4WD Utes
2018 LDV T60 Dual Cab Ute Launch Review
Today I attended the launch of the LDV T60 Dual Cab Ute in Sydney. The all-new LDV T60 Ute will be on sale in Australia from 1 October 2017, […]
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4WD Utes
2017 Holden Colorado Z71 4WD Dual Cab Ute Review
Holden Colorado Z71 Review road test. The Holden Colorado Z71 is based on the Colorado LTZ 4×4 Crew-Cab pick-up, but adds a long list of cosmetic features. […]
4WD Utes
VW Amarok Ultimate V6 Review
VW Amarok is best for the active weekender, tradie, or anyone with a bunch of stuff to tote around. It’s not really for towing or solid off road work. […]
4WD Utes
2017 LC 70 GX Toyota Landcruiser Single Cab Chassis Ute Review
The Toyota Landcruiser LC 70 has a rightly deserved unrivalled reputation for class-leading mechanical reliability and serious towing, load carrying and off-road performance […]
4WD Utes
Toyota HiLux Tonka Truck Concept
The HiLux Tonka Concept is highly modified, similar to many rock climbing vehicles, is awesome in design and implementation, looks really cool and would sell like hotcakes if Toyota ever decided to produce it. […]
2WD Utes
2016 Mazda BT 50 2.2L XT 4X2 Single Cab Chassis Ute Review
Last week we had the Mazda BT50 version of this ubiquitous uniquely Australian vehicle. As is the case when we have such a vehicle it gets a fair workout shifting gear around and often moving heavy loads such as pavers, sand etc. […]
4WD Utes
Ford Ranger 2015 MY Review
The Ford Ranger range includes three cab styles (Single, Super and Double), two body styles (cab chassis and pick up), two engines (2.2-litre and 3.2-litre turbo diesels) plus the option of manual and automatic and 4×4 or 4×2. Plus there is the 4X2 Hi-Rider to ensure as many potential customers are covered as possible. […]
4WD Utes
2016 Mitsubishi Triton Exceed Review
We test here the recently released Mitsubishi Triton Exceed in 4X4 dual cab version. The drive to Melbourne is possibly one of the most mind numbing experiences available. It is long, easy and boring. The Triton’s levels of comfort for the occupants made it tolerable […]
2WD Utes
Mitsubishi Triton GLX Single Cab 2WD trayback Review
This is the 4th week we have has the Mitsubishi Triton 2WD single cab tray back Ute and so far it has done nothing but impress us with its driveability and practicality. This last two weeks we have transported fridges, washing machines, had a couple of long drives (3-4 hours) and moved a full load, at capacity, from Sydney to Nelson Bay. That trip alone was enough to sell me on the Triton as a tradie Ute. […]
2WD Utes
Mitsubishi Triton 2WD Cab Chassis Trayback Ute Review
We have for a few weeks the GLX single cab 5th generation 2WD Triton tray back ute to test. The Triton range now offers three specification levels – however the 2wd versions come in GLX only, which targets the traditional LCV buyer looking for a traditional and high-value working vehicle. […]