Articles by Marcus Craft
1 April 2020 by Marcus Craft
Mark Purkiss, founder of Purkiss Construction, is a builder with more...Read more
27 March 2020 by Marcus Craft
Two of Australia’s biggest aftermarket companies are planning full-...Read more
26 March 2020 by Marcus Craft
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado is hugely popular. It’s been around for donkey’s years but it’s still one of Australia’s top-selling large 4WD wagons. It has a great reputation as an off-road touring platform, because it is so capable, so roomy (great for fitting all of your camping gear) and it is so...Read more
20 March 2020 by Marcus Craft
Mid-size SUVs are very popular and the Honda CR-V is one of the segment's real contenders. The revised Honda CR-V line-up is expected here mid-year, but until then you might consider this: the CR-V VTi-S all-wheel drive . It's a roomy five-seater wagon that looks pretty good and has plenty of...Read more
2 March 2020 by Marcus Craft
The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been updated for 2020: it has Mitsubishi's ‘Dynamic Shield' front grill, it's had a slap and tickle on its rear end – with shorter tail-light sections the most noteworthy tweak – and it also has a revised media unit inside. It's been nice to drive in the past – on...Read more
19 February 2020 by Marcus Craft
The Isuzu D-Max is one of the quiet achievers in the Australian Ute market. It sells pretty well – it was top five of the best-selling utes in Australia last year – with 16,892 sold – and it has a stack of fans. This is a proper purpose-built ute – and that's refreshing in this day and age. But how...Read more
3 February 2020 by Marcus Craft
The Holden Colorado Z71 is a lifestyle-accessorised version of the Colorado. It has stickers, a sailplane sports bar and a stack of other Z71-specific gear … but underneath it’s still a Colorado. And there’s nothing wrong with that – the Colorado itself is a quiet achiever in the ute market: it has...Read more
15 January 2020 by Marcus Craft
There's a lot of hype about the Gladiator, Jeep's first ute in a long time, and there's a lot riding on its anticipated success. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Australia is hoping the Gladiator can take on Australia's segment leaders, such as the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, or at least rise to...Read more
23 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
Australian aftermarket company Ironman 4x4 has expanded its range of...Read more
17 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
The LDV T60 was rather a pleasant surprise at its Australian launch in 2017. It was a Chinese-built dual-cab ute that actually looked pretty good, seemed well-built, drove nicely, was adequately capable off-road and it was sharply priced and well-equipped. Now, a few years down the track, the big...Read more
17 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
Builder Jack Middleton works alongside Mark Purkiss as part of Purkiss...Read more
11 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
When I first reviewed the Toyota Fortuner – way back in 2016 when it was launched here – I thought it was pretty good: a solid, if unspectacular, seven-seat 4WD. For a ute-based wagon it wasn’t a game-changer, but it was a decent effort. Toyota’s given the Fortuner a few upgrades since it's launch...Read more
11 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
Jeep's Gladiator, the brand's much-anticipated dual-cab pick-up truck (...Read more
10 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Australia is betting big on its...Read more
10 December 2019 by Marcus Craft
Fancy owning an electric Jeep? You mightn’t have to wait too long if...Read more
26 November 2019 by Marcus Craft
Gold Coast-based company, MSA 4X4 Accessories, has been awarded a...Read more
26 November 2019 by Marcus Craft
We – off-roading tourers, campers, bushwalkers and basically anyone who...Read more
22 November 2019 by Marcus Craft
Much has been penned about the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon’s effectiveness off-road – and we’ve been responsible for a fair chunk of that, having done plenty of hard-core four-wheel driving in it – but we haven’t towed with it … until now. So, how did it do? To find out, read on.Read more