Ute Reviews

Rivian R1T 2024 review

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Sep 2023

It's an all-new, all-electric carmaker - but it's not Tesla. Rivian is following a similar path but has chosen to focus on more adventurous models, specifically the R1T ute.CarsGuide.com.au scored an exclusive Australian first drive of the would-be electric rival to the likes of the Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota HiLux Rogue.

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Ford Maverick 2024 review

By Stephen Ottley · 01 Sep 2023

The Ford Maverick is a smash hit in the USA. So we headed to America to find out why, driving the 'baby Ranger' in a rare Australian review.The Maverick XLT combines elements of the Escape and Bronco Sport SUVs with the Ranger and F-150 to produce a vehicle that looks like a ute but drives like an SUV.

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GWM Ute 2024 review: Cannon Vanta

By Emily Agar · 29 Aug 2023

The GWM Ute Cannon Vanta looks solid and seems to have all of the goods on paper but how does it perform in real life? Does it have beauty as well as brawn?

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Chevrolet Silverado 2024 review: ZR2 - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 24 Aug 2023

Once an exotic oddity, now a more common sight on Aussie roads, full-size American pick-up trucks have the tough looks and luxo spec, but can they cut it when it comes to hard work? Mark Oastler spent a week with the 6.2-litre V8-powered Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 to find out.

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Isuzu D-Max 2024 review: LS-U

By Tom White · 23 Aug 2023

It's well documented how Isuzu's rugged D-Max can handle mud, dirt, and sand, but what about snow?

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Ford Ranger 2024 review: Platinum

By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 Aug 2023

The Ranger Platinum highlights Ford's ambitions, pushing its best seller upmarket with lots of chrome, Matrix LED headlights, classy wheels and a fancier interior, giving it unique showroom appeal. Yet the ute's leading engineering, packaging and dynamic virtues, as per every other Ranger today, remain the true highlight. Few rivals could carry off a convincing luxury ute, but the Ford succeeds.

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Ford F-150 2024 review

By Stephen Ottley · 10 Aug 2023

This is a big moment for Ford. Literally. The F-150 is returning to our shores to taker on a bunch of massive American trucks, but Ford is also conscious of not eating into sales of its top-selling Ranger ute. Can this iconic nameplate capture the attention of Aussies, or will the incoming Toyota Tundra - as well as the Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado - take the shine off?

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Mahindra PikUp 2024 review: S11

By Mark Oastler · 09 Aug 2023

Mahindra's evergreen Pik-Up dual cab ute is a tough, budget-friendly workhorse, particularly popular in rural areas. And now for the first time since its arrival back in 2007 it's available with an auto transmission. Is it a better bet than a Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux?

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Ford Ranger 2023 review: Raptor - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 25 Jul 2023

We know Ford's Ranger Raptor dual cab ute is all about peak performance off-road, but how does it stack up as a hard-working load carrier? We've lived with it as a daily driver for a week and put it to the load test to find out.

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Toyota Tundra 2023 review: Hybrid

By Stephen Ottley · 14 Jul 2023

The Toyota Tundra isn't due in Australian showrooms until 2024, but CarsGuide got the chance to preview the new pick-up in the USA. We test drove the Tundra i-Force Max, the powerful hybrid model, to bring you an early preview of what to expect.

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