The Holden Commodore and Ute range end production in October this year. After that there’s no way to buy a new Holden V8 ute in Australia. Right? Wrong. HSV are said to be working on a performance Colorado, which should be a great car in its own right, but if […]
Utes and pickups
Mans creates pickup truck that drives upside down (video)
For the vast majority of motorists, an overturned car can give you the blues. What this usually means is that you’ve had a crash, potentially injured yourself, with your car quite damaged. Worst of all, you can’t drive it anywhere as the roof is where the wheels should be and […]
2017 Mercedes-Benz V 220 now on sale in Australia
The 2017 Mercedes-Benz V-Class van range has been broadened in Australia with the introduction of a mid-spec V 220 BlueTec. Utilising the same engine as the $56,380 and more spartan Valente, the V 220 scores a 2.1-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder that churns out 120kW of power and 380Nm of torque, mated […]
Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute spotted, production body? (video)
Mercedes-Benz has been spotted test driving a near-production version of the highly anticipated X-Class ute out on public roads in Germany for the first time, giving us all our first taste. So, what’s so different to this prototype compared with the concepts Mercedes has already shown (including in Australia)? Well, […]
Hyundai Australia pushing for ute, not likely to arrive until after 2020
At the national media launch of the third-generation i30 last week, Hyundai executives and engineers sat down with Australian media to discuss the company’s future plans, which included a few neat details about a potential ute to rival the likes of the Toyota HiLux. One arena which Hyundai Motor Company […]
Ford F250R MegaRaptor is one off-road beast (video)
If you’ve looked at the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor and thought, “Nah, I would still feel inadequate driving that.” Then maybe you need the Ford F250R MegaRaptor instead? Instead of the microscopic F-150, F250R.com will start with it’s bigger, chunkier brother, the F-250, and build you a very serious and […]
Next Isuzu D-Max & Mazda BT-50 share powertrains, different bodies
Details of the utes that will succeed the Mazda BT-50 and Isuzu D-Max in around two years have emerged at an Isuzu launch event this week. Many engineers and senior Isuzu staff were on hand to field questions at the Australian launch of the MY17 MU-X, and PerformanceDrive managed to […]
Top 10 Australian utes you probably didn’t know about
The coupe-utility was invented in Australia in the 1930s and often replicated the world over. With our Aussie-made utes on the chopping block this year, it’s hard to imagine we once had such a rich, diverse and colourful array of car manufacturers building cars here. With the influx of British, […]