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Top 5 4x4 comparisons 2017

There was no shortage of quality 4x4 comparisons in 2017.

Ford Ranger Coyote V8
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Ford Ranger Coyote V8: 2017 Custom 4x4OTY contender

Ranger proves good things come to those who wait.

Toyota Hilux TRD Ford Ranger Wildtrak Holden Colorado Z71 Volkswagen Amarok V6  main
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Toyota Hilux TRD v Ford Ranger Wildtrak v Holden Colorado Z71 v Volkswagen Amarok V6: video Ute comparison

Looking for a top-of-the-range 4x4 ute? Look no further than these four.

Readers Rigs
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Readers’ 4x4s: Mitsubishi Triton, Ford Ranger, Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series

Readers Rigs’, Part 18: More modified 4x4s sent in by our readers.

Ford Ranger Sales Report Card
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2017’s most popular 4x4s: Ford Ranger report card

#1: The Ford Ranger is the best-selling 4x4 so far in 2017

Readers Rigs 17
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Readers’ 4x4s: Toyota FJ Cruiser, VW Amarok, Ford PX Ranger

Readers Rigs’, Part 17: More custom 4x4s submitted by readers.

2017 Ford Ranger FX4 quick review
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2017 Ford Ranger FX4 review

Ford’s tradie-tough ute scrubs up nicely with the FX4 special edition

Readers Rigs 16
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Readers' 4X4s: Wrangler JKU, GU Patrol, Defender 130

Readers Rigs’, Part 16: Modified 4x4s Australia-wide.

2016 FORD PXII RANGER XLT
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2016 Ford PXII Ranger XLT joins the 4X4 shed

Dan picks up a new Ranger, but that was the easy part. Now the fun begins.

Toyota Hilux TRD vs Ford Ranger FX4
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Toyota Hilux TRD vs Ford Ranger FX4 comparison review

With a sales war raging between the Hilux and Ranger, Toyota and Ford have called in the shock troops

Ford Everest 2017 tow test
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2017 Ford Everest Trend Tow Test Video Review

Everest Trend sets the pace at the 2017 Tow Test.

Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71
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Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Holden Colorado Z71

This is what a working class Holden versus Ford stoush looks like in 2017

Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux v Nissan Navara v Isuzu D-Max v Mitsubishi Triton v Mazda BT-50 towing comparison
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Ford Ranger v Toyota Hilux v Nissan Navara v Isuzu D-Max v Mitsubishi Triton v Mazda BT-50 towing comparison

We hook up six popular utes to a 2800kg caravan to see how they perform the towing task

Tickford Ford Ranger quick review main
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Tickford Ford Ranger quick review

Can Tickford’s upgrades turn a diesel ute into a performance car?

Volkswagen Amarok V6 vs Ford Ranger Wildtrak
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Volkswagen Amarok V6 vs Ford Ranger Wildtrak comparison review

How does the Amarok’s 3.0-litre V6 stack up against the Ranger’s five-cylinder diesel?

2016's most popular 4x4s: Top 10
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2016's most popular 4x4s: Top 10

Utes are becoming even more popular in Australia, and now make up eight out of the top 10 best-selling 4x4s.

Harrop Ford Ranger wins Inaugural Custom 4x4
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Harrop Ford Ranger wins inaugural Custom 4x4OTY

Harrop Ford Ranger wins the 2016 Custom 4X4OTY, and MaxTrax prize-winners announced.

Best 4x4 comparisons of 2016: Part 2
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Best 4x4 comparisons of 2016: Part 2

The best battles of 2016.

Harrop Ford Ranger
Custom 4x4OTY

Harrop Ford Ranger: Custom 4X4OTY contender

The perfect chase car for the Baja down under.

Holden Colorado Z71 vs Ford Ranger XLT
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Holden Colorado Z71 vs Ford Ranger XLT comparison review

Holden has stripped its Colorado down and put it back together with a heap of new parts, but can it bridge the gap to Ford’s mighty Ranger?

2016 Ford Ranger review
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4x4 Load and Tow test comparison: 2016 Ford Ranger review

With its ‘big’ 3.2 five-cylinder the Ranger looks to have a head start when it comes to carrying and towing.

2017 Holden Colorado Z71 vs Ford Ranger XLT video comparison
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2017 Holden Colorado Z71 vs Ford Ranger XLT video comparison

Refreshed Holden Colorado is raring to topple Ford’s Ranger.

Ford Ranger Double Cab XL Plus
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Ford Ranger: Just the facts

Simplifying the Ford Ranger’s model line-up

Tow and load 4x4 ute test
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Dual-cab ute load and tow comparison test

We lock and load the popular utes to see which is the haul king