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Toyota HiLux Workmate 2026 review: snapshot

By Byron Mathioudakis · 14 Dec 2025

The Toyota HiLux Workmate is the entry-level version of the long-lived Japanese ute series.

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Toyota HiLux 2026 review: Australian first drive

By Byron Mathioudakis · 11 Dec 2025

Can you teach an old dog new tricks? The Toyota HiLux has undergone an big facelift inside and out for 2026 for a fresh look. But it's underneath where the most welcome changes occur, with new comfort-biased suspension from SR5 grades and up, to improve the previous hard ride. And even the carryover heavy-duty suspension is nicer. Yes, the HiLux is still old and cramped, but it's palpably better.

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Big shake-up due for dual-cab ute

By Jack Quick · 11 Dec 2025

Ford has made big changes with its popular Ranger ute for 2026 and it’s expected Volkswagen will soon make similar changes with the related Amarok.

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Ute heavyweights crush the competition

By James Cleary · 11 Dec 2025

Despite a huge onslaught of fresh competition in the Australian ute market, November new car registration figures show established players continue to lead the category by a healthy margin.

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2026 Nissan Navara sales to grow ute market

By Byron Mathioudakis · 06 Dec 2025

Nissan believes Australians will continue to buy the traditional one-tonne ute in increasing numbers, directly contradicting what Toyota said at the recent launch of the facelifted HiLux range.

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Nissan Australia MD: Please appreciate what we've got

By Byron Mathioudakis · 03 Dec 2025

The head of an entire region within one of the larger car companies in the world has asked Australians to better appreciate the scale of achievement behind bringing their latest model to market. Speaking at the global unveiling of the Nissan D27 Navara in Adelaide last week, Nissan Oceania Managing Director, Andrew Humberstone, said that dismissing the one-tonne ute as merely a rebadged Mitsubishi Triton is underestimating the magnitude of hard work that has gone into the project.

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Chery’s tough new ute spotted

By Jack Quick · 02 Dec 2025

China’s Chery will launch another dual-cab ute.

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Is Toyota giving up on HiLux?

By Andrew Chesterton · 29 Nov 2025

Toyota appears to be tempering expectations surrounding the new HiLux, seemingly forecasting a significant sales drop and conceding its unlikely to be the country's – or even the brand's – best-selling vehicle.

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KGM Musso EV 2026 review: 2WD

By Jack Quick · 28 Nov 2025

Before the Toyota HiLux BEV and Isuzu D-Max EV arrives, South Korea's KGM has beaten them to the punch with its new electric dual-cab ute, the Musso EV.

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Ford Ranger 2026 review: Super Duty - Australian first drive

By Tom White · 27 Nov 2025

Ford's new Super Duty is born from the demands of its buyers, but can the brand capture that Raptor magic in creating an entirely new dual-cab niche?

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