In the United States, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the authoritative body in charge of defining what constitutes a “safe” motor vehicle. Safe for its occupants, for the road, for the ecosystem, and for the bottom line. There is a lot of legislation enacted and a lot of rules for manufacturers …
Trucks, or to use the correct nomenclature, ‘pickups,’ are quickly replacing Utes in local showrooms, despite the fact that Australians have been driving Utes since we invented the bloody things in the 1930s. And if you believe the various social media channels that drive so much of today’s discourse, it has gotten up the noses …
It is hard to believe that a single letter from an irate farmer’s wife could have started the ball rolling that eventually resulted in the development of the mighty Australian ute in this day and age when proposed new cars are subjected to the dreaded business-case assessment, feasibility studies from every department from engineering to …
Despite Holden’s demise in the United States, most of us are envious of the General Motors vehicles it sold there. At American car shows, you can frequently spot modified General Motors cars sporting Commodore front ends. Even though this swap is simple, the Holden Ute isn’t one you see very often. The modern LS-powered “El …