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1 month ago | 
farmmachinerysales.com.au | Rod Chapman
Segway Powersports is on a mission in Australia, the originally US-founded but now Chinese-owned giant setting about steadily expanding its range of off-highway vehicles that appeal to both the farming and recreational markets. The latest model to join the brand’s steadily swelling ranks is a UTV – a side-by-side three-seater named the Segway Fugleman UT6.
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1 month ago | 
farmmachinerysales.com.au | Rod Chapman
Local Segway Powersports distributor Urban Moto Imports has previewed a wild new sports side-by-side model, with the sinister Super Villain breaking cover at a recent dealer demo day in Tallarook, Victoria. And because it technically falls into the utility vehicle category, courtesy of its rear tray, it could be eligible for farm registration, depending on local regulations.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
caravancampingsales.com.au | Rod Chapman
Tyres, like 4x4s, SUVs and the latest brace of dual-cab utes in general, are an inherent compromise – make a gain in one aspect of their performance and you’ll likely take away from another. So the key, therefore, is to match the right vehicle to your intended usage. So too with tyres – match the right tyre to the right application, and you’re set. That’s where the new Bridgestone Dueler A/T 002 comes into the picture.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
caravancampingsales.com.au | Rod Chapman
Back in April I had a set of Bendix Ultimate 4WD Brake Upgrade kits fitted to my 2007 Toyota Prado at Bendix partner, Fulcrum Suspensions. And while I was in the Fulcrum Suspensions workshop in Pakenham (Vic), the team there asked if I’d be interested in also giving its Formula 4x4 suspension a go. Now I must admit I hadn’t come across Formula 4x4 at the time and I had been quite happy with the suspension already on my Prado – Old Man Emu gear, as it happens.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
caravancampingsales.com.au | Rod Chapman
It’s been a few months since I had the front and rear Bendix Ultimate 4WD Brake Upgrade Kits fitted to my 2007 Toyota Prado, and I’ve done a good stretch of driving since then to assess the gear’s impact. While the majority of those kilometres have been on sealed roads in and around Melbourne, I’ve also hooked up the family camper trailer and spent some time off-road in my local state forest, as well as a stint in Victoria's High Country for good measure.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
trucksales.com.au | Rod Chapman
While sales of new commercial vehicles in Australia have fallen short of setting a new record for the first half of a calendar year, the truck market has proven remarkably robust, with the 24,075 new trucks and vans delivered equating with a marginal year-on-year drop of just 1.3 per cent, the figure also coming off the all-time record year of sales set in 2023.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
trucksales.com.au | Rod Chapman
After launching in Europe last September, the all-new 2024 Ford Transit Custom has arrived in Australia, where the redesigned mid-size commercial van will be officially released soon. First examples of the new LCV have already landed in about 50 of Ford Australia's 180 local dealerships, albeit only in base Trend guise, with other Transit Custom variants set to arrive on a rolling schedule over the coming months.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
caravancampingsales.com.au | Rod Chapman
When JB Caravans acquired Gold Coast-based Paradise Motorhomes in early 2023, you didn’t need to be Einstein to anticipate the arrival of the first JB motorhome model. That category spearhead has now arrived, with the JB Touring first appearing at the 2023 Let’s Go Brisbane Caravan Show late last year. However, don’t assume that just because this is JB’s first motorhome, that it’s going to be lacking in any way.
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May 6, 2024 | 
trucksales.com.au | Rod Chapman
During a recent press briefing in Melbourne last Friday (May 3), Hino Australia unveiled a prototype tilt tray truck based on its 300 Series Hybrid Electric platform. Produced in collaboration with Japan-based body builder, Kyokuto, the truck is the first of two prototypes to be made and will now commence testing and evaluation here in Australia, before signing on as a recovery vehicle for the Repco Supercars Championship in coming months.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
caravancampingsales.com.au | Rod Chapman
Geelong, Victoria-based Achtung Camper has added to its range of motorised recreational vehicles, with the new Achtung Camper Mercedes-Benz Vito Campervan now available alongside the brand’s Volkswagen-based campers and motorhomes. Achtung Camper says the model is the “epitome of a glamping road trip”, while it fits neatly with the company’s philosophy of simplicity, being “easy to drive around town or the inner-city and parks effortlessly in campgrounds”.
