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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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Ford E-Transit Custom 2025 review
8.6/10
Long before Tesla EVs, there were electric golf buggies.From the first half of last century, they began quietly ferrying birdie and eagle enthusiasts around their favourite courses.For many, these have been their first (and only) experience of electric vehicles (EVs) at work.[read-more-default-title]Ford Mustang won't go electric says CEO of iconic V8 sports car... aside from the brand's electric car rival to the Tesla Model Y, the Mustang Mach-E - reportFord "almost pulled out of Australia": CEO - How the new Ford Ranger ute saved the Blue Oval from the same fate as Holden Down UnderHow Ford took on Toyota and won: Why the Ranger 'gamble' hit the jackpotNow, the blue-collared Blue Oval mob has this – the all-new E-Transit Custom.Designed to take on other electric mid-sized vans such as the LDV eDeliver7, Peugeot E-Expert and the Mercedes-Benz Vito Electric, it is the brand’s second – and more affordable – foray into van electrification.Does the E-Transit Custom score above par? Let’s dive straight in!
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.
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