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 ...

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 ...