Off road
Will the HiLux be replaced by an EV?
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By Stephen Ottley · 06 Mar 2022
The electric ute is all the rage in the automotive industry at the moment. Everyone from Ford and General Motors, to Tesla and Rivian are planning a battery-powered load lugger.
Jeep increases prices on 2022 model lines
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By Tim Nicholson · 02 Mar 2022
Jeep has continued its climb into premium territory with a price increase across all of its existing model lines.The sticker price has gone up by between $1000 and $7000 depending on the model and grade, with the rugged Wrangler off-roader copping the big
New Ford Everest: better than a Toyota Prado?
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 01 Mar 2022
Ford has revealed the long-awaited, next-generation Everest, bringing greater internal and structural changes than first anticipated, and promising better space, safety, performance, refinement, handling, durability and off-road capability than before.
Toyota LandCruiser 2022 review: GR Sport - off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 27 Feb 2022
The new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series variant, the GR Sport, has a whopping price-tag.This near-top spec LC300 is being hyped as the most off-road capable of the new 300 Series line-up, which range-wide have new engines, more power and torque, better fuel efficiency and greater comfort than the 200.But is the GR Sport actually an all-out beast off-road?
Ford Ranger Raptor's secret weapon!
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By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Feb 2022
Australian ute fans' lust for power has been massively rewarded by Ford, with the new Ranger Raptor more powerful in Australia than almost anywhere else.In good news for local Raptor buyers, the new ute's prodigious power outputs aren't a global standard.
More power for new Toyota LandCruiser Prado?
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By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2022
The soon-to-be-updated LandCruiser Prado could welcome a serious power boost, with Toyota dialling up the grunt on the engine in the beefy HiLux GR-S, unlocking access to extra power for the same-engined Prado.While HiLux's engine hasn't changed, the upgr
Ineos Grenadier 2022 review
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By Vince Jackson · 23 Feb 2022
Can Ineos pull off a bold automotive punt – filling a space they believe exists between the Jeep Wrangler and the Mercedes G-Class? To find out, we visited the company’s off-road testing circuit in Hambach, France, to drive a prototype of the Grenadier, ahead of the car’s Australian launch in the last quarter of 2022.
2023 Ford Ranger Raptor finally breaks cover
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 22 Feb 2022
Australia’s final-ever supercar – and, conversely, first-ever super-truck – has finally broken cover in the guise of the second-generation Ford Ranger Raptor.
Toyota's iForce Max engine registered for Oz
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By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Feb 2022
Toyota's game-changing i-Force Max engine has been trademarked for Australia, with the potent hybrid powertrain paving the way for an electrified LandCruiser 300 Series, or even the Toyota Tundra.The application was lodged in Australia on February 4, and
2022 Volkswagen Amarok takes shape
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By Andrew Chesterton · 18 Feb 2022
The teaser campaign for the new Volkswagen Amarok continues, with the German brand releasing sketches of the new model ahead of an official on-sale date late in 2022.