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Thai Takeaway

Welcome to the jungle. And to Nissan’s new-generation Navara load lugger.

Advice

What is stamp duty?

There are all kinds of costs associated with buying a new car. Make sure you factor in your stamp duty.

Advice

New cars to watch in 2015

With only six months left until the New Year, we’ve weeded out the top six cars to watch for as we tick down to 2016.

2015 June car sales
News

New car sales June 2015: Aussies on a buying bonanza

Australians bought more new cars in June 2015 than in any other sales month as end-of-financial year offers pushed sales through the stratosphere.

2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak
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2015 Ford Ranger Wildtrak to cost more than $60K

Ford lobs a grenade at its Toyota and Holden rivals, but it ain’t cheap…

2015 Holden Colorado Z71
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Flagship Holden Colorado ZT1 to take on Ford Ranger Wildtrak

The full-fruit 4×4 Colorado shows Australia’s desire for customised utes and Holden and Ford chase the top-selling Toyota Hilux

May 2015 new car sales
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Toyota Hilux tops May 2015 Australian car sales

The ‘unbreakable’ ute seems unshakable in the showroom stakeout

ANCAP
Features

ANCAP: Crash safety’s shooting stars

Changes to crash test standards throw the Australasian NCAP rating system into disarray

TRD Hilux
News

Toyota Oz keen for TRD Hilux

Toyota keen to revive its go-fast truck

2015 Toyota Hilux
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2015 Toyota Hilux first official pics

The first all-new Toyota Hilux in a decade fires back at the Ford Ranger and Holden Colorado with loads of new spec and 3500kg towing capacity

Renault Captur ANCAP crash test
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Safety watchdog flip-flops on five stars

Latest ANCAP safety assessments give top star rating to a car lacking potentially life-saving airbags

Toyota Hilux
News

March car sales hit new record

Booming trade ute and SUV sales have helped push Australia’s new-vehicle market into record territory during March, the latest new vehicles registration data shows

Mercedes-AMG Ute unlikely
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2015 New York Motor Show: AMG V8 unlikely for Mercedes ute

2015 New York motor show: The proposed Mercedes-Benz ute, or pick-up, is unlikely to spawn a high-performance V8-powered AMG version

Mercedes-Benz ute
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Mercedes plans a ute

Car-like pick-up being considered as Mercedes-Benz eyes cashed-up tradies

2015 Ford Ranger
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2015 Ford Ranger first offical pics

The big-selling Ford Ranger surfaces in Thailand with a fresh cabin, improved engines and advanced driver assist tech to match a new-look snout

Ford Australia boss Graziano resigns
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Ford Australia boss steps down

Local car boss Bob Graziano set for retirement after 32 years at Ford

Ford Ranger spy pics
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2015 Ford Ranger spy pics

Months ahead of its Australian launch, a sharp-eyed reader scoops the revised version of the bestselling Ford Ranger pick-up near Geelong – including its all-new ’roo bar!

Nissan Navara D23
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Renault to launch Toyota Hilux rival

French maker taps Nissan on the shoulder to take-on Hilux

MINI dominates Dakar Rally
Motorsport

Motor Sport Report – 19/01/14

Mini wins Dakar again; Aussie takes bike podium; Porsche reveals 2015 racer; American teen for Bathurst

Hyundai Santa Cruz
News

Detroit Motor Show: Hyundai Santa Cruz chasing Aussie ute buyers

City-slicker ute is a “love letter” plea to the Koreans to get busy

Toyota Corolla
News

2014 car sales: Australia’s Hottest 100

The complete list of the Top 100 vehicles rockin’ Oz

Toyota HiLux
News

2014 car sales: Three utes in the Top 10

Australia’s love affair with the ute continues, but mining downturn takes its toll

Toyota Australia range
News

2014 car sales: The top 10 lists

Winners are grinners, so here’s our list of the best performers from 2014

Ferrari 458 Speciale
Features

MOTOR’s Best and Worst of 2014

Our highlights and lowlights of the last twelve months