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Toyota LandCruiser 70-Series dual-cab ute coming

The mining boom is set to give birth to another Toyota workhorse with a new dual-cab ute variant of the LandCruiser 70-Series. Toyota’s work truck namesake to the LandCruiser 200-Series 4WD is currently available in Cab Chassis, Troop Carrie...

Holden: New Cars 2012

The locally built Cruze was Holden's big story in 2011, but this year it's Chevrolet models that are imported - the Colorado ute, Malibu medium car and Volt electric car. There's also a sedan version of the Barina city car and a dedicated-LPG...

Volkswagen: New Cars 2012

Volkswagen's storm up the popularity charts in Australia continues, led by the irrepressible Golf range. A seventh generation of the famous, classy hatchback is due in 2013 but before then the German car making giant has a raft of all-new models for...

Isuzu: New Cars 2012

2011 saw Isuzu Ute Australia grow its D-Max marketshare to over five per cent in the 4x4 segment and a reasonable 2.2 percent in the 4x2 category. The Japanese company, which is wholly owned by Mitsubishi, is planning big things next year with the la...

Mazda BT-50 Review

Mazda BT-50 Dual Cab 4x4: 3.2-litre inline five-cylinder diesel with six-speed automatic transmission, 147kW/470Nm: $50,810 (Manufacturer’s List Price). Minimum and maximum pricing is based on Freestyle and Dual Cab chassis only. Single Cab pricing...

Mazda BT-50 Preview

Update: Mazda BT-50 review. Mazda launched its all-new BT-50 yesterday with an extensive on-road and off-road drive program that put the new utility through its paces. Regardless of what you may think of the front end styling on the new BT-50...

Ford Ranger Review

There is really no other way to put it; the new Ford Ranger is an absolute winner. Ford’s new Ranger, which has been designed, engineered and tested here in Australia, is about to give a rude wake-up call to its major rivals. With class lead...

2012 Toyota HiLux Review

The updated 2012 Toyota HiLux is yet another reason to consider the most popular ute in Australia over its growing list of competitors. It was back in 1968 when the Toyota HiLux came into existence and not until 1979 that it even got a 4WD sys...

Toyota HiLux 4×4 Review

As a central location to the success of the iconic Toyota HiLux in Australia, Townsville was Toyota's first non-metro dealership 47 years ago and today boasts one of Toyota's largest distribution networks. It's little surprise that Toyota chose To...

Nissan Navara ST-X 550 Review

The dual cab ute market is certainly burgeoning these days. While most tradies are happy to stick with the budget versions, there are some who are happy to pay a few more dollars and get a few more goodies. Like 550Nm - say hello to the Nissan Navara...