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Mahindra's big plans for game-changing ute

By Andrew Chesterton · 14 May 2023

Fresh of the launch of the Ford Everest-targeting Scorpio SUV, Indian brand Mahindra is planning an assault on Australia's dual-cab market, with an all-new ute coming to shake up, and undercut, the establishment.

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2023 VW Amarok - the story behind the design

By Byron Mathioudakis · 13 May 2023

Volkswagen has revealed that it started working on the new Amarok’s looks before the deal between with Ford to provide the latest Ranger as a base had been nutted out.

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Volkswagen Amarok Style 2023 review: snapshot

By Byron Mathioudakis · 13 May 2023

The VW Amarok Style kicks off from $66,990, before on-road costs, and – as with all the new and second-generation Amaroks – is based on the T6.2 Ford Ranger. They share the same platform, body structure and drivetrain.

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Ford Ranger 2023 review: XLS Bi-Turbo long-term | Part 2

By Mark Oastler · 09 May 2023

Dual cab utes often double as a hard-working commercial vehicle as well as practical family transport. In his second month with Ford's Ranger XLS Bi-turbo on long-term test, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist, Mark Oastler has spent time in both worlds.

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VW Amarok less to service than Ranger, HiLux

By Byron Mathioudakis · 05 May 2023

VOLKSWAGEN has released basic scheduled service pricing for the new-model Amarok, with falls across the board compared to both the previous-generation version, as well as key rivals the Toyota HiLux and related Ford Ranger.

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Could this be Kia's game-changing ute?

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 Apr 2023

Kia's Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger-fighting dual-cab is edging closer to production, and now the electric and diesel-powered dual-cab has been rendered using the EV9 as the design inspiration.Kia's EV9 is the brand's all-electric take on a large SUV, and

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Why we need cleaner cars quicker

By Stephen Ottley · 29 Apr 2023

Europe will ban all non-zero emission vehicles by 2035. The USA wants to have 67 per cent of all new car sales to be electric vehicles by 2032. Australia will introduce a fuel efficiency standard… eventually.

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Mahindra Scorpio 2023 review - off-road test

By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Apr 2023

You may never have heard of them, but Mahindra is a giant in its home market of India, and now it wants to properly conquer Australia, too. Its first real salvo in a new model offensive is a six-seat, diesel-powered 4WD called the Scorpio.Is it a cut-price alternative to the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Ford Everest? Andrew Chesterton put it to the test, both on- and off-road, to find out.

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Toyota HiLux 2023 review: Rogue - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 24 Apr 2023

Rogue is the top-grade variant in Toyota's HiLux line-up now that the Rugged X has been discontinued and the range-topping GR Sport hasn't arrived here yet.The Rogue has new suspension and is now wider, taller and, supposedly, tougher than ever before. But can it compete with the likes of Ford Ranger Wildtrak, Nissan Navara Warrior, or even Ford Ranger Raptor?

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Meet the Indian SUV gunning for the Prado

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Apr 2023

The all-new Mahindra Scorpio has arrived in Australia, presenting as a cut-price alternative to ladder-frame, diesel-powered 4WDs like the Toyota LandCruiser Prado and Ford Everest with sharp drive-away pricing.

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