In Australia, the ute as a body style dates back to the 1934 Ford Coupe. When it comes down to the Ford Falcon Ute, the first of its kind dates back to the XK generation from the 1960s. Now, though, ...
While the pickup truck is a widely popular segment in the US, things are quite different over in The Land Down Under. Down there, the pickup (as we know it) doesn't carry nearly as much popularity as ...
Ford has built its last ute. What is a ute? It’s Australia’s answer to the Ford Ranchero and Chevy El Camino -- a “pickup car” that’s remained a popular type of vehicle Down Under decades after going ...
His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...
Whereas car-based pickup trucks such as the Ford Ranchero and Chevrolet El Camino left the US market back in the 1980s, they continued to be part of the Australian landscape for decades. However, the ...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran September 11, 2014 Comment Now! The last variant from Ford’s updated Falcon range being introduced in Australia next year has been revealed. The variant is the 2015 Ford Falcon ...
At the end of July, the right guy with the right camera at the right moment in the right place caught on film an undisguised example of the 2015 Ford Falcon Ute in a parking lot. After the little ...
That can be explained easily, Holden didn't build a new ute for the VT generation Commodore of the late-’90s, instead continuing to sell the VS ute alongside the VT sedan. The near-new AU Falcon ute ...
The previous generation Ford Falcon RTV (Rugged Terrain Vehicle) ute sold between 2003 and 2008. It was designed as a working vehicle which offers a perfect compromise between comfort and utility. The ...
If you consider the distance between Australia and America and even more so the country’s right-hand drive (RHD) policy, it’s not hard to see why classic Aussie vehicles are a rarer site than special ...
As Red Bull Racing and VCARB opened the new Formula 1 season in Australia last weekend with Ford’s blue oval on display, Ford CEO Jim Farley used the occasion to make news of his own. During his visit ...
Just as the U.S. is known for its pickup trucks, Australia is known for its "utes"--and Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the concept in the country this year. Like America's pickup boom, ...