Off road

What the 2026 Ford Ranger facelift needs

By Byron Mathioudakis · 09 Mar 2025

Here are the changes that we would like to see on the 2026 Ford Ranger facelift.

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Ford: Ranger PHEV has no rivals

By Stephen Ottley · 08 Mar 2025

Ford isn’t taking any prisoners when it comes to the introduction of its Ranger PHEV (plug-in hybrid), openly dismissing the BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV as serious rivals.

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Is the Shark 6 really living up to the hype?

By Samuel Irvine · 07 Mar 2025

BYD Shark 6 fever has well and truly swept over the country, but is it all as rosy as it appears?

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Ford Everest 2025 review: Tremor - Australian first drive

By Stephen Ottley · 06 Mar 2025

The Ford Everest is the Blue Oval's most popular SUV and for 2025 the range has been expanded. The new Everest Tremor has arrived to take on the latest Toyota Prado in what should be an epic battle of family-friendly off-roaders.We hit the bush in the Everest Tremor to find out if it's tough enough to worry Toyota.

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Here comes the hurt: Car sales flop in Feb

By Andrew Chesterton · 05 Mar 2025

The new-car industry's soft start to 2025 continued in February, with key models like the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger recording sales falls, electric vehicles stalling and the entire market dropping almost 10 percent on the same time last year.

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV prices revealed

By Samuel Irvine · 05 Mar 2025

Ford Australia has officially confirmed prices and details for its highly-anticipated plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Ranger ute.

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Why aren't my 2023 Mitsubishi Triton's windscreen washers working?

By David Morley · 04 Mar 2025

My 2023 Mitsubishi Triton’s windscreen washers are not operating, but the wipers are – in all modes.

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Where is the transmission oil dipstick in a 2018 Mazda BT-50?

By David Morley · 04 Mar 2025

Where can I find the transmission oil dipstick on a 2018 Mazda BT-50?

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Does fuel consumption on a brand new 2024 Mazda BT-50 improve?

By David Morley · 04 Mar 2025

My 2024 Mazda BT-50 has travelled 4100km and fuel consumption is now 12-litres/100km. I'm told it will improve as I get to 6000km. I'm doing long runs from a country town and driving around a town. It started off at 9.0-litres/100km. With fuel prices rising, will it improve as the dealer says?

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My ten-year-old Mazda BT-50's transmission has failed. Am I eligible for compensation?

By David Morley · 04 Mar 2025

I recently had my 2015 Mazda BT-50 auto transmission completely fail me on a trip late last year. I spent $7500 having it completely rebuilt with only 120,000 km on the clock. It is my understanding that this is an inherent issue with this model car, with Mazda admitting the fault in this transmission. Although it was out of warranty, do I have any recourse to make a claim against Mazda for financial compensation? If so, how do I go about it?

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