We know Ford's Ranger Raptor dual cab ute is all about peak performance off‑road, but how does it stack up as a hard‑working load carrier? We've lived with it as a daily driver for a week and put it to the load test to find out.
In MY21 guise, the D23 Nissan Navara features fresh styling, big increases in standard safety, minimum one‑tonne payload ratings, increased load tub volume across all dual cab variants and a model range simplified to four key grades.
A six month stint behind the wheel of Mazda's BT‑50 XTR comes to an end, with this dual cab ute now sporting a raft of genuine accessories to enhance its flexibility and capabilities. So... what's the verdict?
Although Mitsubishi has increased prices across the board for its Triton fleet in 2021, the popular Japanese ute continues to represent excellent value for money. It also remains firmly entrenched in a solid third place in the local 4x4 ute sales race, behind the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux.
Toyota Australia's freshly facelifted HiLux range offers not only the usual base‑grade Workmate 4x4 dual cab‑chassis but also mid‑grade SR and high‑grade SR5/SR5+ variants for the first time.