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4x4 of the Year 2019 Ford Ranger XLT review
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Ford Ranger XLT review: 4×4 of the Year 2019

Improvements in refinement and comfort represent a generational change.

Custom Ford F-250 4x4 tourer review
Custom 4x4s

Custom Ford F-250 4×4 tourer review

Monster F-250 proves there’s no need to compromise when building a super-capable all-rounder that is equally at home lugging a big off-road caravan as it is tackling our toughest tracks.

Ford Ranger Raptor crowned 4x4 of the Year
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Ford Ranger Raptor crowned 4×4 of the Year

2.0-litre-powered Raptor reaps top honours following a gruelling testing process.

2018 Custom 4x4 of the Year WINNER
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2018 Custom 4×4 of the Year: WINNER

Duramax V8-powered Ranger wins 2018 Custom 4X4OTY.

2019 Ford Everest vs Holden Trailblazer 4x4 comparison review
4×4 Comparisons

2019 Ford Everest vs Holden Trailblazer 4×4 comparison review

Can a ‘little’ 2.0-litre diesel work in a big and relatively heavy 4×4 like the Ford Everest? We line it up against Holden’s Trailblazer to find out.

Custom Dana 60-equipped Ford Ranger
Custom 4x4s

Custom Dana 60-equipped Ford PXII Ranger

An open cheque and no rules … the right way to build a Ranger.

Ford Ranger Raptor 2019 4x4 of the Year contender
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Ford Ranger Raptor: 2019 4×4 of the Year contender

Is this the 2.0-litre four that could?

Ford Everest Trend 2019 4x4 of the Year contender
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Ford Everest Trend: 2019 4×4 of the Year contender

Can the Everest win its second 4X4OTY gong?

Ford Ranger XLT 2019 4x4 of the Year contender
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Ford Ranger XLT: 2019 4×4 of the Year contender

New powertrain and significant chassis tweaks makes the XLT an attractive option.

2019 Ford Everest vs Holden Trailblazer video review
4×4 Comparisons

2019 Ford Everest vs Holden Trailblazer video review

Can Trailblazer keep the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel-powered Everest honest?

2018 HSV Colorado SportsCat vs Ford Ranger Raptor 4x4 comparison review
4×4 Comparisons

2018 HSV Colorado SportsCat vs Ford Ranger Raptor 4×4 comparison review

Any ute can be improved from stock, but why do it yourself when you can buy pre-enhanced units like this duo?

2019 Ford Ranger first drive 4x4 review
Road Tests

2019 Ford Ranger first drive 4×4 review

The 2019 Ranger may look similar to its predecessor, but delve deeper and there’s plenty to keep it at the pointy end of the dual-cab market.

Mid-2018 4x4 Sales Report Card Ford Ranger
Reviews

Mid-2018 4×4 Sales Report Card: #2 Ford Ranger

After knocking off the Hilux last year, the Ranger has been pipped at the post at 2018’s halfway point.

Custom 4x4s

Custom Stretched Ford Ranger review

Bigger, faster and longer; is this the Ranger Ford should have built?

2019 Ford Everest 4x4 review
Road Tests

2019 Ford Everest 4×4 review

Ford gives buyers a choice of diesel engines, among a suite of updates to the 2019 Everest wagon.

2018 Ford Ranger vs Mercedes X-Class vs Toyota Hilux vs VW Amarok outback comparison review
Reviews

2018 Ford Ranger vs Mercedes-Benz X-Class vs Toyota Hilux vs VW Amarok outback comparison review

A three-pointed star in the northern Flinders Ranges might be a rare sight, but that’s where we took the X-Class for its first outback stoush against three top rivals.

Readers 4x4s Toyota wagon galore
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Readers’ 4x4s: Toyota wagon galore

Venerated Cruisers lock out this month’s Readers’ Rigs

2018 Ute Test results verdict
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2018 Ute Test: Results and verdict

Nine utes, but only one winner…

2018 Mega Ute Test Ford Ranger XLT
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2018 Ute Test: Ford Ranger XLT

Ford’s PX Ranger is proof that Australia is the perfect place to design and develop a ute. Hopefully, there will be more of it.

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2018 4×4 Dual-Cab Ute Test

Mercedes-Benz’s new X-Class has added a new edge to the dual-cab 4×4 market, but how does it shape up in this nine-way stoush?

Readers 4x4s
Reviews

Readers’ 4x4s: Wagons built for the wild

These wagons are prepped for the High Country, not the high street.

Custom 4x4s

Custom 2011 Ford Ranger review

This cleverly modified Blue Oval bruiser blows the ‘just another Ranger’ argument out of the water.

Readers 4x4s Everest Land Cruisers Defender
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Readers’ 4x4s: A well-prepped Everest, Land Cruisers, and a Defender

This month’s Readers’ 4x4s are well prepared and well traveled.

Readers 4x4s Hilux Ranger and plenty of Land Cruisers
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Readers’ 4x4s: Hilux, Ranger, and plenty of Land Cruisers

Adventure prepped Toyotas and suave custom rigs feature on this month’s Reader’s Rigs.