The 2019 Ford Ranger has been revealed for the US market, giving us all the first preview of the Australian-bound version which will arrive late this year. Ford is reintroducing the Ranger to the US market, coming in as what it would call a mid-size pickup truck. It slots in […]
Utes and pickups
Toyota HiLux Rugged & Rogue variants confirmed for Australia
As exclusively scooped by PerformanceDrive back in March last year, Toyota Australia has been planning a range of new HiLux variants. It has now confirmed the HiLux Rugged, HiLux Rugged X, and the HiLux Rogue. These three new variants will sit at the top of the HiLux range, loosely based […]
Mercedes-Benz shows off X-Class camper potential
Mercedes-Benz Vans has revealed special camper van concepts for its new Nissan Navara-based X-Class ute, demonstrating the potential camp-ability of the new model. The concepts are being exhibited at the Caravan, Motor, Touristik show in Stuttgart, showing off the broad appeal of the new X-Class. These were made with help […]
2018 Ford Ranger spotted, to debut 2.0TD with 10-spd auto
The 2018-2019 Ford Ranger has been spotted out and about on the streets in Asia, revealing a new-look front end and some trimming updates for the first time. As previously suspected, the new Ranger will receive a twin-tier front grille design as seen on the latest Ford F-150 trucks from […]
2018 SsangYong Rexton Sports revealed as new ute
A new SsangYong ute has been launched in South Korea, called the Rexton Sports. It comes in as an intermediate ute, below the Actyon Sports that’s offered in Australia. SsangYong has previously announced it is planning to launch a number of all-new models in the near future, and this is […]
Prior Design develops wide-body kit for Mercedes X-Class
The all-new Mercedes-Benz Navara… erm, X-Class ute has only just gone on sale in some markets, but it hasn’t stopped renowned bodykit designer Prior Design from coming up with a chunky wide-body package. Prior Design has developed a complete bodykit which sees the front bumper bar swapped for a custom […]
HSV Colorado SportsCat revealed, Camaro coming as Chevrolet
The future of HSV has begun, with the unveiling of the all-new HSV Colorado SportsCat, previously thought to be called the Wildfire. This is the vehicle that was rumoured a couple of weeks ago, based on the Holden Colorado. Firstly, the engine. HSV has unfortunately not touched the Colorado’s 2.8-litre […]
HSV Colorado ‘Wildfire’ to be revealed on December 8
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is gearing up to unveil its first new product since the demise of the Holden Commodore-based Clubsports and GTSs, sending out a couple of teasers onto its Facebook page. The Walkinshaw-owned firm first released a teaser of a headlight over the weekend, and then earlier today […]