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Volkswagen Amarok Aventura 2023 review: snapshot

By Byron Mathioudakis · 17 May 2023

As far as niches go, offering an Australian designed and engineered German-branded dual-cab ute made in South Africa with an American muscle-car heart and glamorous luxury features is quite a unique one.

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Is the HiLux going hybrid next year? - report

By Chris Thompson · 15 May 2023

The Toyota HiLux could get its electric wings sooner than previously expected, though it might not be quite the drastic move we were expecting.

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Volkswagen Amarok PanAmericana 2023 review: snapshot

By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 May 2023

This is the wildest looking version of the new-generation Amarok, and it's taking aim at the hot-selling Ford Ranger Wildtrak.

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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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