Simon Christie
2023 Ford Ranger XLT off-road review
The Ford Ranger is climbing the sales charts rapidly. How does it go climbing mountains and fording streams?
3 Years Ago
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Paul Maric
Good
2023 Toyota HiLux Rogue review
Toyota has gone to town on mechanical changes beneath the skin of the HiLux Rogue – but does it make enough of a difference?
3 Years Ago
Simon Christie
2023 Mazda BT-50 SP off-road review
Simon Christie takes the top-spec Mazda BT-50 SP bush bashing to see how it compares with the segment's best.
3 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Very Good
2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
Chevrolet has given its big Silverado 1500 pickup truck a makeover in Australia, fixing a few of our biggest complaints about the old one.
3 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Very Good
2023 Ram 1500 DT review
The Ram 1500 Laramie is a very capable pickup truck, and outshines its key rivals in a few ways, but it pays to specify carefully.
3 Years Ago
Scott Collie
2023 Ute of the Year revealed: Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
After 8 days of testing, we finally have a winner in our inaugural CarExpert Ute of the Year awards!
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Best off-road ute revealed: Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
Time to put these dual-cab utes to the test off-road, with a series of easily replicated systems tests. We aren't trying to break them.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Best performing ute revealed: Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
How do our utes fare against a range of performance tests? We look at acceleration, braking, fuel use and towing abilities in this summary.
3 Years Ago
Jack Quick
Good
2023 Mazda BT-50 LE review
The Mazda BT-50 LE is the brand's latest addition to the range. It's only available in one colour and has a raft of genuine accessories.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Best ute towing test: Top 12 compared...some fail our challenges! Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
Time to test how each of our dozen utes handle a few towing challenges, matched with unladen performance tests as a control.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
How much power your ute actually makes: Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
We take a look at what sort of drivetrain losses you might expect, by putting a dozen utes onto a rolling dyno.
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Drag race reveals fastest ute! Ranger vs HiLux vs RAM vs Silverado vs Triton vs BT-50 vs D-Max vs Cannon vs Navara vs Musso vs Gladiator
The first part of our mammoth ute megatest is a round-robin drag race – with a plot twist. Let's mash some accelerators!
3 Years Ago
Mike Costello
Very Good
2023 Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 v Toyota HiLux Rogue comparison
Australia's two top-selling vehicles duke it out, but for our money one clearly comes out on top.
3 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Very Good
2023 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ Premium review
Chevrolet has a new Silverado coming Down Under soon, but the current model has plenty to offer in the interim.
3 Years Ago
Matt Campbell
Good
2023 GWM Ute review
The ute market has gone nuts, and GWM’s Cannon-X has seen a decent price hike in recent times – is it still the benchmark for budget trucks?
3 Years Ago
William Stopford
Very Good
2023 Ford Ranger Sport Bi-Turbo review
Is it "settling" to opt for the Ford Ranger's bi-turbo diesel four-cylinder engine over the new V6, or is the smaller engine the one to pick?
3 Years Ago