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2024 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport upgrade leaked! Some major tweaks for the off-road SUV inside and out, but will the Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X rival score deeper mechanical changes?

By Tom White · 18 Mar 2024

The current Pajero Sport gets one last major update before the all-new model is set to be revealed in 2025

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Mazda CX-60 2024 review: D50e GT Vision long-term | Part 3

By Laura Berry · 17 Mar 2024

Wondering if the Mazda CX-60 makes a good family car? Well we've found out for you with the Berry family living with the CX-60 D50e GT Vision for the past three months and they've discovered the good and not-so good things to help you make a better informed choice before buying one yourself.

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Is your Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara and Isuzu D-Max safe? Here's how Europe's petrol and diesel ban in 2035 will affect Australians | Analysis

By Laura Berry · 09 Mar 2024

The European Union and carmakers have agreed to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2035 and this will affect us here in Australia? But how? And will we see a ban like this come into force here?

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Plug-in powerhouse! 2024 Mitsubishi Triton ute could spawn tough flagship Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota HiLux GR Sport rival - just don't expect it to be diesel...

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2024

A new Mitsubishi Triton Ralliart would likely ditch diesel in favour of electrification, with the brand conceding the global abandonment of diesel would likely see future vehicles switch to petrol.

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2025 Mazda CX-80 leaked! Incoming family SUV revealed by Japanese design patent images, so how does it compare to the new CX-60?

By Chris Thompson · 13 Feb 2024

After the reveal of the Mazda CX-70 showed the model to essentially be a five-seat version of the CX-90 large SUV, patent images of the yet-to-launch CX-80 have been uncovered by a Japanese blog.

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More power, more torque, more towing: Forget the Ford Everest, the 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado's biggest threat is actually the epic Lexus GX | Opinion

By Andrew Chesterton · 11 Feb 2024

When news of the incoming 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado broke, all eyes turned to its usual rivals, like the Ford Everest or even the Tank 500. But it turns out its biggest rival lurks much closer to home. In the same family, in fact.

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"The portfolio of vehicles in Australia will alter considerably": Why it is the end of days for Toyota 70 Series LandCruiser V8

By Andrew Chesterton · 30 Jan 2024

Toyota says the end is coming for its venerable V8 engine, with incoming Fuel Efficiency Standards to cause the its portfolio of vehicles in Australia to "alter considerably", including its popular 70 Series LandCruiser.

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Hybrid heartache: All-new Toyota LandCruiser Prado to stick with old-school diesel until at least 2025... but monster i-FORCE MAX hybrid could arrive soon after

By Andrew Chesterton · 22 Jan 2024

Despite Toyota currently studying the hybrid i-FORCE MAX powertrain in the USA, the brand says the all-new Toyota LandCruiser Prado will be offered exclusively with its 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine until at least 2025.That's the word from the Toyota VP o

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Forget the old-school diesel - the best 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado powertrain could make it to Australia after all

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Dec 2023

The best Toyota LandCruiser Prado powertrain looks to be firming for our market, with Toyota in Australia yet to close the door on the punchy hybrid powertrain being offered in the USA.In fact, the brand says it is "studying it in the USA right now", and

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$79k for a car with wind-up windows? Toyota explains why the 2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series cost so much

By Stephen Ottley · 17 Dec 2023

The Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series is so popular that it has a waiting list so big the Japanese giant has stopped taking orders for the V8-powered off-roader. Despite that, customers are still lining up to spend more than $75,000 on one of these rugged machines - which come in ute, Wagon and Troop Carrier forms.

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