Articles by Mike Ryan

An Australian icon - the utility - turns 80 this year. Ford, who produced and marketed the first ute, has celebrated the occasion in the same year that they introduce a new, aluminium-bodied F-150 to their pickup truck range and celebrate worldwide pickup sales of more than 1 million units in 2013.

Ahead of this weekend's season opening Clipsal 500 for the V8 Supercars Championship, Chrysler's iconic, muscle-bound 300 SRT8 sedan has been confirmed once again as the safety car for the entire 2014 series.

PassoCorto, a Hyundai concept coupe that's the result of a collaboration between the Hyundai Design Centre Europe and the Instituto Europeo di Design of Turin, will be unveiled at next month's 84th International Geneva Motor Show.

HSV today announced that Tim Jackson, its current Director of Sales and Marketing, will be taking over as Managing Director from Phil Harding, who has spent 8 years at the helm of Australia's No.1 performance car manufacturer. Harding will remain on the HSV board as a non-executive director.

Jaguar Australia has announced pricing on the F-Type coupe, which will arrive in Australian dealerships from July. Local pricing will start at $119,900 for the high-performance sports hardtop.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today revealed that its 'Bespoke' business, allowing customers to individually tailor certain features on their cars, has become more successful than ever, with almost 95% of Rolls-Royce cars purchased in 2013 being personalised by their owners.

After the cancellation of last year's Australian International Motor Show, the joint organisers of the struggling annual event that has rotated between Sydney and Melbourne since 2009 have announced their formal partnership to host these events has been dissolved.

Alfa Romeo's new 4C sports coupe continues to make a major impression worldwide. The latest recognition for what Alfa are calling a 'compact supercar' comes from the World Car Awards, where the 4C has been named a finalist in the World Performance Car award category.

Narva's L.E.D Map Reading Light is now available with an accessory plug at the end of its 250mm flexible arm, making it totally versatile.

Continental Pty Ltd VDO instruments' new digital Air/Fuel Ratio gauges are a must-have for anyone with a high-performance engine wanting improved performance and fuel efficiency.

Chrysler's Dodge brand racks up its centenary in 2014, which is being celebrated with a range of merchandise that highlights the brand's innovation, performance and heritage.

While most customised Type 3 Volkswagens are found in Europe or the US, Australia has got the skills to turn out some tasty Type 3s, too, as evidenced by Jason's recently completed mild custom 'squareback' wagon.