Words Robert Pepper JL WRANGLER RUBICON LAUNCHED IN AUSTRALIAIt’s taken a while after the global release, but Jeep has finally held the Australian press launch for the new Wrangler JL Rubicon, in Tasmania. It’s an overall upgrade on the JK…
[contentgated] It seems refunds to vehicle owners are the flavour of the month for the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), with Jaguar Land Rover Australia (JLRA) being ordered to stump up in excess of $670,000 for a Range Rover…
In what appears to be a first for Australia, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ordered a Mitsubishi dealership to refund the purchase price of a man’s Triton over inaccurate fuel consumption figures. Triton owner, Zelko Begovic appeared…
[contentgated] The rumour mill at Toyota has been in overdrive this week and today is no exception. News from insiders is the service technicians at Toyota have been sent back to school. That is not unusual but the subjects they…
It appears Toyota has today unofficially announced that is about to discontinue all V8 versions of the LandCruiser 200 Series from July 2019. The shock news was communicated via Messenger to enquiries on its Facebook page this afternoon. (See the…
I wasn’t around in the late 1800s when the early motorcars took their first tentative journeys, but I’ve read enough to know what happened. The prevalent transport at the time was the horse. The horsemen would mock the car drivers,…
If you’re serious about either towing or four-wheel driving, the Range Rover Evoque would barely be a blip on your radar considering its lack of towing ability and off-road dominance. Yet while the Evoque is designed for inner-city living,…
Bigger than a barn, the RAM 1500 should tow like a champion, but does it… One-tonne utes are big business these days, but whether they are big enough when it comes to towing heavy trailers is another question. The latest ute…
Hyundai aren’t noted for their touring SUV range, but that’s because the Santa Fe is rather under-rated. I had an older model on long-term test and can confirm it has some towing and off-road capability, and the newer revisions since…
All Rangers now get AEB with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Keeping Aid with Driver Alert System, Traffic Sign Recognition and Auto High Beam Assist. The XL and XLS models also have the sound-deadening acoustic windscreen, and Ford Service benefits are extended…
You can now buy a purely electric front-wheel-drive SUV from Hyundai, the Kona. Claimed to have a range of 449km (not 450, 449), and able to reach 80 percent charge in 54 minutes from a fast charger, with a 0-100…
When you think ute, you generally consider the usual crowd of HiLux, Ranger, D-Max and the rest. But, don’t forget Great Wall has the doughty Steed, and after taking a stock-standard one across the Simpson Desert I can say it’s…
Two of the more popular 4WD touring and towing vehicles, the Ford Ranger and the Mazda BT-50, are currently involved in a serious brake recall. The Mazda BT-50, specifically MY2016-2018 models, have potential problems with front brake hoses and front…
In 2002, the Subaru Forester was the first vehicle to ever score a 5-star ANCAP rating. Seventeen years later in 2019 the vehicle has yet again scored 5 stars in the latest ANCAP safety tests, as it has in every…
The new MY19 Isuzu D-MAX and MU-X have just launched, and brought with them very few changes. Despite more than a few spy images of the new mule getting around, it appears that we will have to wait at least until next year…
Brand-new or barn-find the 79 hasn’t changed much in years. Are old-timer talents still valuable because they surely cost Cars are changing more rapidly than ever. A model arriving today will be long gone in six years’ time, replaced with…
Jeep has released the Wrangler JL pricing in Australia, and the dollars are as steep as the vehicle can climb with the base model costing more than twice as much as the Jimny. There are three trim levels: Sport, Overland,…
