Off road

GWM's new off-roader breaks with tradition by offering a petrol-electric hybrid driveline. The entry-level model, the Lux, arrives in showrooms at $55,990 drive-away, making it appear to be great value.Standard equipment even in this entry-level variant is good with twin 12.3 inch screens, a powered driver's seat, full Apple and Android connectivity, digital radio, powered and folding exterior mirrors, a sunroof and on-board tyre pressure monitoring.Safety is looked after with the latest driver aids including cross-traffic alert, active cruise-control and autonomous emergency braking. Lane-keeping assistance and parking sensors are also part of the deal. Tank has been locally tested and achieved five ANCAP stars.Power comes from a two-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with the electric motor adding enough power and torque to take the total to 258kW and 615Nm. There's a nine-speed automatic transmission and the Tank also features a low-ratio transfer-case to give proper off-road gearing.

Suzuki has finally confirmed the coming all-electric Jimny, thanks to a silhouetted image of the iconic small off-roader that dropped last week… that’s the good news. The bad news is: will it be for Europe only? That’s the million-dollar question, at least, according to Suzuki itself.

Audi has revealed an off-road electric car concept called the Activesphere, completing the set of four concepts the brand hopes will point to the future of mobility.

Australia has long been the home of the ute. Not only did the ute originate here back in 1934 but year-in and year-out the best-selling car in Australia is a ute. 

Now that it has arrived in the form of the GWM Tank 300, it kind of makes us wonder why it’s taken so long to get a ladder-chassis, off-road four-wheel-drive with a conventional (rather than a mild or PHEV) hybrid driveline on to the market here.

Leaked Toyota Tacoma patents have revealed our first look at the all-new Toyota HiLux, with the two utes to share underpinnings, and – if these lodged documents are our guide – will be styled to look like mini versions of the Toyota Tundra.

Toyota in Japan may be about to give us our clearest look yet at what will power the 70 Series LandCruiser in years to come, with reports out of the auto giant's homeland suggesting V8 power is headed for the scrapheap.

Toyota is now embarking on a never-before-done local engineering and testing program designed to ensure the incoming Tundra pickup truck is every bit as ready for Australia as the HiLux or LandCruiser.The Tundra might be a left-hand-drive, American-built

The new-generation e2 is the latest in a long string of new BYD products announced for release in 2023.

If you are one of the many Australians keen to put your money down for a new Suzuki Jimny, we have some bad news.An internal document seen by CarsGuide reveals that the Japanese carmaker has put a stop on all sales of the Jimny three-door automatic, as of