Utes
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2024 Isuzu D-Max SX 1.9 single-cab review (video)
Despite the dizzying influx of new utes from China, including Foton, LDV, GWM, JAC and more, established players such as the Isuzu D-Max still enjoy market dominance. It seems a tough and proven reputation still resonate with Aussies. Especially in…
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2024 RAM 1500 TRX Final Edition review (video)
This seems like one of those products that was dreamt up by a bunch of enthusiasts in a mancave somewhere after a few cold ones. It is the most outrageous dual-cab vehicle to ever hit Australia, and, therefor (judging by…
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2024 Ford Ranger Tremor review (video)
Aussies certainly loves their utes. So much so that the segment enjoys one of the highest sales-to-human population ratios in the world. According to VFACTS 2023 figures, utes made up one in five new vehicles sold. In the midst of…
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2024 Nissan Navara PRO-4X review (video)
It’s a good time for utes at the moment, with the ‘Pick Up/Cab Chassis 4×4’ segment growing larger ever year, with more and more options on the way. Its sales volume easily eclipses that of any passenger car segment in…
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2025 Isuzu D-Max Blade review – Australian launch
Australia’s dual-cab ute sector has no shortage of contenders and options – a bewildering array lately with the addition of so many new brands. In spite of the ever-increasing competition, Isuzu’s D-Max has solidified its position in the market, finishing…
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2024 Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster review – Australian launch
There’s no shortage of dual-cab utes on the Australian market. The majority of these are medium, one-tonne pickups with leaf springs and available 4×4 systems, but an increasing number are large, American pickup trucks such as the Ford F-150 and…
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2024 Volkswagen Amarok Style TDI600 review (video)
Driving Enthusiast reviewed the second-generation Amarok TDI600 back in December of 2023. The now Ford Ranger-based ute impressed us with its sophistication, capability and European accent, against the more ocker (yobbo?) Ranger. One thing we did bemoan at the time…
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2024 Ford F-150 XLT SWB review (video)
What’s the 2024 Ford F-150 SWB XLT like to drive and live with, and is it too big for Australian roads? We’ll uncover the answers in this review. This is a vehicle I was not prepared to love. Thinking it…
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2024 Toyota HiLux Rogue 48V review (video)
If you’re after a dual-cab ute, chances are, you would have at least considered a HiLux. Let’s face it, it is one of the most desirable for this sort of vehicle. Toyota made some significant changes for the 2024 model,…