Ute Reviews

Nissan Navara diesel 2015 review
By Joshua Dowling · 28 Jul 2014
Joshua Dowling road tests and reviews the new Nissan Navara at international launch in Thailand, and finds it's not as big a step forward as other recent arrivals.
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Used Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R review: 2009-2012
By Graham Smith · 11 Jul 2014
NEW The humble ute has long been a favourite of tradies, farmers and businesspeople and continues to be. It was born into a double life in which it was expected to be a workhorse as well as a daily driver with the comfort of a passenger car. For many years it was the locally made utes from Holden and Ford that ably
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Ford Ranger XL 2014 review
By Chris Riley · 19 Jun 2014
Watch out HiLux. Ford's Ranger is coming through. The good looking, blokey-looking ute is taking the fight up to the Toyota HiLux which has traditionally ruled the roost. Sorry, did we call it a "ute" - somewhere along the line it turned into an American "pick-up" which is the way Ford refers to it now. 
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Mazda BT-50 XTR Freestyle Cab 2014 review
By Malcolm Flynn · 05 Jun 2014
Malcolm Flynn road tests and reviews the Mazda BT-50 XTR Freestyle Cab auto, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
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Toyota HiLux SR5 4WD dual cab turbodiesel 2014 review
By Peter Barnwell · 30 May 2014
We turn the spotlight on the 2014 Toyota HiLux SR5 4WD and ask the crucial questions, including the biggest -- would you buy one?
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Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R 2014 Review
By Malcolm Flynn · 21 May 2014
The ML-generation Mitsubishi Triton has been on the market since 2006, but it’s still a year newer than the segment-leading Toyota Hilux and Nissan Navara utes.
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Isuzu D-Max LS-Terrain Crew Cab 2014 Review
By Chris Riley · 16 Apr 2014
We turn the spotlight on the Isuzu D-Max LS-Terrain auto crew cab and ask the crucial questions, including  the biggest -- would you buy one? What is it? Once a Holden now an Isuzu, the D-Max is the result of the split between the two companies that saw the birth of two utes sharing the same architecture but with
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Big utes with towing power
By Stuart Martin · 27 Feb 2014
If driving a Range Rover or LandCruiser briskly through the bends is akin to pedalling a block of flats, then this is like steering a housing estate.
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Holden VF SS-V Redline Ute 2014 Review
By Malcolm Flynn · 31 Jan 2014
Malcolm Flynn road tests and reviews the 2014 Holden VF SS-V Redline Ute with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
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Foton Tunland 2014 Review
By Peter Barnwell · 17 Jan 2014
Peter Barnwell reviews the Foton Tunland with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.
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