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Ford reckons the Ranger Super Duty exists because people were sick of choosing between too small and too big. For years, if you needed real payload, serious towing, or proper durability in remote…

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Ranger Super Duty Takes the Plunge in High Country Testing

When Ford first announced the Ranger Super Duty, the big question wasn’t how much tougher it would look, it was whether it could take on the jobs that push a…

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Ranger Super Duty Takes on Ford’s Filthiest Test Yet

We all know mud can ruin your day on the tracks. But for the Ford Super Duty engineers, it’s more than just a recovery session waiting to happen, it’s a…

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No Driver, No Mercy: Ranger Super Duty Torture Test

Let’s face it, most of us have done something a bit dumb behind the wheel in the bush. Dropped into a rut too fast. Misjudged a rock step. Gone just…

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Jeep JL Wrangler off-road testing in Outback Australia

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Outback testing in the 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler

It’s mid-January in Alice Springs. The temperature must be 45 degrees C. Parked innocuously in the stifling heat are two Jeep Wrangler Rubicons, one short wheelbase, one long wheelbase. Nothing…

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Watch the five worst Australian 4X4 crash tests (and the all-time worst)

After a friday afternoon of perusing the ANCAP website, listening to Paul Simon, I thought of a good story: What are the worst Australian 4X4 crash tests? What are the…

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Watch this tent get hammered by gale-force winds.

Not only Formula One cars and Anna Meares’ helmet get quality time in air tunnels; sometimes other companies like Darche Outrent them out for a bit of product testing and…

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Ranger Super Duty: When Medium Finally Stops Meaning Compromise

Ranger Super Duty Takes the Plunge in High Country Testing

Ranger Super Duty Takes on Ford’s Filthiest Test Yet

No Driver, No Mercy: Ranger Super Duty Torture Test

Outback testing in the 2018 Jeep JL Wrangler

Watch the five worst Australian 4X4 crash tests (and the all-time worst)

Watch this tent get hammered by gale-force winds.