Off road

Ford Everest 2023 review: Ambiente 4x4 Bi-Turbo - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 14 Nov 2022

In a market where the prices of large SUV wagons are always on the rise, the entry-level base-spec Ford Everest Ambiente stands out as a feature-packed proposition that is more budget-friendly than its stablemates.The Everest line-up is comfortable and capable but does the Ambiente miss out on too much standard equipment? Or is it, in fact, the best-priced 4WD available?

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Land Rover Defender 2023 review: 110 V8

By James Cleary · 14 Nov 2022

Available in a vast array of body, specification, and engine combinations the Land Rover Defender is as much at home in the bush as it is in the suburbs, and the supercharged 110 V8 is the most powerful of all. Is it the perfect full-size, high-performance, five-seat SUV for your family?

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The types of cars Australians buy in 2022

By Chris Thompson · 13 Nov 2022

Australians don’t buy cars like they used to, we know this, and we also know that SUVs and utes have filled showrooms and flown out the doors faster than they can be stocked lately - but what does the Australian car market really look like right now?

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Ford Everest 2023 review: Trend Bi-Turbo 4WD

By Ash Leung · 12 Nov 2022

Feels like the new-generation Ford Ranger ute has picked up all the headlines, but its five-seat Everest SUV sibling is making a big impact with family buyers. We spent a week with the Trend Bi-Turbo to see how it measures up.

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The ultimate test for the Ford Ranger Raptor

By Stephen Ottley · 06 Nov 2022

Ford’s decision to send the Ranger Raptor to the Baja 1000 off-road race in Mexico later this month is a big deal - a very big deal. But unless you’re a motor racing fanatic the significance of the announcement may have been lost on you.

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The weird and wacky cars of the SEMA Show

By Stephen Ottley · 05 Nov 2022

The SEMA Show is unlike any other motor show on the planet. For four days in Las Vegas some of the world’s biggest car brands as well as the most skilled custom car builders show off the wildest and more spectacular automotive creations they can muster.

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Will the new HiLux be too little, too late?

By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Nov 2022

Let's have a little ute history lesson, shall we? And stay with me, because we're going waaaaay back to 2015, which is when the current-generation Toyota HilLux first launched in Australia.

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The incredible shrinking Ram Dakota

By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Nov 2022

RAM is "actively and aggressively" developing a new truck smaller than the current 1500, with the company's chief suggesting the brand could produce vehicles even smaller than the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz.

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Kia ute caught in the metal!

By James Cleary · 04 Nov 2022

A ute from Kia has been predicted, talked about, killed off, resurrected, electrified, and now it's been spotted testing in what appears to be close to production form. Here's everything we know about it.

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Ford Ranger Raptor ready to attack Baja 1000

By James Cleary · 01 Nov 2022

Nothing like the tortuous Baha 1000 off-road race to test the mettle of any tough truck. And Ford has signed on with a stock version of its Ranger Raptor for the 2022 event happening later this month.

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