Not Ford, not General Motors, nor Chrysler have a car-based pickup on sale these days. Colloquially called “ute” in The Oz as an abbreviation for utility, passenger vehicles converted to handle ...

The Volkswagen New Beetle launched with incredible fanfare in 1998, and now it's run its course. However, one company is recapturing some of the excitement a pickup truck conversion. Smyth Performance ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The conversion was done by none other than Smyth Performance, the Rhode Island–based company that provides ute conversion kits for cars like ...

Smyth essentially conducts a trunk-ectomy on a Jetta sedan, also removing the rear doors. If this sounds like a hassle that's going to be more trouble than it's worth, consider that the conversion ...