Iveco's Dandenong plant is prolific, but is it time for an upgrade?
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Off-Road Runner – Hino 300-Series 4×4
Arriving in the wake of a dramatically improved range of 500-series wide cab models, Hino’s launch late last year of its much-anticipated 300-series 4x4 marked 2017 as a year when the Japanese maker did much to shake the shackles of mediocrity. There’s no better proof than its new and seriously adept off-roader.
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UD Quon full review and video
It’s one thing to drive a new model for a few hours around town but something entirely different to head into the hard-baked backblocks and see how it copes with life off the blacktop. That’s exactly what we did with UD’s new 460hp Quon and it didn’t take long to confirm that Australia’s best Japanese heavy-duty truck is now even better. Heaps better!
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Truck reflections: Back to before
Trucks might have looked much the same as they do now but as anyone who’s been around a while will know, things aren’t what they were. Not by a long shot.
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Fusos vision splendid: electric trucks and new heavy-duty range
The Tokyo Motor Show traditionally throws up some of the craziest concepts and wackiest things on wheels you’re likely to see anywhere. 2017 was no exception with its fair share of the weird and wonderful, but in Fuso’s case it also showed that electric trucks are now the cornerstone of a real world revolution
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Turning the tide: Mack Boral 10×4 Agitator
In an industry where product development has historically moved at the speed of a somnolent snail, the creation of significantly safer, more stable concrete agitators by resources giant Boral could well be the prod for an industry-wide rethink on the design of a modern ‘mud truck’. Here’s the story behind the evolution of Boral’s award-winning 10x4 design.
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EXCLUSIVE: Paccar to build DAF trucks in Australia
Vehicles to be assembled from kits with scope for custom engineering later
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Cummins X12 engine full review and video
As the saying goes, it’s not the size of the dog in the fight but rather the size of the fight in the dog, and therein is the essence of the Cummins X12. Small in stature, it is an engine punching well above its weight. Literally! Yet despite an extensive test program and growing demand, it’s a pocket performer still looking for a truck to call home
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Ivecos medium-duty Eurocargo Euro 6 review
There’s no doubt the Euro 6 version of Iveco’s medium-duty Eurocargo brings an advanced level of technical refinement to local and regional distribution work
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DAF CF85-510’s engine review
The engine has done an incredible job for DAF and Kenworth, and increasingly it is becoming a prominent factor in everything Paccar does across the globe
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