Off road

The 10 top cars of the 21st Century so far
By Byron Mathioudakis · 30 Dec 2024
Here are our top 10 cars released in the first 25 years of this century.
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We compare Australia's best off-road 4WDs
By Samuel Irvine · 28 Dec 2024
With Australia's four-wheel drive segment more competitive than ever before, deciding which off-road SUV to buy has become an increasingly complicated task.
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Tom White's top five cars of 2024
By Tom White · 26 Dec 2024
I feel like 2024 was the eye of the storm. It’s the year, which sits between a big surge of electrification, yet before our market will be hit with a big shake-up with at least 12 new manufacturers entering the fray in 2025.
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Most overlooked 4WD
By Marcus Craft · 23 Dec 2024
The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has always been a quiet achiever in a market full of vehicles that generate more excitement, that have greater cache with the car-buying public, and sell better than the Pajero Sport. It generally moves less than half the units top-sellers such as Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X move in the same amount of time.
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Ford Ranger 2025 review: Raptor - Off-road test
By Marcus Craft · 21 Dec 2024
The realm of high-end, high-performance utes is an increasingly competitive slice of the new vehicle market. The latest Ford Ranger Raptor to enter the arena has a V6 engine, an upgraded suspension set-up and drive modes aimed at further bolstering its growing reputation as a built-for-purpose adventure machine.But does the Raptor have serious potential as a touring 4WD?
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How Mitsubishi turned its fortunes around
By Stephen Ottley · 21 Dec 2024
It’s no secret that the success of the Chinese carmakers in Australia has been built, largely, on cut-price tactics.
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Toyota's answer to the new wave of utes?
By John Law · 19 Dec 2024
The EPU concept Toyota showed at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show is heading to production.
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Ram's hybrid shift revealed
By John Law · 19 Dec 2024
It seems the worm has turned on electric pick-up trucks.
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First look at upcoming MG ute?
By Samuel Irvine · 19 Dec 2024
An MG-badged version of the SAIC Motor Maxus Interstellar – to be sold locally as the LDV Terron 9 – has been spotted in China, seemingly giving us a first look at the incoming MG ute.
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Why are beadlock tyres illegal in Australia?
By Marcus Craft · 18 Dec 2024
Why are beadlocks illegal in Australia? Beadlock wheels/rims are designated as strictly for off-road use (only). They are not legal for on-road use in Australia because they have not yet been approved for use on sealed surfaces and do not comply with existing vehicle standards in accordance with Australian Design Rules (ADR).
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