Ute Reviews

Nissan Navara 2024 review: Pro-4X Warrior - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 19 Mar 2024

Nissan Australia and Aussie vehicle-engineering company, Premcar, have combined forces to produce a gung-ho Navara ute via their on-going Warrior collaboration.It looks the goods and certainly packs a punch, conversion wise, on paper at least.But how well will this upgraded and re-engineered 4WD handle wild weather, flooded rivers and a pair of argumentative teenaged passengers?

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Chevrolet Silverado 2024 review: 2500 HD LTZ Premium

By David Morley · 14 Mar 2024

There are utes, big utes and the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LTZ Premium, a full-size, full-fat pick-up from the USA locally remanufactured for right-hand drive. It's been upgraded for 2024 with even more pulling power and creature comforts. Dave Morley reports back on its relative merits as a workhorse from the local launch drive.

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GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon-XSR long-term | Part 1

By Mark Oastler · 11 Mar 2024

It seems Aussies can't get enough of dual cab utes and GWM aims to cut through the intense competition with a value-for-money focus in its full-size, dual-cab Cannon. Mark Oastler and his family have started a three-month stint with the XRS grade and so far, in this first instalment the experience has been revealing.

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Mitsubishi Triton 2024 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 01 Mar 2024

The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton is here, and it has some big ambitions - namely reclaiming its place in the top-three of Australia's best-selling utes. To do it, it's bringing more power, more capability, more space and more technology. In fact, it's bringing more of everything. But has it done enough to worry the Isuzu D-Max, Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger? We put the new Triton to the test to find out.

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Ford F-150 2024 review: Lariat LWB - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 26 Feb 2024

The 2024 Ford F-150 has taken the dual-cab pick-up and supersized it in Australia, where mid-size utes - including its Ranger sibling - dominate the sales charts. As we find out in this load test, there are advantages to be had for tradies who decide to go big.

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Toyota Tundra 2024 review: Preview test

By Andrew Chesterton · 18 Jan 2024

The full-size pick-up segment is only getting more crowded, with the Toyota Tundra joining trucks from Chevrolet, Ford and Ram Down Under.But is the Toyota the pick of the bunch? We put a prototype to the local test to find out.

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Ford Ranger 2024 review: XL 4x2 Double Cab - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 15 Jan 2024

While Ford's show pony Ranger Wildtrak and Raptor grab the headlines their hard-working 4x2 siblings are quietly getting on with the job. We've put the Ranger XL 4x2 Double Cab to the fully-loaded TradieGuide test to see how it stacks up under pressure.

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Jeep Gladiator 2024 review: Rubicon - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 13 Jan 2024

Does Jeep's petrol-powered pick-up, the Gladiator, deserve to be cross-shopped against the Ford Ranger Raptor?On paper, the model's top-spec Rubicon seems like an off-road beast in terms of 4WD mechanicals and driver-assist tech.And though history is littered with failed paper champions, the Gladiator Rubicon appears to be one of the most capable showroom-standard 4WD utes in Australia.

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Toyota HiLux 2024 review: GR Sport - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 15 Dec 2023

Toyota's GR (Gazoo Racing) performance brand is spreading across the Japanese giant's line-up. Even the HiLux ute is getting in the act with a GR Sport variant designed to take the fight up to Ford Ranger Wildtrak and Raptor. But what's it like as a work truck?

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Mitsubishi Triton 2024 review: Pre-production drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 08 Dec 2023

Larger, stronger, roomier, safer and more comfortable, the sixth-gen Triton for 2024 elevates Mitsubishi's mid-size ute to fresh heights for the brand. And while its lack of V6 diesel and/or hybrid availability is disappointing, the all-new chassis's Australian-specific tune is a big step forward. We won't know how it behaves on-road, but a stint off-road shows how far this ute has come.

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