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Articles by Joel Helmes

About Joel Helmes
Joel built his relationship with cars learning about car maintenance in his childhood. This has extended itself into becoming the founder and CEO of Behind the Wheel after recognising a hole in the market. He has a history as a radio broadcaster and continues to be a weekly guest on the Behind the Wheel podcast. The only thing Joel is more passionate about than cars are the Wests Tigers and his two beautiful girls.
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Fuso Trucks

2018 Fuso Canter 4×4 Review

December 7, 2018 Joel Helmes

The heat is on in the 4×4 light-duty truck market and Fuso doesn’t intend to be left behind. The Japanese brand has seen rivals Hino bring their 300 Series 4×4 to market in recent times (reviewed here), while Isuzu has just launched […]

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SsangYong

New-gen SsangYong Musso launched in UK

July 7, 2018 Joel Helmes

SsangYong UK have launched the SsangYong Musso Ute. Will we see it in Australia? Word is there has been some movement behind the scenes that could see the brand again on the local stage, we will keep you updated. […]

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2018 Mahindra Pik-Up Review

March 1, 2018 Joel Helmes

A built for a purpose vehicle, the Mahindra is a long way behind a lot of the Japanese dual-cab utes but is still a proper work truck that is particularly at home in mining and farming type applications. […]

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    Mitsubishi 2025 Triton update – what you need to know

    April 5, 2025

    2025 Triton – Mitsubishi has added some Club Cab and Single Cab Chassis models to the 2025 Triton range. More orientated towards work […]

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