Get The Skinny On Your Spare

Space-saver spare tyres have come in for heavy criticism yet again following safety tests measuring their effects on handling and braking. Carried out by engineers from the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, the tests showed vehicles using the skinny spares had reduced cornering grip and longer braking distances.

It Ticks The Family Freighter Boxes ... Except Frugality

The Territory might not be the biggest automobile to come out of Ford's Broadmeadows factory (it's shorter than a Falcon) but it's certainly one of the heaviest.