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PHOTO GALLERY: SsangYong Ute Racing!

Okay, they may well be slow, but the SsangYong ute series does provide some hilariously brilliant action shots for photographers like our own Terry Marshall! The high centre of gravity and a huge field makes them look spectacular – so here is a gallery of Terry’s pics from the latest round. Enjoy!

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Ford Ranger XL

The Ford Ranger, like the Volkswagon Amarok before it and its Mazda BT-50 twin-under-the-skin, redefined what we expect from a ute. Even in its basic workhorse form, the Ranger’s quality and dynamic ability shine brightly. The term “car-like” has been tossed around a lot to sum up the improving comfort levels and handling of modern […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: SsangYong Actyon Sports

Saying that the new SsangYong Actyon Sports is a vast visual improvement over the old model is an understatement on par with Neville Chamberlin deciding that that chap with the funny moustache in charge of Germany in 1938 wasn’t actually that bad a bloke. Which is an historically-referenced way of saying that while the Actyon […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Isuzu D-Max

So let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first: the Isuzu D-Max is the same ute that we have known and loved here in New Zealand as the Holden Rodeo. And then as the Holden Colorado. The whole Rodeo/D-Max thing was a collaboration between Holden and Isuzu, until a few years ago when […]

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