I’m old enough to remember when the Hyundai Excel launched in Australia. They never made an Excel ute, but it didn’t stop one champion from building his own! Australians’ perceptions of Hyundai have changed so much since then, so...

Mazda have just released their all new BT-50 ute. Whilst the previous BT-50 was based on the Ford Ranger, they have now switched camps to Isuzu. This means the new BT-50 shares its underpinnings and engines with the new...

The Ford Ranger has emerged over the last decade or so as a major competitor to the Toyota HiLux, and is a favourite for many tradies. It’s looked pretty similar over much of that time though…  The T6 Ranger,...

The current Toyota HiLux hasn’t been known as a particularly good looking ute. Introduced back in 2015, there were some rather unkind comments about its front end, comparing to an internet-famous dog commonly referred to as Phteven… But that...

The Volkswagen Amarok hasn’t been a raging sales success like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, but they seem to be popular enough amongst tradies. The current model has been around for a while now though.  They were released...