2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series review: Automatic four-cylinder driven
Toyota has finally gone and done it. LandCruiser 70 GXL Wagon The Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series has seldom been offered with an automatic from the factory (it has happened before though), and it’s been a V8 in Australia since 2007….
Toyota once built an 86 Shooting Brake
Toyota in the US has detailed a number of different concept cars from its Calty Design Research team that were never shown to the public and never reached production. One of the most notable is the so-called X86D concept, essentially…
2024 Suzuki Jimny XL review
The Suzuki Jimny XL takes what has been a cult classic and makes it practical with the addition of two doors, more legroom in the second row, and new infotainment technology. Nonetheless, it carries the same naturally aspirated engine as…
Mercedes-AMG G63 getting sports car suspension tech – report
Mercedes-AMG is reportedly giving the blocky G63 greater performance both on and off road through the introduction of new suspension technology. Autoblog reports the Mercedes-AMG G63 will feature optional hydraulic semi-active roll-control suspension for the 2025 model year. Mercedes-AMG debuted…
Ford Ranger v Toyota HiLux: Which will be 2023 sales champion?
The venerable Toyota HiLux ute has been Australia’s top-selling vehicle for seven years in a row and is the leader with one month left in 2023. But it has a serious challenge on its hands to keep the crown, with…
Alpha dog? GWM’s more premium Ranger rival could get new name in Australia
Great Wall Motor has successfully filed a trademark application for the name “Cannon Alpha”, which could be used on its upcoming, more premium ute Down Under. The filing was made under Class 12 for “Vehicles for locomotion by land, air,…
2024 Lexus UX 300e review
Lexus has given its first electric car in Australia, the UX300e, a significant overhaul. Rather than a normal nip-and-tuck, it’s fitted a new battery pack that helps extend the claimed range by more than 100km in a bid to make…
Tesla Cybertruck accessories include pop-up tent, light bar
The first few customer deliveries of the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck electric ute have taken place in North America, with the company also detailing the initial range of optional accessories that will be available. At this stage Tesla hasn’t detailed any…
2024 SsangYong Musso XLV review
The SsangYong Musso has been a surprise success story for the Korean brand in 2023, with record sales and a revamped model range sure to keep the momentum going. This is the newly added Adventure model in the line-up, which…
Volkswagen Amarok: Australian supply improving
The second-generation Volkswagen Amarok got off to a bit of a slow start, hindered by supply issues, but it’s turning over a new leaf. Volkswagen expects supply issues out of the South African plant to be resolved during the first…