Adventure Reviews

Yellowstone-inspired ute coming soon

By John Law · 01 Nov 2024

Ram Trucks Australia has announced a special edition of its full-sized 2500 work horse.

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Isuzu D-Max 2025 review: Blade - Australian first drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Nov 2024

With the help of engineering firm Walkinshaw, the Isuzu D-Max Blade gatecrashes the Australian-developed, off-road dual-cab ute shindig, as defined by the Ford Ranger Raptor and Nissan Navara Warrior. Aimed at the latter rather than the former, it may miss out on extra grunt, but gains improved on- and off-road capabilities, thanks to extensive engineering upgrades. Is it the best D-Max ever?

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How Ineos will carve out its niche in Oz

By Tom White · 01 Nov 2024

Ineos is confident it will carve out a sustainable niche in Australia, despite expensive utes not always being a hit in the past.

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The best All Terrain tyre options for your 4WD

By Marcus Craft · 31 Oct 2024

All-terrain (AT) tyres are tyres designed to cope with everyday driving in the city and suburbs while also able to be used for trips on gravel roads and dirt tracks with some medium-duty 4WDing in the mix.

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Ineos Grenadier 2025 review: Quartermaster - Australian first drive

By Tom White · 31 Oct 2024

Australia loves a ute, but we're also their toughest critics. Does the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster stack up?

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Small tough hybrid Ineos still on the cards

By Tom White · 31 Oct 2024

Ineos says the Fusilier will return despite the more compact model being shelved in the short term.

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This is how much the BYD Shark 6 ute costs

By Dom Tripolone · 30 Oct 2024

BYD has put the big ute makers on notice. The Chinese carmaker has revealed its Shark 6 plug-in hybrid dual-cab ute will start at $57,900 (before on-road costs).

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2025 Kia Tasman here at last

By Andrew Chesterton · 29 Oct 2024

The 2025 Kia Tasman has been unveiled at last, with the Korean brand promising its first-ever ute “redefines the pickup sector” currently dominated by the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger in Australia.

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Isuzu D-Max Blade priced to rumble 4x4 utes

By Byron Mathioudakis · 25 Oct 2024

The most expensive yet capable Isuzu D-Max ute ever sold in Australia has landed, targeting the likes of the Nissan Navara Warrior, Ford Ranger Tremor and Toyota HiLux Rogue. Developed, modified and tuned in Melbourne by the Walkinshaw Automotive Groupe for Isuzu Ute Australia (IUA), the D-Max Blade 4x4 goes on sale in Australia on November 1, priced from $76,990 driveaway.

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BYD LandCruiser 300 rival snapped in RHD

By James Cleary · 23 Oct 2024

We know it’s in line for local launch “by the end of 2025” but there’s nothing like spy snaps of the BYD Yangwang U8 in pre-production right-hand drive form to put established players in the Aussie three-row 4WD market like Toyota’s LandCruiser 300 and the Nissan Patrol on notice.

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