Over the past two days PerformanceDrive has been at Fraser Island, QLD, the world’s largest sand island, to put the new-look 2016 Mitsubishi Triton through its paces. Let us explain what’s new, what’s improved, and what we liked. It’s fair to say the Mitsubishi Triton has become a big part […]
Utes
2015 Holden Ute VF SS V Redline review (video)
It’s Australia’s most popular locally-made workhorse, and it has just been updated for one of the last times ever. Is the 2015 Holden Ute SS V Redline a sendoff fans should be proud of? Holden announced the 2015 VF Commodore update late last year. Highlights include a recalibrated electric steering […]
2015 HSV GTS Maloo Gen-F review (video)
The 2015 Gen-F HSV GTS Maloo is a vehicle that brings joy to motoring fans all around the world but it’s also a vehicle that makes us Australians sad. You see, huge horsepower supercharged V8s aren’t going to be around for much longer, especially in Australian form. All we can […]
2014 Volkswagen Amarok Highline TDI420 (video)
Standing alone in the ute segment as the only offering from Europe, the 2014 Volkswagen Amarok has plenty of competition to answer to – namely from Japanese manufacturers. Now available with an eight-speed automatic after it was launched as a manual-only model in 2011, the 4×4 ute has opened itself […]
HSV Gen-F Maloo R8 SV review (video)
Aussies are famous for creating the ‘ute’, so it’s only fair that we make the hairiest-chested, most powerful version available in the country. This is it, the SV Enhanced HSV Gen-F Maloo R8
2014 Holden VF Commodore SS V Redline Ute review (video)
Where in the world can you get a Nurburgring world-record holder for less than $50k? Right here in Australia, that’s where.
2013 Toyota HiLux SR5 review
When Australians think 4×4 utes the first one they think of is the Toyota HiLux. You only need to glance over the sales figures to see the proof. With the 2013 Toyota HiLux SR5, it continues to shape the definition of what a ute in Australia is all about. Toyota […]
2013 Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R review
It’s no secret that Australians love utes, particularly 4×4 utes. You only need to glance over the monthly sales figures to see sports trucks like the 2013 Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R are seriously pulverising the stats. So far this year a whopping 81,995 4×4 utes have been sold in Australia. Even […]