REPORT BY STEVE BROOKS
Through no fathomable fault of its own, Hino Australia hasn’t had the easiest time over the past year or two. Corporate indiscretions in Japan on emissions data,
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New model Iveco test drive sways critical opinion
Expectations, assumptions, presumptions, predictions. Whatever, they’re all fraught with danger and let’s face it, we’ve all been there.
Sometimes, the thing you expect to be wonderful can turn out
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X marks the spot
While supply lines from the US remain stubbornly slow, there’s no denying the potential of Western Star’s new X-series to reignite a return to the days when Stars shone bright across the length and breadth of the country. To put it mildly, there’s a lot to like in the three-pronged line-up but the model with arguably the most to like for our market is the versatile 48X.
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Scania’s new V8 prime mover the king of marginal gains
In the pursuit of efficiency, numerous heavy vehicle manufacturers focus primarily on enhancing the engine and other internal components.
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Rolling out the inside word on the Cascadia
Sure, it hasn’t yet notched the numbers expected of it, but in everything else Freightliner Cascadia appears to be achieving exactly what its proponents planned.
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Kenworth K220 tackles hills with ease
Truck journalist Steve Brooks took to the highway in a Kenworth K220 and he has plenty to say about how it handles on the road
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The all-terrain wonder that is the Unimog
For more than 70 years the Mercedes Benz Unimog has been delivering the goods for its owners and those who find themselves living and working in out of the way locations throughout the world
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Scania’s new R660 review
Ahead of its release later this year, here’s a first look at how Scania’s new R660 performs, with a jaunt up the Hume Highway
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Mack Anthem road test
The appearance of Mack’s Anthem may split opinions but what really matters is how it performs on the road. An impressive run down the New England Highway from Brisbane to Sydney proved that looks aren’t everything
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Truck review of the Scania R770
A longer test run of Scania's flagship R770 matched expectations
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