The new-generation BT-50 one-tonne utility unveiled at the Australian motor show late last year is still months away from sale in Australia, but Mazda has announced it will follow key rivals in making electronic stability control available on its all-new workhorse.

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Unlike the case with passenger cars, there is currently no timetable for making electronic stability control a mandatory requirement for light commercial vehicles sold in Australia. This is expected to change by mid-decade, but for now the federal government and industry bodies have preferred to let the market decide on ESC for LCVs. To date, Nissan (with Navara] and Mitsubishi (with Triton] have led the charge on ESC fitted to high-series variants of their one-tonne utilities, prompting Toyota to follow suit with its 2011 HiLux (SR5) late last year.