Aussies can’t get enough of tow-tugs and our most popular tow tests of 2022 covered a wide range of them
- 1. Toyota Fortuner 2021 Tow Test
- Read the Toyota Fortuna Tow Test
- 2. Ford Ranger 2.0 BiTurbo 2022 Tow Test
- Read the Ford Ranger Tow Test
- 3. Land Rover Defender 2022 Tow Test
- Read the Land Rover Defender Tow Test
- 4. Nissan Navara Warrior 2022 Tow Test
- Read the Nissan Navara Warrior Tow Test
- 5. Toyota Prado 2020 Tow Test
- Read the Toyota Prado Tow Test
Australians continued to head off the beaten track in record numbers in 2022, as anyone who’s had to wait in queues at iconic locations like the Simpson Desert this year will attest.
And they continue to buy towing-friendly off-road wagons and utes in their droves, as reflected by the popularity of our comprehensive tow tests. Here are our five most widely read tow tests of 2022.
1. Toyota Fortuner 2021 Tow Test
Fighting well above its weight in terms of sales, the continued popularity of this Toyota Fortuner tow test first published in August 2021 shows the enduring following the Japanese brand’s HiLux-based off-road wagon attracts Down Under.
Read the Toyota Fortuna Tow Test
2. Ford Ranger 2.0 BiTurbo 2022 Tow Test
Everyone wants a new Ford Ranger V6, but fewer people need it or can afford it – or are prepared to wait up to 12 months for a six-cylinder turbo-diesel Wildtrak. Which is why our tow test of the cheaper but still excellent new 2.0-litre turbo-diesel powered Ranger was the second most read in 2022.
Read the Ford Ranger Tow Test
3. Land Rover Defender 2022 Tow Test
Many hard-core off-road wagons are also expected to carry and tow big loads. The born-again Land Rover Defender is no exception, as evidenced by the popularity of this tow test, even if we named it our Best Off-Road SUV of 2022.
Read the Land Rover Defender Tow Test
4. Nissan Navara Warrior 2022 Tow Test
The homegrown Nissan Navara Warrior has been a smash-hit and Premcar can’t produce enough of them to meet demand, but clearly buyers plan to do more than off-roading in the factory-backed, locally-modified tough-truck.
Read the Nissan Navara Warrior Tow Test
5. Toyota Prado 2020 Tow Test
A long-awaited successor for Australia’s top-selling large SUV isn’t that far away now, but despite entering its teenage years the current Toyota Prado remains one of the most popular tow-tugs on the market.
That much is clear from the number of you who continued read our tow test of the upgraded MY20 Prado, which was published way back in December 2020 yet this year remained more popular than our 2022 tow tests of the new Ford Ranger Wildtrack, GWM Ute, Nissan Patrol, Ford Everest V6, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Isuzu D-MAX, Hyundai Santa Fe and Toyota LandCruiser (in that order).
Read the Toyota Prado Tow Test
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