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Walkinshaw Performance Series II SuperUte at Australian International Motor Show 2011

By Brett Davis |

Holden tuning specialist, Walkinshaw Performance, has just unveiled its latest enhancement package called the SuperUte, at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. The kit includes extravagant revisions to the Series II Holden Commodore Ute.

Straight away you’ll notice the large canopy at the rear. This ‘WP carbon Sport Van’ features a uniquely craft design incorporating a rear spoiler and a carbon fibre panel replacing the rear window. The canopy also includes Walkinshaw graphics on the side.

Other main enhancements include the ever-popular matte black WPP.1 forged alloy wheels, measureing 20 x 8.5 inches at the front and 20 x 10 inches at the back. These provide contrast to the white-painted body work and chunky Walkinshaw bodykit.

Under the bonnet, the SuperUte is just as boltstered as the exterior. There’s a WP230 Supercharger system which provides the 6.2-litre V8 with deeper breaths. Complimenting the V8 soundtrack is a three-inch stainless steel exhaust system with WP ‘Black Edition’ billet tips at the back.

The interior of the Walkinshaw SuperUte has been given the once over with sporty red and black detailing. There’s new, chunky seats with red stitching and a Walkinshaw emblem on the head rest, as well as a matching Walkinshaw-design centre console lid. The steering wheel and gear shift lever are wrapped in matching leather.

Tony Harris, National Sales Manager of Walkinshaw Performance said upon the Motor Show unveiling,

“This car is set to become a Walkinshaw Performance fan favourite. You’ll have to come to the stand to see it up close, but let’s just say it’s a Holden SS Commodore Ute with many WP goodies- including our supercharger kit, a very cool canopy with a carbon Sport Van rear door, special leather interior and many, many parts from the WP menu!”


 
  • Steve

    The Horror!

    • Vince

      The looks or the price? I’m guessing both :)

      • Trump

        The auto gearbox!

  • http://Audi Robj

    Actually I dont mind it. Better than HSV. Supercharged as well..

  • Mad Max

    The stylist that design the canopy should just give up and go home. That is just so ugly!

    • Bent 8 Brigade

      The Sandman canopy Holden had a couple years ago was much nicer and looks horn on the road…can you still buy the Sandman canopy?

      • Gibbo

        Yep, a couple of companies still make them, for both VE and VU-VZ utes (AMCAT is one of them). They look much nicer than this silly thing.

      • Aussiecars

        One of our company cars is a VZ Sandman. After VZ Holden IQ sold the sandman canopy design to another company who now have adapted it to fit the VE. Looks great on VE sports models and a hell of a lot better then this effort. There are so few around because Holden wanted 6k for it originally and from what I hear this new company wants almost as much.

  • Catter29

    Why can’t Holden come up with a nice car? This is horrible.

    • Fordfan

      You mean Walkinshaw.

  • Scotto

    Holden ad Friday….

    • http://caradvice.com.au Brett Davis

      Quite incorrect. Holden just happens to be the company kicking off the unveiling schedule here at the Melbourne Motor Show.

      • Scotto

        Another plug?

  • RedBack

    Is there some crazy covert competition between after-market Holden tuners to see who can take fundamentally attractive cars, make them as ugly as possible and still sell them?

    It’s bizarre. Is the market for tuned Commadores really confined to those devoid of taste and/or eyesight?

    The donor cars themselves are actually a pretty good starting point. Any competent designer could do a lot better than the current offerings from either HSV or Walkinshaw.

    • delux

      i see what you did there.

  • Daniel

    Is it an SS or a Maloo, it mentions 6.2 litre V8, but it looks like an SS to me with a hideous thing on the back

  • Greg

    Yuck – i wouldnt let HSV or Wlakinshaw near my ute

    • Greg

      Yes, typo – I can’t even spell Walkinsdhhh without getting a shiver of bad taste

  • ss

    The interior in this and the HSV’s just kills it for me. Its exactly the same as a commodore.

    I do like the this concept though, kind of heading towards the old Hollden Sandman.

    • Billy

      This is no pannel van or even close. It requires access from the cabin to the loading area. This “thing” still has the rear window and wall…

  • Peanut

    Does it come with the option of a mattress and a disco ball in the back?

  • Buddy

    BUSHFIRE MACHINE!!!!

  • Alvin Theodore

    Spraypainted grilles look like a 18 year olds attempt to hot up his civic – just awful.

  • xr6

    Very different,love the rims and interior.

  • bretti

    As a VE SS driver, all i can say is, they’ve ruined a nice car…

  • Frenchie

    says=troll

  • http://www.myspace.com/fedsman FredTS

    I think I spewed in my mouth a little…

  • CarFanatic

    It’s the Walkinshaw Lakemba Edition! Fully sick maaaaaaate!

    That’s completely feral, what on earth where they thinking?

  • PeterG

    My big fat gypsy ute.

  • BOSSCR

    Great concept in theory, just not in practice. I like the canopy, it doesn’t look bad, it’s the front that ruins it for me. Agree with the comment about colour-coded grill = very tacky.

  • Tommy

    glorified boganmobile

  • Danrex

    Why didnt they just do this to the Sportswagon, instead of trying to make the ute look like the sports wagon….?? stupid pointless concept regardless

  • UMWHAT

    that looks like a very fast hearse

  • chook

    It could be the new sandman shaggin wagon …but be careful not to belt your heads on the inside of the roof when your in action ….Its so ugly its a waste of a ute !!

  • Freddy

    Yep, just what we all need,
    A real fast hearse that gets you to your cemetary plot in a hurry.
    WHy did they design a hearse is beyond me.

  • Jon

    Went to the show, glad I didn’t take a picture of it.

  • Alexander

    Oh god, that’s hideous!

    …although the engine bay is impressively stock looking.

  • danielle

    What are you talking about its awsome at least its not like every thing else they have made in the last decade

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    nice performance

  • Lionel

    I think the canopy looks fantastic, roof line follows through giving it a slick looking panel van not like the high roof boofy looking vans of the 70′s falcon had a similar looking van with the 65 XP

  • allwayssideways

    well done would make a nice surf search pannel van if you dont like it buy a jap shit box

  • Pablo

    Hi what a super ute fellas, could i do this to my ’10 SSV G8 Pontiac front end?