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By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Jun 2023

The incoming Kia Tasman ute appears to have set its sights on official police duties, with sources shown a ute dressed in police livery and modified to become a 'divvy van' - or division van, used to transport crooks and suspected criminals.The image woul

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Ford Ranger v Toyota HiLux rivalry heats up

By Stephen Ottley · 14 Jun 2023

The showroom struggle between the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux is set to spill into the Saudi Arabian desert. Ford has confirmed that it will enter a Ranger ute in the famous Dakar Rally, a two-week torture test of man and machine.

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Ford Ranger 2023 review: XLS Bi-Turbo long-term | Part 3

By Mark Oastler · 14 Jun 2023

In the final chapter of its three-month long-term test The Ford Ranger XLS Bi-Turbo is connected to a dual-axle caravan for a lengthy towing work-out, with dynamic performance and fuel economy closely analysed.

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More US trucks to ram into Aussie market

By Daniel Gardner · 10 Jun 2023

Australia certainly seems to think bigger is better when it comes to cars, with sales of plus-sized dual-cab utes gathering momentum faster than virtually any other segment, and more options are on the way to satisfy that growing demand.

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Kia Tasman ute: what we know so far

By Byron Mathioudakis · 10 Jun 2023

It’s true. It’s happening. And it could end up being the most Australian ute in the world after the Ford Ranger.

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Cheap ute sales are booming

By Tung Nguyen · 10 Jun 2023

It seems more and more Australians aren’t willing to wait upwards of 12 months for their new Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux 4x4 utes, and are instead turning to affordable options served up by GWM, LDV and SsangYong.

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Are flagship utes actually an upgrade?

By David Morley · 10 Jun 2023

I won’t bore you with the now very familiar numbers, but take it as read that for every 100 people that walk into a new-car showroom in Australia and sign on the dotted line, around 15 of them will drive out in a dual-cab ute.

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Will Kia Tasman ute suffer because of timing?

By Byron Mathioudakis · 08 Jun 2023

Kia has finally announced an Australian on-sale date range for its highly-anticipated pick-up, to take on the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi Triton.

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Will this new Ram ute come to Australia?

By Chris Thompson · 06 Jun 2023

Ram do Brazil, the South American-based arm for the renowned pick-up truck brand, has officially pulled the covers off its new mid-size ute and confirmed its name - the Ram Rampage.

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Has Kia just dropped its ute's name?

By Andrew Chesterton · 05 Jun 2023

Kia's all-new dual-cab might just have been named, with a new trademark application possibly dropping the official model name of Kia's Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger rival.Just a week after the new model was finally confirmed through solid sources, a new na

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