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HiLux hits the ground running in 2021 new 4X4 sales race
The Toyota HiLux has hit the ground running in the 2021 new 4X4 sales race according to January VFACTS sales data. Toyota sold 3090 four-wheel drive HiLux utes in January 2021, easily making it the best-selling 4X4 in the country…
Gear News: New ARB accessories to suit 2021 Isuzu D-MAX
ARB has been hard at work developing new accessories to suit the 2021 Isuzu D-MAX including a BP-51 suspension package and a Commercial bull bar. The ARB accessories range for the 2021 Isuzu D-MAX has just been expanded with the…
2022 Ford Ranger Raptor spied with potent V6 engine
According to a US-based website these are images of the next-generation 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor with a potent V6 engine. US-based automotive website Ford Authority has posted these spy shots of a heavily camouflaged next-generation 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor undergoing…
Gear News: Aussie-made GME TX6600S 5W UHF
The new GME TX6600S is an Aussie-made 5W handheld UHF radio that’s said to be ‘built tough like the Australian Outback’. The GME TX6600S is an Australian-made 5 Watt UHF handheld radio completely designed, engineered and manufactured at the company’s…
ARB Eldee Easter Festival gets green light for 2021!
After last year’s Covid-19 cancellation, the 10th ARB Eldee Easter Festival is set to take place from 2-6 April 2021. The 10th annual ARB Eldee Easter Festival is scheduled to take place on the Easter long-weekend from 2-6 April 2021,…
GM to scrap petrol and diesel Silverado models by 2035
General Motors in the U.S. has just announced it will scrap petrol- and diesel-powered Silverado models before 2035 in a move to make the company carbon neutral by 2040. General Motors (GM) has become the first big U.S. vehicle manufacturer…
ARB Base Rack Cab Racks now available for utes
Innovative ARB BASE Rack Cab Racks are now available to suit a number of dual-cab ute applications. Dual-cab ute owners wanting ARB BASE Rack Cab Racks for their vehicles will be happy to know there are now options available to…
Iconic Flinders Ranges Prairie Hotel to get $1.5M upgrade
The Prairie Hotel at Parachilna in the Flinders Ranges is set to undergo a major refurbishment with financial support from the South Australian Government’s Tourism Industry Development Fund. The famous Prairie Hotel at Parachilna in the spectacular Flinders Ranges is…
It’s on! 2021 Birdsville Races tickets to go on sale in May
2021 Birdsville Races expected to go ahead with tickets to go on sale in May this year. After cancellation of the 2020 event due to Covid-19, organisers are hopeful that the 2021 Birdsville Races will go ahead as planned and…
New Lada Niva Vision concept signals 4X4’s first overhaul in nearly 50 years!
The Lada Niva Vision concept signals the first major update for Russia’s iconic 4X4 since it was introduced way back in 1977. By the time it’s scheduled to go into production in 2024, the Lada Niva Vision concept will represent…
Fraser Island fire-lighter cops tiny $1334 fine
A Fraser Island fire-lighter has copped a tiny $1334 fine and no conviction despite devastating more than half of the World Heritage-listed island. Two men have been handed a tiny fine for the lighting of the small campfire on Fraser…
2021 Dakar Stage 12: Peterhansel, Benavides and Sotnikov take overall class wins
With Stage 12 wrapped up the 2021 Dakar Rally is over and Peterhansel, Benavides and Sotnikov have won their respective categories. Carlos Sainz (X-Raid Mini JCW Team) may have taken the 2021 Dakar Stage 12 win in the Car category…
Toyota hands back more than $18M in JobKeeper payments
Toyota Australia has confirmed that it will return JobKeeper payments received in 2020 following a strong sales performance in late-2020. As a result of a bumper new vehicle sales performance in the final quarter of 2020, Toyota Australia has announced…
2021 Dakar Stage 11: 6 stage wins not enough for Al-Attiyah?
2021 Dakar Stage 11 sees Al-Attiyah take the win but Peterhansel retains a seemingly unbeatable rally lead overall. 2021 Dakar Stage 11, the penultimate stage, was originally scheduled as the longest of the rally, covering a total of 560km (a…
Video: Deep Cycle Systems driving on Fraser Island’s ecologically sensitive dunes
Video footage has emerged of the Toyota Fortuner owned by Deep Cycle Systems driving over vegetated frontal dunes and turtle nesting sites in a bid to beat the tides on Fraser Island. The YouTube footage of Deep Cycle Systems (DCS)…
