Ute Reviews

GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon XSR long-term | Part 3

By Mark Oastler · 14 May 2024

From towing and off-road crawling to carrying heavy loads and day-to-day family duty Mark Oastler has put the GWM Ute Cannon XSR dual cab 4WD ute through its paces over three months. Now it's time for his final verdict.

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Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2024 review: 79 Series Single Cab Chassis Workmate auto - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 05 May 2024

The V8 Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series is so popular the mind boggles. This is a purpose-built ute to the extreme. It's big and brash, noisy and not so nice - and in a molly-coddled, too-easy-to-be-triggered world, the 79 remains truly refreshing. But now that it's had a modern-ish update - replete with a 2.8L four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and six-speed auto - is this the end for the beloved V8?

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Isuzu D-Max 2024 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 01 May 2024

The Isuzu D-Max is the only diesel ute that's been able to stay within touching distance of the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, and the brand hopes this updated model will close the gap even further.But have they done enough to keep the D-Max fresh? We put it to the test to find out.

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Tesla Cybertruck 2025 review

By Stephen Corby · 28 Apr 2024

Tesla's Cybertruck is a divisive vehicle, seen by some as the greatest example of why Tesla is a unique and admirable car company, because it goes where other fear, or wouldn't' even think, to tread. And it is a hell of a piece of engineering. Otherwise would argue, quite fairly, that it's a blot on the landscape and the stupidest thing ever to wear wheels. Let's find out.

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GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon-XSR long-term | Part 2

By Mark Oastler · 03 Apr 2024

In this second long-term update Mark Oastler loads in a heavy payload to test the GWM Ute Cannon XSR's hard-working credentials.

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Mitsubishi Triton GSR 2024 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Mar 2024

There are four grades in the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton range, with the GSR the flagship. From launch, it's only available as a dual-cab pick-up with a 4x4 drivetrain for $63,840 plus on-road costs.

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Mitsubishi Triton GLS 2024 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 24 Mar 2024

There are four grades in the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton range, with the GLS the higher of the two mid-spec offerings. From launch, it's only available as a dual-cab pick-up with a 4x4 drivetrain for $59,090 plus on-road costs.

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Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ 2024 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 22 Mar 2024

There are four grades in the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton range, with the GLX+ the lower of the two mid-spec offerings. From launch, it's only available as with a 4x4 drivetrain with either a club-cab pick-up ($50,340 plus on-road costs) or dual-cab pick-up ($53,290) body-style.

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Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2024 review: GX 2.8L cab chassis - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 22 Mar 2024

The Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series has had a major change of heart - literally. While the manual V8 version is technically still on sale, a new automatic four-cylinder model has arrived to satisfy demand for the old-school 4WD. So, how well does its cab-chassis variant handle a load? We've put it to test to find out.

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Mitsubishi Triton GLX 2024 review: snapshot

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Mar 2024

There are four grades in the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton range, with the GLX the entry-level option. From launch, it's only available as dual-cab pick-up with either a 4x2 or a 4x4 drivetrain.

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