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Land Rover to resume manufacturing as restrictions ease
Jaguar Land Rover will resume vehicle production from 18 May in its manufacturing plants in Solihull (UK), Austria and Slovakia. There’s no doubt Jaguar Land Rover will be keen to ramp-up vehicle production as soon as possible as social distancing…
2020 King of the Hammers
2020 King of the Hammers Monster Energy wrap. Monster Energy has unleashed an epic seven-minute film showing some of the off-road action from this year’s King of the Hammers held in February in Johnson Valley, Hammertown, between Los Angeles and…
2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Updates
Jeep tweaks its 2020 Grand Cherokee line-up Jeep has updated its Grand Cherokee wagon line-up for 2020. The entry-level Laredo has been replaced with the Night Eagle, the Limited has tweaked styling and a new S-Limited model has been introduced.…
Colouring fun for Nissan Tragics
Following on from Ford’s Easter Fun Activity Book, Nissan has come up with the #DrawDrawDraw social project which consists 23 downloadable colouring pages featuring Nissan classic cars, current models, futuristic concepts and “cult classic” models. Our favourite is by far…
2021 Ford Bronco goes GOAT!
A report out of the US suggests the upcoming Ford Bronco, which is to be built on the Aussie-developed T6 Ranger ute platform, will likely feature a high-tech terrain response system with ‘GOAT Modes’ as well an active suspension system. According…
Lexus LX600 Luxury Ute for Oz?
Lexus is claimed to be working on a luxury ute that will be badged the LX600. According to a report on US-based website 2020truck.com, Toyota is developing a Lexus-badged luxury pick-up to sell alongside the Tacoma midsize pick-up and Tundra…
Hot or Not? The Fisker Ocean
In this week’s edition of Hot or Not, we look at the Fisker Ocean. Ok, so they’re purely design renderings at this stage, but Fisker has dropped what it says will be a tougher, jacked up version of its EV,…
Rivian puts brakes on super-fast R1T EV pick-up
American-based electric-truck manufacturer Rivian has put the brakes on production of its R1T EV pick-up and R1S EV 4×4 wagon until 2021 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Rivian had originally planned to start production of the R1T…
Toyota Product Safety Recall affects thousands
Toyota Product Safety Recall affects thousands of 4WD wagons and utes. Toyota has recalled several thousand 4WDs for a faulty fuel pump that can result in a loss of power and vehicles stalling which, according to the ACCC Product Safety…
Hot or Not? 500hp Ford F-150!
Australians have long complained about a lack of power in the Ranger Raptor but there are no such problems with this US-built 500hp Ford F-150. A company that started off modifying Hummers has turned its attention to the Ford F-150.…
Quiz: How much do you know about Land Rover?
We can’t go to the pub at the moment, so grab a drink and have a go at the first of our weekly quizzes – this one’s all about Land Rover. Enjoy. Right, it’s Friday afternoon and none of us…
Holden Colorado sells up a storm in March as new car market slumps
The new car market might have slumped by more than 17% in March, but the Holden Colorado sold up a storm finishing third in the 4X4 segment. Coronavirus is hitting everything hard with the new car market in March slumping…
Throwback Thursday: 500kW/100Nm 2005 Jeep Hurricane concept
Forget the Rivian and its Tank Turn, the 500kW/1000Nm 2005 Jeep Hurricane Concept could spin itself on the spot and is kickstarts the first of our Throwback Thursday series. Enjoy. Three years before anyone had heard of the GFC, Chrysler…
Compared: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Exceed Vs Ford Everest Titanium
Both share plenty of oily bits with their ute siblings and offer seven seats and genuine off-road ability, so which one should you go for? Ford Everest Titanium Specifications Price from $73,990+ORC Warranty five-years, unlimited kilometres Service Intervals 12 months, 15,000km Safety five-star ANCAP (2015) Engine 2.0-litre bi-turbo four-cylinder diesel Power 157kW…
Isuzu Ute factory in Thailand to shut down…as coronavirus continues to impact automakers
Isuzu Ute will shut down its factory in Thailand, which produces vehicles for Australia, from 13-30 April amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Like many other vehicle makers around the world, Isuzu Ute Australia has announced the factory it sources its…
