LONG LIVE LIVE AXLES

MATT RAUDONIKIS

IT’S NO secret that good ol’ live-axle 4x4s are on the decline, and news that Nissan has brought the hatchet down on the GU Patrol means that another one has bitten the dust. While the Patrol name lives on in the Y62, it’s the end for the Patrol ute. It also means the LC79 is the only Japanese-made, live-axle, heavy-duty 4x4 ute available. If you disregard the American pick-up trucks, such as those we’ve tested in this issue, then the HD ute market looks pretty poor compared to the booming one-tonne ute segment. Just weeks before the news from Nissan broke, FCA Australia revealed it was looking seriously at the double-cab ute version of the next-generation Jeep Wrangler (JL?) that has been confirmed for the USA. That truck isn’t due to…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2016

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