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CarExpert asks whether your next ute should be a truck

Paul Maric loads an Isuzu light truck and a Ranger Super Duty with concrete, then finds different reasons to choose each.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 148,750 views a day, 5.7 times a normal first day on this channel (26,115).

Don't buy a ute until you watch this! Isuzu truck vs Ranger Super Duty off-road!

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0:00Both vehicles carry roughly a tonne of concrete, making load handling central to the comparison.
1:07The Isuzu pairs a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission with a weight rating suitable for a standard Australian car licence.
10:19The turning-circle comparison shows the Isuzu can turn more tightly than the Ranger Super Duty.
16:04On corrugated gravel, Maric finds the Isuzu more comfortable and composed than he expected.
22:13Engaging front-axle drive lets the Isuzu crawl across humps that stopped it in rear-wheel drive.
22:55Maric favours the Isuzu for worksite load carrying and value, but the Ranger for extreme off-roading.

The load is identical. Paul Maric puts a tonne of concrete aboard both an Isuzu NMS light truck and a Ford Ranger Super Duty, then takes them onto sealed roads, corrugated gravel and worksite-style terrain. The question is whether buyers asking more of a ute should be looking at a truck instead.

CarExpert's comparison drew about 142,000 views before its first day was over, running at nearly six times the channel's usual first-day pace for regular videos. Off-road comparisons are familiar territory here: its most-watched regular upload puts a dozen medium SUVs through their paces. This time, the unexpected alternative has a commercial truck cab.

"I'm not a truck expert, I'm a car expert," Maric says as he gets behind the Isuzu's wheel. Its dual-clutch transmission impresses him with its responsiveness, while the suspended driver's seat and composure over corrugations challenge his expectations of truck comfort. The Isuzu also turns in a tighter circle than the Ranger.

The rough-ground test gives that argument a practical demonstration. The truck loses rear-wheel traction on cross-axle humps, then crawls over after Maric engages drive to the front axle.

His verdict isn't that everyone should abandon the ute. He recommends the Isuzu for tradespeople prioritising tray space, load carrying and rough worksites, while choosing the Ranger for extreme off-roading. He also gives the truck the nod for value and daily driving comfort.

Viewers are testing that proposition against life beyond the worksite: some imagine a camper on the tray, others want a double-cab comparison for family use. Several ask for a fuel-consumption comparison, another practical question for this unusually loaded shopping decision.

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What viewers say

But the Isuzu might not fit into the KFC drive thru. New testing criteria?
edit: I take it back, we can park it in the parking area, no KFC lost
@unahbsSee it on YouTube
Make a camper in the tray, ditch the van.😅
@perpetualgrin5804See it on YouTube
It would have been great to compare with a double cab truck instead to see how they stack up as a weekend family vehicle, given thats why dual cab utes sell so well.
@shaunanderson8282See it on YouTube

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New proving ground, same flies mate.
@theregistrar6334See it on YouTube
How does fuel economy compare?
A big question not answered..
@BradWolff-f1zSee it on YouTube
Never mind, comparing a super duty I have been looking at one of these flatbed commercials in place of a Ute for the last couple of years. It absolutely makes sense.
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The facts

Channel: CarExpert
Subscribers: 689,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 956,470
Channel views, pace per day: 122,109 (on a normal day: 138,294)
Video published: November 12, 2026
Video views so far: 142,285 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 148,750

The numbers

The truck-and-ute test is drawing views much faster than CarExpert's usual regular upload. Its first day was still underway at the totals shown here.

the video's first day

usual first day here

26,115

this video

148,750

subscribers

689,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

245,889,566

views per day

122,109

typical day: 138,294

the video

views

142,285

likes

1,615

comments

253

days online

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

708,000

705,000

689,000

679,000

Rainman Ray's Repairs

673,000

Tedward

669,000

As of November 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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