Off road

A twist could be emerging in the Toyota LandCruiser FJ story, with new reports suggesting the brand could be working on several versions of its cut-price off-roader. The first, which is expected to go into production in November ahead of an on-sale in 2025

In the time since launch in June 2023 to now Ineos has shifted more than 1500 Grenadiers, with the brand’s Head of Asia-Pacific Justin Hocevar telling CarsGuide that Australia is shaping up to be one of the world’s key markets.

What a way for the last-ever Australian designed and engineered mainstream vehicles to hush their critics and (eventually) bow out in glory.

My 2020 Ford Ranger XLT has just over 100,000km on the clock and is losing coolant through the EGR. Would this be covered by my warranty which is still current?

The newest rugged off-roader on the market is now a little cheaper to buy, as pricing for Ineos’ 4WD models has dropped across the board by a few thousand dollars.

Like them or loathe them, US utes here to stay. Bigger and torquier than the usual mainstream utes we're used to seeing in Australia, these US utes have plenty of appeal as load-luggers and towing platforms.And that's where the 2025 Silverado HD (Heavy Duty) LTZ Premium - with a tweaked 6.6-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine (1322Nm) and a braked towing capacity of 4500kg - slots into the market.

Kia has released another Tasman teaser film, this time showing a left-hand drive prototype testing on tough off-road trails at Mount Black in Victoria.

The phenomenon that is the Suzuki Jimny continues to defy convention and expectations.Despite now being over half a decade old in Australia and with little to no change in specification since then, demand for the existing three-door shows no signs of slowing down, helping boost sales by over 50 per cent this year.It’s even surprised Suzuki, which anticipated the recently-released Jimny XL five-door wagon to surpass it, but instead sales are split fairly equally at 50/50.Things don’t look like subsiding either, since the continuing popularity of the nameplate here and abroad means wait times for all Jimnys are likely to grow, and not shrink, in the foreseeable future.According to Suzuki Australia General Manager, Michael Pachota, while the company is working hard to meet existing orders, the situation is not likely to improve at all any time soon – particularly for some of the more popular variants.“Orders for the three-door (Jimny) are still through the roof – especially for the automatic,” he recently told CarsGuide. “The wait times are roughly about six to eight months.”Unsurprisingly, buyers of manual versions in both body styles haven’t had to be so patient, as wait times for these are only between two to four months.There has been some respite from extended wait times for fans of the compact off-roader following the arrival of the long-awaited XL five-door wagon version late last year due to large shipments from India, but Pachota warns the generous production allocation afforded to Suzuki Australia looks set to dry up soon.“With the Jimny five-door wagon – we had an awesome flurry of production, after an opportunity was granted for us to get early high volumes,” he explained. “Even though its order rate is just as high as the Jimny three-door, the supply rate has been much better since the early part of its launch.“Which has been great for us, because we could get more cars out on the road quickly. And people that placed orders are only waiting anywhere up to three to four months, subject to colour obviously.“(But) we won’t be able to maintain that long term, based on that supply chain and the popularity of the car increasing overseas as well.”Pachota added that strong demand for the XL has occurred even though little to no promotional dollars have been allocated to it so far.“Our orders are continuously growing on that car,” he said. “And we still haven’t even advertised it.”What this means is that, if you’re after a Jimny of any shape or specification, you’d better get your skates on.Moving forward, it’s been reported that the Jimny may gain the long-rumoured ute version as per previous-generation models, while a mild-hybrid system is anticipated in the not-too-distant future for European markets. Suzuki has also confirmed that an all-electric model is under development for a 2030 release.All of these would simply amplify Jimny demand in Australia.

New electric ute isn't made for the average Joe. This rebadged Chinese-built electric ute is coming to Australia to make bulk bank in the mining sector.

I took my 2005 Mitsubishi Triton Ute automatic petrol three-litre out of four-wheel-drive and now cannot get it into either two- or four-wheel-drive.