Towing

Bad news for the Tundra hopeful: Toyota say there's still a long wait for its "ultimate towing vehicle"

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Jan 2024

There's bad news for anyone hoping to get a hold of a Toyota Tundra sometime in 2024, with the brand vowing there will no early marks for the tough truck with the evacuation program to run its full course.That means the 280 customers who have joined the T

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Am I able to tow a car behind my Ford Transit motor-home?

By David Morley · 15 Jan 2024

We have a Ford transit motor-home, 2.4-litre turbo-diesel six-speed manual gearbox towing a Daihatsu car. Would there be a problem with that?

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What is the correct tow-ball weight for my 2023 Kia Sportage?

By David Morley · 15 Jan 2024

The ball weight of a vehicle is usually 10 per cent of the load rating. I have the 2023 Kia Sportage SX+, rated at 1900kg, but the ball weight is only 100kg, and not 190kg. Why? On tow-bar company websites they rate their tow bars at 1900kg/ 190kg. Is 100kg correct?

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Don't hold your breath! These are our seven hot 2025 electric cars, utes and SUVs NOT coming in 2024 that you thought were - from Ford, Toyota, Kia, Tesla, Mitsubishi and others

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 Jan 2024

Here is our list of the top SUVs, utes and EVs that people expect to see in Australia in 2024, but in fact won't be here until 2025!

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Is the 2023 Ford Everest good for towing a caravan?

By David Morley · 11 Jan 2024

Just wanting to know how the 2023 Ford Everest goes towing a caravan? Is the suspension up to it?

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Ultimate glamping companion? LG's Bon Voyage camper-trailer has a fridge, bed and much more!

By Marcus Craft · 11 Jan 2024

High-tech glamping on wheels just might be the future of camping if LG Electronics (LG) has anything to do with it. LG is not a company known for its forays into the outdoors and recreational product realms, but that’s exactly what it’s doing with the latest version of its Bon Voyage camper-trailer.

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New Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux challenger incoming: Can the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton ute turn the tide for the brand in 2024?

By Stephen Ottley · 01 Jan 2024

Can two opposite things be true at the same time? For example, did Mitsubishi have a good sales year in 2023, or was it actually bad? The Japanese brand is on course to finish comfortably inside the Top 10 selling brands in Australia in 2023, which is unquestionably a good result.

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Too late for a V8? Toyota says it won't reopen LandCruiser 70 Series' order books until "at least" 2025 as V8-troubling fuel-efficiency standards loom

By Andrew Chesterton · 31 Dec 2023

There's a very real chance that, if you're not in the queue already, you'll be too late for a 70 Series LandCruiser V8, with Toyota vowing to keep the order books closed until 2025 and a new Federal Government emission standard looming.

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