Holden Commodore Ute gets six airbags
September 8, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Car News, GM, Holden, Holden VE Commodore, In car technology, Safety, Utes
Holden will achieve another Australian safety first this month by launching the first Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) to offer six airbags as standard across the range.
Holden’s MY10 Commodore Ute will introduce side impact and curtain airbags as standard equipment on all Ute models.
The entire MY10 VE and WM range, including Ute, also receives a [...]
2012 Ford Ranger T6 advanced prototype spied
June 12, 2009 by Paul Maric
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Ford, Mazda, spy photos
They say he lives and breathes frames-per-second and hates all people named Nik and the word ‘on’. He is our spy photographer and he has snapped a gauntlet of cars this week, the first of which is Ford’s 2012 T6 Ranger.
Although we have already seen the white vehicle pictured below, the close up of the [...]
VW names pickup Amarok
June 5, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Car News, Industry, SUV, Ute, Utes, Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s move into the utility market is certainly no ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ although it will be named Amarok, which means ‘wolf’ in the Inuit language.
In August the Amarok will become the first pickup by a European volume manufacturer when it is unveiled in South America.
The South American launch is set for early 2010, with [...]
