Gay Icon, Jeep Wrangler, has gone hardcore. It’s grown, and had a handy tray-back glued on, and is now called Gladiator. At $76,490, Gladiator costs about as much as a movie of the same name, but, is it worth it? Look at it this way, do you want to watch a Gladiator movie, or would you rather be part of it?
This week, David and I have been trying out the big ute from VW. It has all the butchness of a pickup truck, the economy lawn mower, and the towing capacity of a tugboat. Here are a few thoughts on why we think the Amarok is the duck’s nuts. We drove it a few years ago. Here’s what we [...]
Like most LCV (pick-ups), the range is extensive. Choices start with a low-rent single-cab chassis for $22,490. This base model has the bare bones for tradies who are watching the pennies, don’t need much power, and don’t want to pay for 4WD systems they will never use. The 2-seater, 2.4 petrol, has 94kw/ 194Nm, and [...]
