The BYD Shark 6 is the third Chinese ute trying to compete with Ranger, Hilux and Triton. It promises affordability and more power than a Ranger Raptor. But can the Shark 6 really be a better dual-cab ute?
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The Ford F-150 is popular in the United States for a reason, it’s not just a cultural icon and a comfortable truck, it’s highly functional. There’s a reason American pick-ups are gaining traction in Australia.
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There’s an abundance of choice when buying a new 4X4, filling it with recovery gear and attaching as many accessories as possible. But the tsunami of information is also overwhelming if you’re new or simply learned bad driving habits. This is your ultimate deep-dive into off-roading…
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Towing a trailer is one of Australia’s favourite driving pastimes. Whether you’re experienced or an amateur, this is your ultimate in-depth and technical guide to towing heavy caravans, campers, boats and horse floats. Let’s do this dangerous task properly and safely.
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In a market full of big, hardcore off-road 4WD wagons and dual-cab utes, the Suzuki Jimny seems like a modern take on the old-school short-wheelbase rock crawlers like Pajero, Patrol and LandCruiser. Except it has some important fundamental problems.
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Is it possible your shiny new bullbar could cause catastrophic engine failure, the likes of which could cost you $20K in repairs and the ability for a carmaker to deny your warranty? Here’s how this disaster could happen to your mighty 4WD or ute…
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Should you be listening to forums when it comes to diagnosing technical and potentially costly engine issues in the context of scheduled servicing?
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If your 4X4 gets stuck halfway up some off-road goat track and you need recovery, is it okay to improvise and use the OEM tie-down point or even the towbar? Or should you absolutely be fitting a rated aftermarket recovery point up front or to the tow hitch? Let’s find out…
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Is it actually possible to modify your new car by installing some form of ECU re-mapping or tuning chip, without sacrificing your factory warranty or jeopardising your consumer rights? Here’s what happens if you do…
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This question confronts amany new and or inexperienced four-wheel drive owners. When is it okay to reach down and actually engage four-wheel drive? Even more importantly, if you want to sidestep a massive repair bill, when is it not okay? Let’s find out…
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If you’ve ever wondered why your caravan or box trailer is built so differently from a heavy haulage truck, this report will reveal why extreme towing is not a task for your light-duty passenger ute or 4WD.
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Admit it: you’re a fully fledged hardcore off-roading beard-stroker. That’s okay, as is acknowledging your impulse control problem when it comes to abusing your 4WD’s transmission. Here’s how things break…down there.
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Australia's extreme beard stroking and 4WD modification porn problem is getting out of hand. Let’s do a technical deep-dive into the operation of modern turbocharged diesel engines in order to prevent self-inflicted injuries to your wallet and…down there.
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That tailshaft on your car: Is it operating in phase or out of phase? How would you know? Let us drill down into the beer garden engineering of that now...
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Toyota has recently pulled the Rogue and the Rugged X from the range on its website. Can Toyota get its act together to deliver a Land Cruiser engine V6 Hilux anytime soon, or is it actually game over for Hilux on top?
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Should you 'invest' in a new big heavy diesel 4x4 for example given the regulatory focus on the environment and the fact that they might just whip the rug out from under the sale of diesel anytime? What's going to happen to the value of your vehicle if they do that?
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If you own a four-wheel drive, how often should you actually engage four-wheel drive or low range in the transfer case, down there? Is it necessary to keep the whole system in good working order or waste of time?
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If you pick up your freshly serviced car and the brakes fail, putting you in a multi-car crash, you're flooded with paperwork, dealing with police, hoping your insurance covers it. But what do you do, and who’s at fault?
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Are Chinese utes a load-carrying bargain begging to be had, or a trap waiting for you to step on the X? Let us discuss whether buying a cheap Chinese-made ute in Australia in the latter stages of 2022 or even in 2023…
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When it comes to towing and dynamic stability, should you get all-wheel drive as the safest option, or is a cheaper two-wheel drive wagon going to be suitable? Let’s break that down…
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