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Chery Stockman: The Diesel PHEV Ute Built for the Long Tow

Every plug-in hybrid ute on sale in Australia runs a petrol engine, and every one of them gets thirsty the moment the battery goes flat with a trailer behind...

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The Pajero Is Back, and It Is Not a Soft-Roader

Mitsubishi could have brought the Pajero name back on a rebadged ASX and cashed in on nostalgia. It did not. The new Pajero shares...

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Your Next Ford, Nissan or Toyota Might Be Built in China

Ford has locked in a China-built Bronco for Australia. Nissan has confirmed a China-built ute. Toyota's local boss says the brand would be silly...

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Are Speed Bumps Getting Higher? What Australia’s Standards Actually Say

Your front lip scrapes at the shopping centre. It scraped there last month, and the month before, and by now you are quietly convinced...

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Defect Notices in 2026: Are Exhaust Modifications Officially Illegal?

The 90 decibel limit everyone quotes almost certainly does not apply to your car. If it was built in the last decade, your legal...

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The Hidden Hot Hatch Tax: What Is Really Driving Your Premium

Young drivers are not the ones getting hammered by insurance increases this year. Over-70s are. That single fact upends most of what gets written...

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The Chinese Ute Invasion: How BYD and Chery Are Reshaping the $60k Market

Ford and Toyota spent a decade treating the dual-cab crown as a two-horse race. That comfort is gone. A plug-in hybrid ute from a...

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The Death of the Manual Transmission: How Three New Laws Are Killing the Stick Shift in Australia

Not one regulation killed the manual transmission. Three landed in the same twelve months, and together they have made it mathematically irrational for mainstream...

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The EV Running Cost Nobody Talks About: Insurance Is Up 10% and Still Rising

Comprehensive cover for a battery electric vehicle climbed 10.2 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, according to Compare the Market’s bi-annual...

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