answer that very question.

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Ford Ranger 2025 review: Platinum long-term | Part 2

By Andrew Chesterton · 16 Jul 2025

For so long seen as purely a tool-of-trade, in recent decades the ute has grown into a Swiss Army-style work/family/lifestyle multi-purpose machine. And in his second month with the Ford Ranger Platinum, Andrew Chesterton is appreciating the family side of its character more than ever.

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Ford Ranger 2025 review: Platinum long-term | Part 1

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Jun 2025

Utes are, apparently, no longer mere tools of the trade. They're increasingly lifestyle-friendly family vehicles for those who want to take advantage of the space and practicality on offer. And given Andrew 'Chesto' Chesterton's family has just grown by one, who better to put the Ford Ranger Platinum to the family test?

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Ford Ranger 2025 review: PHEV - Australian first drive

By Chris Thompson · 12 Jun 2025

The long-awaited electrified Ford Ranger has arrived. The Blue Oval's plug-in joins a very short list of partly battery-powered rival utes, but Ford Australia says the Ranger hasn't been compromised for the sake of its new EV ability. We're here to find out if that's true.

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Ford Everest 2025 review: Tremor - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 11 May 2025

The Ford Everest Tremor is the latest mildly upgraded 4WD to enter the market. While the Ranger Tremor is a limited-edition variant, the Everest Tremor is here to stay.It has a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, longer coil springs, Bilstein dampers and General Grabber AT3 all-terrain tyres.It also gets 'Rock Crawl' mode, steel bash plates, side steps and Tremor-specific styling and branding.

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