Off road

Are full-sized American SUVs finally coming?

By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 Oct 2022

Which brand will be the first in Australia with Ram-style left-hand drive (LHD) to right-hand drive (RHD) local conversions of the full-sized body-on-frame 4x4 wagons that are so popular in North America? With two generations of Ram trucks now firmly established here and thriving sales for the Chevrolet Silverado prompting Ford and Toyota to follow suit next year with their respective F-150 and T

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Camper trailer hire: Everything you need to know

By Marcus Craft · 14 Oct 2022

Experiencing the bush and beach lifestyle of Australia in all its glory – free range and off grid – is tremendous fun and a right – nay, an obligation – for any self-respecting Aussie.

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Ford Ranger's retro easter eggs revealed

By David Morley · 14 Oct 2022

As a vehicle in its own right, there’s some evidence to suggest that the new Ford Ranger – especially in V6 turbo-diesel form - actually moves the dual-cab four-wheel-drive game along its evolutionary path.

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Is Ford relying too much on LCVs?

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Oct 2022

It’s been an exciting few months for the Ford Motor Company in Australia - the new Ranger has arrived in showrooms, the F-150 has been confirmed to arrive in 2023 and its first all-electric models, the E-Transit and E-Transit Custom, are locked in.

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V8s bucking electric car trend in Australia

By Tim Nicholson · 08 Oct 2022

For all the talk of electric vehicles lately, you'd be forgiven for thinking that petrol and diesel cars were a thing of the past.Given the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, and slow progress on incentives of any kind, internal combustion powered cars are

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Here's where you car comes from

By Laura Berry · 07 Oct 2022

Mini’s new fully electric Cooper SE has arrived looking every bit the modern retro take on the very British 1963 Cooper S. Not only does the new electric Mini look like an old one, it wants you to think it hasn’t lost its Britishness - it has tail-lights which glow in the shape of the Union Jack, and it’s even made in England!

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Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2023 review: Adventure - off-road test

By Laura Berry · 06 Oct 2022

The Tiguan Allspace Adventure is an amazing story - a car created by Volkswagen Australia out of whatever parts they could find so that buyers didn't have to wait to own a new SUV. The result could be the best Tiguan on the planet.

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Diesel dual-cab doomsday is nigh!

By Andrew Chesterton · 06 Oct 2022

The end of the road for diesel dual-cabs is now in sight. In fact, next time you climb into your Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux, listen very carefully. It's possible you'll here the faint ticking of the doomsday clock, Edgar Allan Poe style.

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Nissan Navara 2023 review: SL Warrior - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 05 Oct 2022

Cheap and nasty? No! At least that's what Nissan is hoping you think when you consider its entry-level SL Warrior, a budget-friendly alternative to its top-shelf, $70,000-and-up, off-road performance ute, the Pro-4X Warrior.The SL Warrior has a greater payload than the Pro-4X Warrior, but has the same towing capacity, off-road suspension and measurements.But is it missing too much safety tech?

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Ford Bronco Raptor 2023 review

By Stephen Ottley · 04 Oct 2022

Ford has opened the door for the Bronco to one day make its way to Australia. We headed to the USA to drive the new Bronco Raptor to see if it would appeal to local buyers.

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