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Marcus Craft

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Marcus Craft

    BYD Shark 6 attacks off-road test! (opens the original)

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    The BYD Shark 6 Performance is the top-shelf variant in the Shark 6 line-up and, as such, it has a larger 2.0-litre petrol engine, an improved off-road system (or so BYD reckons), and 3.5 tonnes towing capacity (up from the Premium's 2.5 tonnes). This Chinese-built plug-in hybrid electric ute also has more power and torque than the standard Shark 6, with maximum outputs totalling 350kW (up 29kW from the standard Shark 6) and 700Nm (up 50Nm). And, if speed's your specific cup of tea, it might del

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Marcus Craft

    MG's ute falls short in off-road test (opens the original)

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    The MG U9 Explore Pro is the top-spec variant in MG's ute line-up. It has plenty of onboard features, as well as a variety of drive modes and - most importantly if you're an off-road enthusiast - it has front and rear diff locks as standard. But, how does this MG ute perform off-road? Read on. The MG U9 is available in four grades - Explore, Explore X, Black Edition and as per our test vehicle, Explore Pro. All have a 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine. The top-spec Explore Pro has a dr

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Marcus Craft

    How Chery's Stockman can beat Shark 6 (opens the original)

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    The Chery Stockman dual-cab ute has the potential to truly rattle the cage of rivals such as the BYD Shark 6 and JAC Hunter PHEV and even more established players like the Toyota HiLux and Nissan Navara. A diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain is straight away an obvious point of difference for the Stockman range - with a petrol PHEV due here in 2027 - and that's a big deal because, as CarsGuide news editor Dom Tripolone has noted in previous stories, no other ute-maker has delivered a diesel-hybrid

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Marcus Craft

    Best Toyota 4WDs we don't get in Australia (opens the original)

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    Toyotas are ubiquitous in Australia, with everything from Camrys and Corollas through to the legendary 4WD LandCruisers near-omnipresent on our roads and bush tracks. But there are some Toyotas that are sold - and popular - overseas but aren't offered in the Australian market, and if they are offered here they haven't achieved the sales success Toyota has hoped for. Case in point: the Tundra, while it's much loved in the good ol' US of A, it has achieved only middling success here. The Tundra's

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Marcus Craft

    LandCruiser gets electric shock off-road (opens the original)

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    The Toyota LandCruiser has joined the ranks of the new wave of hybrid vehicles with a powertrain that combines a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine and an electric motor. The 'i-Force Max' hybrid set-up, borrowed from the USA's big ol' Tundra, is aimed at improving the LandCruiser's performance on- and off-road, rather than achieving greater fuel efficiency. And with substantial increases in power (up 114kW to 341kW combined peak output) and torque (up 90Nm to 790Nm combined peak output) off-

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