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2021 Dakar Stage 8: Al-Attiyah closes gap and Price performs a miracle
Toyota HiLux driver Nasser Al-Attiyah closes gap to Stephane Peterhansel on 2021 Dakar Stage 8, while Aussie bike racer Toby Price finishes in second despite damaged rear tyre. 2021 Dakar Stage 8 was the second Marathon stage from Sakaka to…
Ford Ranger officially best-selling 4X4 in Australia in 2020
The Ford Ranger was officially the best-selling new 4X4 in the country in 2020 racking up 37,889 sales for the year. With 37,889 sales in 2020, the Ford Ranger was officially the best-selling 4X4 in the country in 2020 according…
Hot or not? GWM Black Bullet – a Ranger Raptor rival?
Hot or Not? The Black Bullet concept is based on the GWM Cannon ute that’s just gone on sale in Australia. Is this Hot or Not? It’s the Black Bullet, a concept ute unveiled at last year’s Beijing Motor Show…
Nissan reveals new-look 2021 Navara line-up and pricing
Nissan revealed its 2021 Navara line-up and pricing details while we were kicking back and drinking beer over the Christmas break. Here are the deets… The 2021 Nissan Navara line-up and pricing details have been revealed and the headline act,…
Custom Ford Ranger built for the big lap
Okay, so how do you make a custom Ford ranger suitable for the big lap when it runs the 2.2L four-pot? Here’s how… This custom Ford Ranger from the Unsealed 4X4 Vault is unusual in that it runs the 2.2L…
Isuzu UTE Australia’s $100k Christmas donation
Isuzu UTE Australia has made a $100k donation to charities in much-needed Christmas boost for Aussie families doing it tough. An Isuzu UTE Australia donation is a definite good-news story at a time when we could all do with a…
Toyota HiLux back on top in November
The Toyota HiLux is back on top of the 4×4 sales sales charts in November pipping the Ford Ranger by just 25 sales for the month. The Toyota HiLux is once again Australia’s best-selling 4X4, managing to rack up 3854…
Toyota HiLux Rogue test – is it worth the extra coin?
Following up on our test of the MY2021 Toyota HiLux Rugged X, here’s our first drive of the new Toyota HiLux Rogue. If you’ve been wondering where the new Toyota HiLux Rogue has been for the last couple of months,…
Video: autonomous emergency braking (AEB) in action!
ANCAP recently tested the effectiveness of autonomous emergency braking systems on Australia’s Top 10 best-selling vehicles. Here’s what it looks like in action… A lot of new vehicles come standard with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) these days, but have you…
Ford Ranger Wildtrak X makes 2021 comeback
Ford continues to bolster its popular 4X4 ute line-up with the return of the Ranger Wildtrak X. Ford is clearly aiming to stay atop the 4X4 ute sales chart in 2021 by bolstering its line-up with the return of the…
Toyota fuel pump recall hits US market big time!
The Toyota fuel pump recall now affects 1.5 million vehicles in the US. Remember that expanded Toyota fuel pump recall affecting LandCruiser and HiLux that we reported on earlier this month? Well it’s now gone big in the US and…
Tested! Toyota HiLux Rugged X
The Toyota HiLux Rugged X comes loaded with gear to enhance it’s off-road capability, but is it the gear you really need? The Toyota HiLux Rugged X has finally landed in showrooms some three months after Toyota released the upgraded…
Isuzu D-MAX/Mazda BT-50 to halt production for up to three months
Isuzu and Mazda are looking at a three-month halt in vehicle production for the D-MAX and BT-50 due to Covid-19. From what we’ve been able to ascertain, the production halt has come about as a supplier of ‘unique powertrain components’…
Federal Court adopts report stating Toyota DPFs defective
A finding in a DPF Class Action against Toyota Australia says the Federal Court has adopted an independent referee’s report concluding HiLux, Prado and Fortuner DPF systems were defective. According to a letter sent to participants in a Class Action…
Updated Navara range includes new PRO-4X
Nissan will introduce an updated Navara line-up in early 2021 with a new look, new safety tech, improved load carrying capacity and the introduction of a new range-topping PRO-4X model. Nissan today took the wraps off its updated Navara range…
