Utes

Aussie feedback helps improve GWM models
By Tim Nicholson · 29 Aug 2022
After a rough start, Chinese manufacturer GWM has ramped up efforts to improve its product, based on feedback from its Aussie customers.Since becoming a factory-backed importer back in 2016, GWM (Great Wall Motors) has worked hard to improve the quality o
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Ford Ranger 2023 review: XLS - GVM test
By Mark Oastler · 26 Aug 2022
The then all-new T6 Ford Ranger launched in 2011 was proudly designed and developed in Australia. So, if you ignored the fact it was assembled in Thailand to minimise production costs, it was the closest thing you could get to an 'Aussie' ute and Australian buyers responded in large numbers.
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Will Australia’s first EV ute be GWM or LDV?
By Tim Nicholson · 25 Aug 2022
With electric vehicle sales finally gaining traction in Australia, attention is turning to the diesel-powered utes that make up nearly a quarter of all vehicle sales in Australia.Are battery electric powertrains the best fit for these workhorses, or is hy
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Ford Ranger 2023 review: Wildtrak V6
By Matt Campbell · 20 Aug 2022
A V6 engine in the Ford Ranger? Sounds like something we need to do some fun stuff with! So, in this review, we test the 2023 Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 by doing the stuff you'd want to do if you owned one - off-road, towing and plenty more!
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Will the GWM King King scale great heights?
By Tim Nicholson · 15 Aug 2022
Get ready for another big bold pick-up truck to join Australia's growing stable of US-style workhorses.And this time, it's not coming from one of the 'Big Three' brands from the United States - it is the GWM King Kong Cannon from China.While the company h
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GWM Haval has cars in dealers right now
By Tim Nicholson · 10 Aug 2022
As major car brands struggle to secure enough supply to satisfy Australian demand, one of the fastest growing carmakers says its stock issues are improving and there are plenty of cars on the ground.GWM Australia which sells the GWM Ute and the Haval SUV
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Ford Ranger 2023 review
By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Jul 2022
After nearly a year of teasing and prototype sampling, we're finally behind the wheel of the highly anticipated 2023 Ford Ranger. Out on public Australian roads at last, we drive every Dual Cab 4x4 model currently available – XLS, XLT, Sport and Wildtrak, in 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo and hot new V6 turbo-diesel guises – to see if the world's only Australian designed and engineered pick-up can cut it.
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Mitsubishi Triton 2022 review: GSR
By Emily Agar · 14 Jul 2022
The Mitsubishi Triton has been a long-standing Aussie favourite and the GSR is set to carry that tradition forward. The relatively narrow body makes it a friend in car parks but it still looks ruggedly capable, and being a dual cab auto four-wheel drive means it will probably land on most wish lists. It looks the part, but does that capability extend to family life, too?
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The Amarok-based Skoda ute we want
By Laura Berry · 10 Jul 2022
Now that Volkswagen's new-generation Amarok ute has been revealed, could we soon see a Skoda ute based on the same vehicle as its VW cousin?
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VW reveals new Amarok
By Tung Nguyen · 07 Jul 2022
Volkswagen has finally ripped the covers off its crucial Amarok ute, which will land in Australian showrooms early next year to take the fight right to the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger.VW embedded a design team in Melbourne three years ago to
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