The top five YouTube videos of 2023

This year, CarExpert reached new heights in the video space, cracking 400,000 YouTube subscribers earlier this month.

Across the year, our YouTube videos were viewed more than 40.9 million times.

In 2023 we published 179 videos, which garnered a total watch time of over 3.7 million hours. That’s almost 432 calendar years.

Here are the five most-viewed YouTube videos published in 2023. Which is your favourite?

Best pickup off-road: Top 12 dual-cab utes compared – some fail to make it!

What is the most off-road capable dual-cab ute you can buy today?

That’s what we wanted to find out as part of Australia’s most comprehensive pickup truck/ute/bakkie test! Paul Maric puts 12 utes up against each other to figure out which is best for off-road driving.

2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado! Sway bar disconnect, but NO V6…or hybrid 🙁 first look

Here’s the 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado! It launches with a fresh look, plus centre and rear diff locks, along with a sway bar disconnect. But, there’s not V6 diesel…or V6 petrol. It gets the same engine as the HiLux, which is a bit disappointing.

Best 4WD SUV off-road: Top 12 4WD SUVs compared – some fail to make it!

Have you ever wondered what the most capable 4WD SUV on the market is today? No need to wonder any more – Paul Maric puts 12 4WD SUVs to the test off-road to see which is best! To be included in our test, each 4WD SUV needed to have seven seats, along wth the availability of low-range.

Best SUVs off-road: Top 12 medium SUVs compared – some fail to make it!

We test ALL of the highest selling medium SUVs in Australia on our light off-road course to see which is best! Paul Maric’s muddy light off-road course includes a test of the chassis rigidity, an offset mogul test to see how good the traction control system is and finally a test to see how they go climbing Log Mountain.

2024 LandCruiser 70 Series…now with four-cylinder & auto!! Toyota’s rugged ute/bakkie first look!

Toyota has finally done it…they’ve introduced a four-cylinder diesel to the 2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series. In some markets the V8 is dead, but in Australia it will offer an automatic-only four-cylinder diesel or a manual-only V8 diesel.