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The commercial vehicle (LCV) represents a variety of body types, including utes, vans and light trucks, all of which are designed for professional use to carry loads and/or tow. Key considerations for commercial vehicles include cargo space, payload, towing capacity and Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM), which take priority over comfort and design.

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Volkswagen Amarok 2024 review: Core - GVM test
8/10
Platform-sharing to amortise vehicle development and production costs is common in the automotive industry, from the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, Mazda MX-5/Fiat 124 Spider and Toyota Supra/BMW Z4 sports car pairings to light-commercial vehicle tie-ups like the Ford Ranger/Mazda BT-50, Renault Trafic/Mitsubishi Express and more recently Isuzu D-Max/Mazda BT-50.Following the end of its long platform-sharing agreement with Mazda, Ford teamed up with Volkswagen to provide the underpinnings for the second (and current) generation Ranger and Amarok.Volkswagen designers and engineers worked closely with their Ford counterparts throughout the design and development process to ensure the latest Amarok embodied enough Volkswagen ‘DNA’ to provide clear distinction between the two brands.[read-more-default-title]This is the Volkswagen Amarok SUV, a sibling to the Ford Everest 4WD that's yet to become a production modelHi-po electric Kombi! 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX revealed ahead of Australian arrival where it will take on the Mercedes-Benz EQV and LDV Mifa9Original VW Amarok to live on! Big upgrades to design, tech and safety confirmed for South American version of Mazda BT-50 and Nissan Navara rivalSo, wearing our editorial hard-hat and hi-vis, we recently sampled the work-focused base model in the Amarok range to see how it measures up from a tradie’s perspective.
GWM Cannon Alpha Hybrid 2024 review
7.3/10
Until now, utes from China like the GWM Cannon and LDV T60 have had one big draw card, cheapness, undercutting their Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max and Toyota HiLux equivalents by tens of thousands of dollars.And you know what, they always felt like it too, despite being packed with features and so-called “luxuries”.But now, there’s this – GWM’s provocatively-named Cannon Alpha.[read-more-default-title]Is this the end of the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger's dominance? Why the 2025 Kia Tasman and BYD Shark shows Australia might have hit peak uteChina's answer to the Ford Ranger Raptor locked out of Oz? GWM says Australia's new emissions standards will likely kill off its V6 twin-turbo powered uteThe new ute capital? China set to overtake Thailand by 2026 as new utes, SUVs and electric cars from BYD, GWM, MG and more flood the Australian marketLike before, affordability is the key. But this time it adds two more reasons to buy Chinese – extra size and hybrid tech as an alternative to the standard diesel engine.Yep, we’re talking Australia’s first (and so-far only) proper petrol-electric ute. Forget about mild-hybrid nonsense like the HiLux 48V (although Toyota is wisely not calling that a hybrid). This one’s coming in hot and spicy.Read on to see whether the Cannon Alpha – as both a diesel as well as hybrid – rate.
Mitsubishi Triton 2024 review: GLS - GVM test
8.4/10
The Mitsubishi Triton has been a solid seller in Australia since the first generation L200 was launched in the late 1970s. The Triton has since evolved through five generations and achieved global sales of 5.6 million units.Although sold in 150 countries, Australia remains one of its most important markets. As a result, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) product planners played a pivotal role in development of the latest sixth generation Triton, working with an international team of Mitsubishi R&D engineers across four continents since 2017.Evidence of this influence is that locally delivered versions of the new Triton, which steps up to class-benchmark 3500kg towing and one-tonne payloads, feature unique-to-Australia suspension tuning.[read-more-default-title]2024 Mitsubishi Triton is the first ute to be tested under new criteria by ANCAP before rivals like Toyota HiLux and Ford RangerPlug-in powerhouse! 2024 Mitsubishi Triton ute could spawn tough flagship Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota HiLux GR Sport rival - just don't expect it to be diesel...Return of an icon: More hints of a new Mitsubishi Pajero emerge, could it be based on the Nissan Patrol Y63? - reportWe were recently handed the keys to assess the ‘New-Gen’ Triton from a tradie’s perspective, to see if it has what it takes to challenge for top spot in the local ute wars.
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