Off road

BYD Shark pricing deal announced!
By Tim Nicholson · 01 Sep 2025
BYD’s hot-selling Shark 6 ute just got a little cheaper.
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Meet Chery's world-first ute
By Tom White · 01 Sep 2025
This diesel plug-in hybrid ute could be Chery's first dual-cab in Australia.
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China’s most affordable PHEV ute detailed
By Jack Quick · 01 Sep 2025
China’s Geely launched the Radar King Kong EM-P plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dual-cab ute earlier this year, but it has now detailed a version that’s even more affordable.
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Suzuki Jimny rival gaining hybrid 4WD power
By Jack Quick · 01 Sep 2025
Renault has just launched the global version of the Dacia Duster SUV in Australia, but there are big plans for the model over in Europe.
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3000 reasons 2026 Toyota HiLux can't come soon enough
By Andrew Chesterton · 31 Aug 2025
At a glance, last month's sales numbers paint a familiar picture of Australia's dual-cab market. The Toyota HiLux was the country's best-selling vehicle in July, with the Ford Ranger the nation's second best-selling ute.
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What 4WD could replace my Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk?
By David Morley · 29 Aug 2025

Is there a proper four-wheel-drive that can replace a 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk? We need something that is not too long so it fits in a city garage (4626mm), has proper off-road capability and a full-sized spare, and doesn’t focus on 7 seats that we don’t need as empty nesters.

We also want an opening moon-roof to enjoy when out in the country, plus it has to have good wading capability. Most new mid-size vehicles only seem to be SUVs. New four-wheel-drives are enormous or all about being a ute. Are we missing anything? We have seen the Discovery Sport but the roof doesn’t open and it’s getting up there in price.

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Haval's tough seven-seater updated!
By Tom White · 25 Aug 2025
GWM Haval’s flagship H9 seven-seat SUV offering overseas is about to be upgraded, now featuring standard front and rear diff locks and other tweaks designed to bolster its capabilities.
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Could the Jeep Cherokee be making an Aussie comeback?
By James Cleary · 25 Aug 2025
Its predecessor departed Australian showrooms following the end of right-hand drive production in late 2022. But now, price and spec details for the all-new 2026 Jeep Cherokee have been confirmed in the US, sparking the possibility of a local comeback for the mid-size, five-seat 4WD SUV.
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Ford plotting a king of the Raptors?
By Jack Quick · 25 Aug 2025
Ford is reportedly working on a hardcore off-road supercar to sit at the top of its Raptor line-up.
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Ineos Grenadier 2026 review: Quartermaster Trialmaster - off-road test
By Marcus Craft · 24 Aug 2025
The Ineos Grenadier wagon arrived a few years ago to much fanfare. Now the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster, the dual-cab ute version of the Grenadier wagon, is here to take on the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series. The purpose-built Quartermaster is a body-on-frame / ladder-frame 4WD with live axles, a dual-range transfer case, and front, centre and rear diff locks.  
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