Many folks reading this fine publication have been dismayed that Toyota’s most popular 4WD engine, the 2.8 litre 1GD-FTV, might have a serious problem with dust getting past the air filter system. As we revealed only yesterday, there is enough…
In the wake of our recent six-vehicle comparison test in outback South Australia during which the HiLux Rugged X test vehicle dropped into limp home mode four times, Toyota Australia has admitted a design flaw with the air inlet system…
There’s a new model 4X4 ute in town, and this one is actually worth talking about: The Toyota HiLux Rugged X. Rather than travel down that same well-worn path they (and every other manufacturer, for that matter) have been down…
This is the comparison test we’ve all been waiting for, and the question it asks is simple: is the Mercedes-Benz X-Class 4×4 dual-cab utility a serious contender, or over-hyped pretender? To find out the answer we’ve taken the top-spec X-Class…
The Ev-itor’s column If you have read any of my editorials, by now you would know I have the back of an 80 year old brick layer, am addicted to Gumtree and like purchasing old 4WDs that I can’t afford…
Do proper 4X4 accessories make these new models worthy of your attention? It’s yet another sign of the rampant growth and progress of this segment: Toyota’s once very humble and spartan HiLux has now been given a mid-life makeover with…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Unsealed 4X4 Garage – DIY Series You want to know a fact? Manual transmissions in 4WDs are becoming a thing of the past. Automatics offer so many advantages, both on-road…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Paul’s Jimny Paul’s Jimny has been built from the ground up over the past seven years. The aim was to create a 4X4 that will cruise at 110 and tow…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Not wanting to go near a diesel-powered D4D HiLux, simply because of the early issues with the injectors locking open and popping engines, Matt Bell picked up this 1GR-FE powered…
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CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE While we were busy installing shock absorbers and other neat off-road componentry in the Unsealed 4X4 Garage recently, we thought it was prime time to take a closer look at…
Toyota ups the ante in 2018 with Rugged, Rogue and Rugged X. Ford’s Ranger is killing it in Wildtrak form, and nobody has noticed it more than Toyota. Some 35,297 HiLux 4WDs found new homes last year; not too shabby…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A big number: 165,797. More than the entire population of Cairns. That’s how many 4X4 utes were sold this year. They’re incredibly popular. And while everyone’s driving one, manufacturers are…
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE 3-WAY UTE COMPARISON We put Toyota’s updated HiLux SR5+ up against Nissan’s Navara N-Sport and Isuzu’s D-Max LS-U. Since debuting in 2015, Toyota has largely left the hot-selling…
TOYOTA HILUX VS FORD RANGER CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE They’re Australia’s two favourite 4WDs, dominating the ute segment mercilessly. We reckon there aren’t really any duds in the current crop of modern…
