Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Trail Boss: What’s missing
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Trail Boss: What’s missing
July 28, 2021
Cheaper Chevy pick-up arrives next month but omits key safety tech; Silverado 2500 HD to follow in late 2021
General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has confirmed via social media that it will deliver first examples of the cheaper new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Trail Boss in August, followed by the new heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD in late 2021.
Pricing and specs for the Silverado 2500 won’t be announced until closer to launch and GMSV won’t say how many Trail Boss vehicles will be available, following the reveal of pricing and preliminary specs in March.
Bigger, bolder new RAM 1500 now on sale
Bigger, bolder new RAM 1500 now on sale
May 18, 2021
All-new RAM DT-series pick-up truck pitched directly at Chevrolet Silverado, from $115K
RAM Trucks Australia has pitched its new-generation DT-series RAM 1500 pick-up truck directly at the Chevrolet Silverado, setting a $115K entry price that’s almost line-ball with its crosstown rival.
Starting at $114,950 plus on-road costs for the 2021 RAM 1500 Laramie Crew Cab, the DT-series line-up is now on sale alongside existing DS RAM models and has kicked-off with three new variants.
As well as the Laramie, which is just $960 more expensive than Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Premium that starts at $113,990 plus ORCs, the DT-series RAM 1500 is also available as a Limited and a Limited Launch Edition Crew Cab, both priced at $139,950 plus ORCs.
Ford F-150, Bronco, Mustang Mach-E and Maverick still not for Oz
Ford F-150, Bronco, Mustang Mach-E and Maverick still not for Oz
April 30, 2021
Blue oval boss stonewalls on potential future products; focusses on Ranger but hints at EV
Ford’s stunning range of new US models including the top-selling F-150 pick-up, Ranger-based Bronco and electric Mustang Mach-E are off-limits to Australia and it appears they will remain so.
Ford Australia boss Andrew Birkic sat through a media roundtable this week as journos asked about the local prospects of these three big-hitters – as well as the newly-unveiled Chinese-market Ford Evos crossover, the Bronco Sport compact SUV and the upcoming Maverick small ute based on the same C2 car platform – and he pretty much offered the same response on all of them.
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Volkswagen Amarok ‘Raptor’ under consideration
Volkswagen Amarok ‘Raptor’ under consideration
March 05, 2021
Hard-core German super-ute likely, but will it be a factory Amarok R or a Walkinshaw creation?
Volkswagen is just about to unleash its first genuine hero ute – the Walkinshaw-tuned, V6-powered, $80,000 VW Amarok W580 – but the brand has been shy about outlining plans for a bona-fide Ford Ranger Raptor rival.
Until now.
While the Volkswagen Amarok W580 is designed for on-road excitement and spirited asphalt driving, in a strategy designed to give it a point of difference among the Ford Ranger Raptors and Nissan Navara Warriors, the brand is not immune to the allure of a rock-crushing off-road hero model.