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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 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series update drops V8, adds manual 4CYL
Toyota Australia has expanded the LandCruiser 70 Series lineup adding a new five-speed manual gearbox option for the 2.8 four-cylinder, while dropping the much-loved V8. The manual transmission is now available across double cab-chassis, troop carrier, and GXL wagon variants.…
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Isuzu set for record sales in 2024, D-Max & MU-X surpass 350,000 in total
Isuzu Ute Australia recently hit a sales milestone, celebrating 352,869 D-Max and MU-X examples sold locally as of October 31, 2024. The figure is made up of 250,789 D-Max sales since its 2008 debut and 102,080 MU-X deliveries since its…
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2025 LDV Terron 9, eTerron 9 utes complete final testing in Australia
LDV is preparing to expand its presence in Australia, and in particular, the ute market with the upcoming LDV Terron 9. It will also be offered in ‘eTerron 9’ fully electric form. Prototypes have arrived in the country for extensive…
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2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado on sale in Australia, price from $72,500
It’s one of the most highly-anticipated arrivals of the year, and now it has finally arrived. The all-new 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado. It’s on sale in Australia right now, priced from $72,500. Five variants make up the local range, spanning…
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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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2025 Kia Tasman officially revealed – ugliest ute on sale?
This is finally it. The all-new Kia Tasman dual-cab ute, revealed in all its glory. Well, some might argue that it isn’t so glorious, particularly the front end design. But anyway. Let’s dive in. Kia has been developing the new…
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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…