Toyota Hilux Extra-Cab video review
Not tied down by a family and a tribe of kids? Then check out the Hilux Extra-Cab.
Dual-cab 4x4 ute comparison review: The testing process
At work or play, these are the utes Australians are buying in increasing numbers. We put ’em to the test, on the road and off it, to find the best
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Toyota HiLux Workmate Double Cab review
The Hilux 4x4 Workmate comes with a 2.4-litre diesel and not the 2.8-litre of the up-spec models. But is it up to hard yakka?
Toyota Fortuner Crusade off-road
Based on the same platform as the rugged Hilux ute, the Toyota Fortuner is built to tackle serious off-roading
Toyota Fortuner Crusade Features
Getting away from it all doesn’t have to mean roughing it, and the top-of-the-range Toyota Fortuner Crusade comes loaded with features
Toyota Fortuner Crusade & Patriot X1
Escaping the rat race with the whole family has never been so easy as with the Toyota Fortuner and a camper in tow
Top 10 selling SUVs in Australia, February 2016
We take a look at the top selling SUVs in Australia so far this year
2016 Toyota Prius review
There’s a new version of Toyota’s environmental poster car. And it has improved.
Top 10: 2015's most popular 4x4s
In Australia’s buoyant 4x4 market, utes continue to outdo wagons in popularity. Here’s the low-down on Australia’s best-selling 4x4s from 2015.
2016 Mazda MX-5 GT 2.0 v Toyota 86 GTS comparison review
Our Car of the Year, the MX-5, is great fun to drive. But can it match the much-praised 86 coupe – COTY in 2012 – for speed and precision?
Toyota Fortuner GXL Quick Review
Think Toyota Hilux but with refinements befitting of a seven-seat wagon. New to Australia, the Toyota Fortuner is a wagon version of the Hilux but retains the ute’s rugged go-anywhere attitude.
Toyota 86 GTS v Toyota 86 race car comparison review
Toyota is transforming its 86 sports car into an affordable track weapon for a one-make series in 2016. We pit the road car against the racing 86 to see if it’s earned its stripes
Roothy’s Rigs
The only thing Roothy has more of than yarns to tell is gear in his shed – Bruce McMahon ogles the legendary hoarder’s heap.
Land Cruiser 200 Series review
Toyota has updated its Land Cruiser 200 Series. What’s new and how does it go?
4X4 Of The Year finalists: Toyota Prado GXL
The old Prado keeps on keeping on, even with a smaller 2.8-litre engine fitted to it in its latest update.
4X4 Of The Year finalists: Toyota Hilux SR5
When the best-selling 4x4 in the land gets a new model, you take notice. Hiluxes sell like cold beer for a reason!
4X4 Of The Year finalists: Toyota Fortuner GXL
Fortuner gives buyers of 4x4 wagons an affordable alternative to the Prado, but is it worth your hard-earned?
4X4 Of The Year: Tough Dog 4WD Suspension
Tough Dog brought its new Hilux along to the party to show how much of an improvement you can expect with a quality aftermarket suspension kit.
4x4 Of The Year 2016: The Results
Only one of the six best 4x4s from 2015 can be crowned 4x4 Of The Year 2016
4x4 Of The Year 2016: The Finalists
The six best 4x4 vehicles of 2015 battling it out to be crowned 4x4 Of The Year 2016.
4x4 Of The Year 2016: The Criteria
As always, vehicles were not judged against each other, but against the established 4X4OTY criteria. This is what allows us to test utes alongside wagons, and luxury 4x4s against affordable family rides.
4x4 Of The Year 2016: The Testing Track
The 4X4OTY test route must challenge each vehicle’s individual capabilities. To do this we took on some of the best tracks in the Victorian High Country.
4x4 of the Year 2016: Meet the Judges
With more than 245 years of four-wheel driving experience between them, our judges rate as some of the most experienced in Australia.
4x4 Of The Year 2016
On the shortlist for 4X4OTY 2016 were the Hilux, Triton, Fortuner, Prado, Navara and Everest. Roothy went behind the scenes to see just how the winner was decided.