The new Isuzu D‑Max X‑Terrain is a bear of a unit to look at but it handles like a much smaller car. For families with young kids, it combines some great features, plus all the things you want and expect from a workhorse. This might just be the combo that a lot of families are looking for ‑ and not just as a second family car.
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.
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.
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.
According to VW Commercial Vehicles Australia, it was constant local requests for a manual transmission option in the Amarok Core V6 by current owners (and potential new customers) that prompted VW's local arm to present such a business case to head office in Germany.