Off road
2021 Mitsuoka Buddy is a RAV4 like no other
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By Byron Mathioudakis · 30 Oct 2020
If 2020 couldn’t become any more unexpected, behold a Toyota RAV4 like no other before it – the mighty Mitsuoka Buddy.
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Nissan RB30 engine: Your guide to the petrol six-cylinder motor
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By David Morley · 27 Oct 2020
Nissan’s RB30, 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine has gone down in history as one of the best straight sixes of all time. Part of the RB family of inline engines (built in Japan from 1985 to 1991) that ranged from two to three litres, the RB30 in various guises has powered Australian cars ranging from all-wheel-drive supercars to butch off-roaders and every kind of taxi, police car and family w
Mazda BT-50 2021 review: GT off-road test
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By Marcus Craft · 20 Oct 2020
Mazda's BT-50, once based on the Ford Ranger platform, is now essentially an all-new Isuzu D-Max with Mazda styling. As well, the new ute has a new look, a new engine (producing less power and torque than in the previous-generation BT-50), and it has a market-leading level of safety tech.The new D-Max has impressed us, but how will the BT-50, effectively the Isuzu's twin, perform on- and off-road?
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TD42 engine: Your guide to the Nissan turbo diesel motor
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By David Morley · 19 Oct 2020
Nissan’s TD42 engine as seen in the GQ and GU Patrols of the late 1980s and right up to 2007, was kind of the black sheep of the TD engine clan.
Hardcore Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series GR
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By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Oct 2020
Toyota won't rule out introducing a GR-branded LandCruiser 300 Series, with the Japanese giant pointing to the hardcore SUVs offered by other brands, like the Mercedes-AMG G63 or Nissan Patrol Warrior.
The cars we wish were available in Australia
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By Stephen Ottley · 17 Oct 2020
Australia is spoiled for choice when it comes to new models, with more than 40 brands all offering a variety of vehicles to choose from.
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G60 Patrol: Your guide to the Nissan 4WD
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By David Morley · 16 Oct 2020
Like other Japanese car makers post WW2, Nissan decided to take a Willys Jeep, reverse engineer it and come up with its own take on an off-road 4X4. The 4W series of vehicles from 1951 was the result of that process and, by 1958, Nissan had progressed with the concept to the point of adding Patrol badges to their rugged little puddle-jumper.
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MQ Patrol: Your guide to the Nissan 4WD
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By David Morley · 15 Oct 2020
The MQ Patrol was a real watershed model for Nissan (or Datsun as it was still known here). It singlehandedly dragged the Patrol station-wagon concept from a military-styled, tool of the trade into a brave new world where families would increasingly use vehicles like it not just for everyday transport, but also as a bona fide recreational lifestyle accessory.
Isuzu MU-X Onyx Edition priced
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By Tung Nguyen · 12 Oct 2020
Isuzu Ute Australia has revealed what is likely the final version of the current-generation MU-X, with the special Onyx Edition sporting tweaked exterior styling and increased in-cabin technology.
Series 4 Patrol: Your guide to the Nissan 4WD
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By David Morley · 09 Oct 2020
Nissan’s GU (Y61) Patrol was on sale for an awfully long time even by the lengthy standards of four-wheel-drives which are generally renewed far less frequently than passenger cars. Even so, the GU’s innings from 1997 to 2016 when it was finally pensioned off, saw it live on past even the model that was supposed to supersede it (the Y62).