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Special Nissan Navara dual-cab ute arrives

By Samuel Irvine · 13 Aug 2024

Nissan says it’s embracing its dark side with the new Navara Black Edition - a limited-edition run of 400 vehicles with an even tougher look.

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By Dom Tripolone · 09 Aug 2024

Isuzu has issued a massive safety recall for about 150,000 vehicles in Australia.

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How much fuel can you claim on tax without receipts?

By Stephen Corby · 09 Aug 2024

How much fuel can you claim on tax without receipts? Providing you use your car for work, you can claim up to $4250 worth of fuel on your annual tax return without receipts for the 2023-24 financial year.

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Chevrolet Silverado 2025 review: 2500 HD - off-road test

By Marcus Craft · 07 Aug 2024

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.

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Top 4 best sleeper cars in Australia

By David Morley · 05 Aug 2024

Let’s talk sleepers. In fact, what is a sleeper car? In the motoring world, a sleeper is a vehicle that hides its performance potential from the world, only revealing its true potential when the driver nails the throttle.

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LDV eDeliver 7 2025 review: SWB Low Roof - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 04 Aug 2024

Electric propulsion is being offered in an increasing number of light commercial vans and LDV is attempting to reposition the market with its aggressively priced and well-specified eDeliver 7. We've put it to the tradie load test.

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Think the Kia Tasman sounds like a petrol V8?

By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Aug 2024

Kia's global campaign of teaser trailers for its upcoming Tasman ute has set tongues wagging, with many keen-eared observers noting the model being filmed does not sound like a four-cylinder diesel.

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Electric car battery warranties explained

By Tom White · 01 Aug 2024

Can you hear what’s coming over the horizon? Probably not, because it’s a swathe of near-silent Electric Vehicles (EVs), set to supersede the bog-standard gas-guzzling Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) car within the next decade or two.

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Are utes good family cars?

By Emily Agar · 31 Jul 2024

A ute's primary use is for a business and its tools; while its secondary use is as a family vehicle for camping/road trips and school pick-ups.

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Chevrolet Silverado 2024 review: LTZ Premium - GVM test

By Mark Oastler · 27 Jul 2024

Are full size American pick-ups all about work or play? Maybe it's a bit of both, and when it comes to the Chevy Silverado LTZ Premium a healthy helping of luxury, as well. We've put this lavishly equipped heavy-hauler to the GVM test to see if it has the brawn to match its primo macho appearance.

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