Jumbuck goes drive-away

PROTON has slapped drive-away pricing onto its Jumbuck micro-ute, which retails from $15,990 for the GLi and tops out at $17,990 for the GLSi.

Billed as "Australia’s most economical utility" with lab-test fuel consumption figures pointing to 8.5 litres per 100km, the 1.5-litre ute found around 740 homes last year, up from 695 in 2003.

It is currently trading at around the same mark in 2005, averaging circa 60 sales per month.