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 ...

rough around the edges, our 2003 Volkswagen Jetta is back on the road in its new ute form thanks to the Smyth Performance kit. I’ve taken a break from working on it and have been enjoying driving it ...

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 ...

We may yearn for the rebirth of the Chevy El Camino, or wish that GM would import some Utes from Australia. But most people don’t want such a strange mashup of car and truck. That’s why crew cab ...

Sometimes, dreams do come true—even the sad ones. If you're a Mopar fan, you probably heard already that Chrysler's 300 sedan has almost reached the end of its lifeline. The Stellantis-owned brand ...

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 ...

Volkswagen has been thinking about bringing a compact pickup truck to the U.S., and it might want to hurry up. Custom car body outfit Smyth Performance has unveiled a conversion kit to turn a VW New ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice Volkswagen Beetle pickup has a clean title as confirmed by its Carfax. That means its custom booty was crafted not as the result of an accident, but just because. Let's ...

It seems that you can find all sorts of things on eBay, even a tuned single-cab widebody ute based on the Renault 5 from the ’80s. This unique conversion is located in Taunton, UK, and is currently ...