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Holden Ute

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Holden Ute
Holden
aka HSV Maloo
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Recent Changes

  • On August 2007, Holden unveiled the 2008 VE Ute.

Styles and Major Options

The holden Ute comes in 4 trim levels: omega, sv6, SS, and SSV. the first two feature V6 engines, the sv6 being the more luxurious V6 model and the omega being the base. the SS and SSV models feature a 6.0 liter V8 with the latter again having more luxurious features.

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Unique Attributes

The most unique attribute to the Ute is the pickup bed in the back, calling back to the chevrolet El Camino. after the popularity of the similar chevrolet lumina ute in africa, holden released it's new model in 2007 as a 2008 model.




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Generations

there is only one generation for this model, the current 2008-present model line. As it is almost required that a vehicle be redesigned every 4 to 6 years now, a new shape can be expected sometime in and around 2013.

Worldwide

There is speculation that the Holden Ute will be sold in the US as the new Chevrolet El Camino.

Design quirks and oddities

The Holden V8 SS Ute topped the commercial vehicle category as the most secure according to the 2003 RACV Vehicle Security Rating with the score of 67 points out of 120.

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See also

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HOLDEN

General Motors Co.


Buick | Cadillac | Chevrolet | GMC | Holden | Opel | Vauxhall | Daewoo | Saab


Current: Barina · Caprice · Captiva · Combo · Commodore · Colorado · Statesman · Ute · Epica · Cruze · Barina Spark · Volt

Commodore Variants: VS · VB · VC · VH · VK · VL · VN · VP · VR · VT · VX · VY · VZ · VE

Historic: Adventra . Apollo · Astra · Belmont · Brougham · Calibra · Camira · Crewman . Holden Cruze AWD · Drover · EH · FB · Frontera · FJ · FX · Gemini · Jackaroo · Kingswood · Monaro · Nova · One Tonner . Piazza · Premier · Rodeo · Sandman · Scurry · Shuttle · Special · Standard · Suburban · Sunbird · Tigra · Torana · Vectra · Zafira · Viva · Barina · Omega

Concept: ECOmmodore · EFIJY · Torana GTR-X Concept · Nations Cup Monaro Concept · Sandman Concept · SST Concept · SSX Concept · Torana TT36 Concept · UTEster Concept · Coupe 60 Concept · Hurrican Concept


Holden Special Vehicles · Statesman


James Alexander Holden Corporate website A division of General Motors



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HSV

Model nameplates

Avalanche XUV · Clubsport · Grange · GTS · Maloo · Senator · SV88 · VXR · W427 ·

Model series

VL · VN/VG/VQ · VP · VR/VS · VT · VT II · VX · VX II · Y Series · Y II Series · Z Series · E Series


Tom Walkinshaw Racing


Tom Walkinshaw Corporate website A brand of the Holden and TWR


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