Australia. It's the country where there's always an insect, animal or sea creature trying to kill you. It's also the country that once housed a thriving car industry. But, instead of crying over spilt milk, we're showing the world one last time why the constant fear of death has inspired our local engineers to build a car that's itching at the chance to chew you up and spit you out...
Supercheap Auto Racing's V8 Supercar racer takes on the world's fastest four-door production car in a drag race of historic proportions. In this gig, we motoring journos are often driven to pitch story ideas that we know will never get off the ground. It's a built-in compulsion...
Models tested: 2008 TRD Hilux 4000SL 4.0 litre Supercharged V6 petrol auto - $64,990 (RRP) 2008 HSV Maloo R8 6.2 litre LS3 V8 petrol six speed manual - $61,550 (RRP) - Review by Matt Brogan & Paul Maric. Photographs by Matt Brogan. When we decided to run two of Australia's favourite sport utes head-to-head this week, it was bound to cause some heated discussion around the CarAdvice office...
