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Holden‘s Colorado is a solid competitor in the 2 and 4 wheel drive ute market, Up against the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, and Nissan Navara it provides a worthy alternative, especially in the three key areas: payload, torque, and towing. AWT drives the four door 4WD capable LTZ and visits a hidden secret in the […]
Read More 2019 Holden Colorado LTZIt’s fair to say that sometimes a manufacturer will release a car that’s dressed up and sold as a limited edition in a cynically grinned cash-grab. Toyota‘s trio of body kitted HiLux four door utes, the Rugged, Rugged-X, and Rogue, are dressed up but Toyota says they won’t be limited editions. They’re actually a mid-life […]
Read More 2018 Toyota HiLux Rugged-X and Rogue.The Toyota HiLux SR5 sits at the top of the tree for the popular range; A Wheel Thing tested the 4.0L petrol engined four door version recently and was left with the impression that Ford, Holden, Mitsubishi etc shouldn’t be worried… For a four wheel drive capable ute, a torquey engine should be the go. […]
Read More Car Review: 2015 Toyota HiLux SR5 V6 PetrolToyota‘s HiLux has, like stablemate HiAce, been a staple of their light commercial range since Noah needed a ute to transport some wood. In a somewhat bewildering range, a driver can choose from a two door, a two door with extra room behind the seats, fours doors, petrol diesel, manual auto, two wheel drive, four […]
Read More Car Review: 2016 Toyota HiLux Workmate 4×4In late 2015, A Wheel Thing became one of the first independent reviewers in Australia to drive the new Fortuner, in top of the tree Crusade spec, with GX and GXL the other two choices. Complete with 2.8L diesel donk, seven seats covered in chocolate leather, it’s the oiler alternative to the Kluger and came […]
Read More Car Review: 2015 Toyota Fortuner CascadeEvery now and then, a legend comes along. That legend may be a film, a person, a car. In this case, A Wheel Thing went one on one with the four wheel drive legend, the 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser LC 200. It really is the kind of car that will, in normal off road situations, […]
Read More Car Review: 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser GXL V8 Diesel.Toyota has one of the more enviable heritages in the automotive field when it comes to four wheel drives. The Land Cruiser started it all, then Toyota gave birth to a whole new category with the release of the RAV4. In the background, the HiLux has been quietly beavering away and now Toyota adds a […]
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