Opinion
The last grave of the Burke & Wills expedition
Ron goes in search of the last grave of the Burke & Wills expedition.
Hydrogen drawing closer towards replacing fossil fuels
Recent CSIRO breakthrough shows that there’s hope for hydrogen yet.
Interview with Alan Johnson of Piranha Off-Road
When you’ve been involved in the Aussie off-road scene for more than 30 years, you’d think it would be time to slow down. That’s not the case for Piranha Off Road’s founder, Al Johnson.
Opinion: Modern multimedia systems are too complex
Operating the myriad of functionalities in today’s cars have left Dean all dazed and confused.
Don’t listen to unsubstantiated media reports
Let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Finding Australia’s rich history in cemeteries
Wandering around cemeteries isn’t creepy, is it?
The X-Class is a true Mercedes-Benz ute
For the last time, it’s not a rebadged Navara!
New ute players are moving the goalposts
Pick-up truck standards are rising and challenging the Hilux’s dominance.
Interview with Ford Australia’s Richard Woolley
What is it like to be an integral part of the development of some of the most exciting new off-road vehicles? Ford Australia’s Richard Woolley takes us behind the scenes.
Bad drivers force us to take the back roads
Australia’s highway hell and back-road bliss.
We found a ute everyone can agree on
Ute comparo gets a few journos hot under the collar
Where are the true performance utes?
The recent spat of performance utes isn’t striking a chord with the editor
Ford and Volkswagen ute partnership could be an unholy matrimony
Unlikely partnership sounds even more unlikely when you study the numbers.
Victorian High Country is the best 4WD destination in Australia
Ron’s mates from the States rank the Vic High Country as Australia’s best off-road destination.
Downsized turbo petrol engines making a comeback
While diesel isn’t dead yet, there’s a lot to like about downsized turbo-petrol engines.
Don’t delay on your 4×4 preparations
Air-con issues stifle a cross-country family trip for resident adviser.
Are synthetic fuels the solution?
Don’t like the idea of electric cars? There might be an alternative.
The future of the ‘ute’ in Australia
Ute, pick-up, truck? Call them whatever you want.
Advice from an outback station owner
Station owners are fed up with folk who don’t know outback etiquette.
Separating the soft- from the proper off-roaders
Drawing a line between soft- and off-roaders.
Opinion: The thrills of work in progress
An inside look into a vehicle’s development.
The limitations of electric cars
Ditching internal combustion engines for electric motors may not be all that simple.
Opinion: Distracted drivers are an accident waiting to happen
Distracted driving has joined the ‘big three’ of chief causes of lives lost on our roads.
Opinion: Zero tolerance makes highway travel unsafe
Doing the “Victorian Shuffle” puts motorists dangerously close together.