In the tyre tracks of 4Runner

Holden NZ will take the Colorado 7 which, in its Chevrolet TrailBlazer guise, is being unveiled at the Bangkok International Motor Show. Like the Toyota 4Runner of yore, it's based on a ute – in this case the imminent Colorado. So it's good to see Holden returning to the market with an off-roadable SUV, not yet another crossover. It'll have a three-tonne towing capacity and a coil-sprung five-link rear suspension in place of the ute's leaf springs.

See how the Pentastar spreads

Anyone interested in the spread of the new Pentastar V6 engine through the Jeep range might find this background and application chart worth a look.

Datsun's back – as a budget car

Here's a spot of news for those who used to thrash around in Datsun utes. Renault-Nissan has confirmed that the Datsun name will be revived from 2014 as a budget car brand in some markets including Indonesia, Russia and India. Datsuns were sold between 1932 and 1981.