Ford Australia has announced plans to team up with off-road specialists ARB for a range of official 4×4 accessories for its Ranger and Everest lineup. The blue oval company says that a suite of 4×4 accessories from ARB will be made available through Ford dealerships in the second half of […]
Utes and pickups
2021 Ford Ranger Raptor X flagship announced, FX4 returns
The 2021 Ford Ranger is receiving yet another update, with the local arm today confirming the introduction of a new Raptor X flagship variant and the return of the FX4. This follows on from other 2021 Ranger news earlier this week when Ford announced the XL Sport 4×2 variant. As […]
Updated 2021 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series now on sale
Toyota Australia has unveiled the 2021 update for the trusty 70 Series LandCruiser. It brings in a touch-screen media interface across the board, with added creature comforts now available. The biggest change for the long-running model line is the introduction of a 6.1-inch touch-screen interface for all models, which was […]
2021 Ford Ranger update adds XL Sport 4×2 variant in Australia
Ford Australia has announced a new variant to the 2021 Ranger lineup in the form of the 4×2 XL Sport, while confirming the 4×4 XL Heavy Duty Special Edition will remain in its showroom. The Ford Ranger XL Sport variant is a limited-run Ranger that comes packed with $4500-worth of […]
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz ute revealed, gets 2.5 turbo
Hyundai has taken the wraps off its all-new ute – or pickup, as it’s also known – called the Santa Cruz. It will be offered as a 2022 model in some left-hand drive markets only and is not for Australia, unfortunately. As you can probably tell just by looking at […]
Production-spec 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz previewed
Hyundai has released a series of teaser sketches of the production version of its upcoming Santa Cruz pickup/ute, two weeks ahead of the official unveiling on April 15. Hyundai describes the Santa Cruz as a “sport adventure vehicle”, and claims it shatters both the SUV and pickup/ute segments of the […]
Mazda Australia announces rugged BT-50 Thunder variant
Mazda has lifted the lid on its ‘uniquely Australian’ range-topping BT-50 variant, called the Thunder, adding specialist Australian engineering and some visual tweaks to the popular ute. The BT-50 Thunder is based on the top-spec BT-50 GT dual-cab 4×4, and is described as meeting a number of Australia’s ‘unique demands’, […]
Isuzu Ute surpasses 200,000 sales in Australia
Isuzu Ute Australia is currently popping bottles of champagne as it celebrates more than 200,000 sales of its iconic D-Max ute and MU-X SUV. Since its introduction to the local market in November 2008, Australians have lapped up the D-Max in droves, having purchased nearly 150,000 units as of the […]