For those of you interested in picking up one of the new
Pontiac G8 ST utes when they come to the US next year there's good news. In a recent round of ute/pickup
crash testing in
Australia, the
Holden Commodore Ute beat all comers to score five stars. No competitor matched the lofty score. The
Ford Ranger-based
Mazda BT50 got three stars while the Indian Mahindra pickup only managed two. The Mahindra currently doesn't have
airbags, which hurt its scores. Look for that to change before Mahindra launches its trucks and SUVs in the US a couple of years from now. For the time being, however, if you plan on driving into any barriers, you'll want to go for the El Camino wannabe.
UPDATE: Enough already! Yes my NyQuil hazed brain still isn't working quite right as I try to recover from this flu I've been battling all week. I did indeed mis-read the story. The Holden/ Pontiac Ute only got 4 stars. On to other topics of discussion.
UPDATE: Enough already! Yes my NyQuil hazed brain still isn't working quite right as I try to recover from this flu I've been battling all week. I did indeed mis-read the story. The Holden/ Pontiac Ute only got 4 stars. On to other topics of discussion.
[Source: Drive.com.au]
