From an electrified Ford Ranger to a swathe of Chinese models offering different propositions, these are the utes en route to Australia this year that you should know about.

Range Rover’s rival to the Porsche Macan comes in for a fresh design, upgraded interior and boosted performance. The reinvention of the Land Rover line-up continues, as the Range Rover Velar comes in for a significant mid-life facelift aimed at boosting its appeal for the final few years on sale.

A rejuvenated Jeep is offering something for everyone, from the premium Grand Cherokee L to the rugged Wrangler, and soon including the upcoming plug-in hybrid Grand Cherokee. CONQUERING THE SUMMIT Jeep’s new Grand Cherokee L is the finest four-wheel drive it has ever produced for the road but there is

Jeep introduces its first seven-seat Grand Cherokee packed with luxury and features to justify a higher price. But will no diesel engine and a lower towing capacity scupper its chances? You can no longer buy one with a diesel engine, towing capacity’s dropped and prices have been considerably hiked. On

JLR’s Executive Director of Product Engineering moves on after 37 years. Nick Rogers, Jaguar Land Rover’s Executive Director of Product Engineering, has announced that he will be leaving the company. Rogers has been with Land Rover for 37 years, starting in 1984 in the British Leyland era as an apprentice

We ride in a prototype version of the Ineos Grenadier four-wheel drive before its official launch in Australia. We’ve actually already driven the new Ineos Grenadier with a steering wheel in front of us, but that prototype was not as far along as this ‘2B’ version flown into Australia for

Forza is back again, bigger and better than ever. The fifth installment of Forza is coming soon with pre-orders open now. Available from November 9, the new version of the popular racing game is set in Mexico and includes a new, bigger world with more roads and challenges, plus a

Ssangyong’s SUV concept shows a retro 4×4 to take on the likes of the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco. South Korean carmaker Ssangyong has shown us a sketch of the KR10 concept off-road SUV which could hit the market in the next few years. It takes styling cues from the

The all-new Ineos Grenadier has been put through its paces in prototype form. Ineos has opened the doors at its partner’s testing facility in Austria for a select few journalists to test the upcoming Grenadier four-wheel drive in as a prototype review. Not yet launched and not yet finalised for

There are plenty of options when looking for a 4WD, but only some four-wheel drives offer up V8 power. With the launch party for Toyota’s new LandCruiser 300 Series approaching, we’ve been pondering what the smaller engine replacement will be like. Not that we can fully confirm, but it seems

The Lad Russian manufacturer Lada will launch a redesigned version of its rugged Niva 4×4 for the first time since the model appeared 45 years ago. Russian car maker Lada is back, launching four new models in the next four years, and one of those models will be the Niva

Has Ford missed a trick in not approving the new Bronco for right-hand drive? We think so. Not letting emotions get in the way (although yes, we do also really want to see the Bronco on Aussie roads and bush tracks too), it is the business case for the Bronco

First public looks at the new Ineos Grenadier, a tough four-wheel drive destined for Australia. The rugged new Ineos Grenadier 4×4 has made its first public debut, set alongside an original Mercedes G-Wagen, Land Series I, Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, and Willys Jeep at London’s Concours of Elegance. All are

Ineos has shown us what the Grenadier looks like – a new wagon and ute 4×4 for Australia. Ineos has revealed the all-new the Grenadier four-wheel drive. It looks undoubtedly like the spiritual successor to the Land Rover Defender, with boxy proportions and utilitarian purpose at the forefront. It is

US ELECTRIC four-wheel drive company Bollinger has added another model to its upcoming rugged, retro-looking electric four-wheel drive range, this time a versatile cab chassis. The revealed tough-truck with an EV heart is essentially a cab-chassis version of its upcoming B2 ute, which will be complemented on showroom floors by