2007 Holden Commodore Ute Sprung and Spied!
5 Jul, 2007
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One of our readers has sent in photos of Holden’s yet to be released Utility.
Presumably a base model Utility, it’s obvious that the front and front-side architecture is similar to the sedan variants. The faux air vents remain, as do beefed up wheel arches - even on this base model!
The following computer generated rendering seems to accurately reflect the new Utility’s stance and design. Several attributes are mimicked in the spy photographs, namely the flared wheel arches, relocation of fuel filler and continued existence of faux air vents.
Courtesy of CGIAutomotive.com
The photographer informs CarAdvice that the interior remained covered. It’s unlikely that the dashboard layout will vary too much from the sedan variant. The shape of the rear headlights still remains anyone’s guess.
The fact that the rear has also been covered up suggests that a new tail-light design will be employed on the new model to differentiate it from the previous generation.
The delayed release of the Holden Ute suggests that Holden may still be testing the ESP (Electronic Stability Program) for inclusion in the Ute.
Previous spy photographs taken by DirtBikeWorld show a better example of the front end and also an earlier development mule. The new Ute photographed is a newer generation to the following photographs taken. The new Ute photographed is most probably a final version and will portray the completed product that will roll off the line.
An indication that the rear light cluster will change from the vertical stack are hinted at by the following images taken by an LS1.com.au forums member. The image shows a wrap-around rear light setup, explaining why rear car bras have been used on all of Holden’s prototype Utilities.
One thing’s for certain though, it’s bound to be one brutal Ute when HSV get their hands on it and fit a 6.0-litre V8. Until then, be prepared for more from Holden in the coming months prior to their Ute’s release. They most certainly don’t want hype and spy shots of Ford’s new Orion Utility stealing the limelight!
Remember, if you have any spy photos of Holden’s new Ute - or any other vehicle for that matter - contact CarAdvice, if the photos are decent, we’re willing to pay cash (more than the major magazines). High-resolution copies of the images attached are available. Please contact CarAdvice to request copies.
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
hahahah, please. The VE has to be biggest letdown in Australian design. With all the billion dollar baby HYPE, i was expecting so much more from Holden. Seems my disappointment can now be extended to the Ute.
IRS in a Ute, yeah, that’ll work well!!! NOT!
Look at those oversized flares, atleast they are adding some Australian design cues in its design, that is, from the frilled neck lizard!
Why bother covering up the front Holden?
Australian Pretenders is what they are.
cya!
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Definitely don’t like that they have moved the filler cap, I find it so convenient to just line up the back of my door with the pump.
It doesn’t seem natural in ute form, but I’m sure that will wear off as I see it more and more.
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
jp,
the Commodore can’t be to fussy with their design, look what happened to the AU Falcon. The last Commodore lasted 9-10 years, if they made the design really edgey 9-10 years ago it would extremely tacky now.
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Im waiting for the New HSV VE Maloo! What a beast it will be going by the recent pics i have seen of what it is “suppose” to look like…..
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Good Pics.
The ute looks really tall, like chunky in the same way the FE-EK models were. It should be quite distinctive on the road, but to me it looks obese.
IMHO
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July 5th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
BENCH SEAT!
O/A
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July 5th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Myke it’s not about not being fussy, it’s just about making a nice looking car. The VE on some angles (not many, is passable. But for the most part, it just doesn’t work. The stupid flares, the overly square chunky look, and what’s with the pushed in front???
Just not my cup of tea.
I think the new product from Ford is looking a lot more promising.
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July 5th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Personally I like the looks, if you dont like the wheelarches of this car you should see the Mercedes S-Class, ugliest Merc on the Market ATM. It’s chunky look helps it to stand out from the other lookalikes on the market. All in all I think it looks very proportional.
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July 5th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Myke,
just a gentle reminder that the AU falcon ute had it over the commodore ute for all of the years it was in production. and yes EVEN IN SALES.
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July 5th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Jeeze…
Have a look at these from that site:
http://www.cgiautomotive.com/c.....ofront.htm
http://www.cgiautomotive.com/c.....oorear.htm
As much as I hate to say it… they’re gorgeous… if theyre not the real thing.
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July 5th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
I’m not just talking about the ute but the sedan aswell. But honestly I didn’t mind the AU but it seems many did, similar situation with the VE.
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July 5th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
“Myke it’s not about not being fussy, it’s just about making a nice looking car.”
Jeez JPMaster, you sure know how to spin some shit. Did you consider that perhaps your idea of nice looking is different to that of others? I’d have assumed you had, because it’s just plain logic, but you sure give a good impression of being dense. So I’m not so sure now.
I think the VE is one of the best looking Commodores they’ve made yet, and whether it’s unique or not is beside the point if you have any concept of the market.
We have 20 million people. On a worldwide scale for “first world” countries, that’s tiny. Certainly a lot if not most European countries have less people than that, but they’re in Europe. Or more importantly, the Northern Hemisphere. They have exceedingly easy access to the largest market in the world; the afore-mentioned Northern Hemisphere.
Because of our relatively small population, everything is scaled down. Every move Holden and Ford Aus make has to be almost guaranteed to be a success, purely because the R&D costs can only be offset/justified if the end product sells. And when you’ve got 20 million people compared to - for example - America’s 300 million people, the parameters for success and justifiable expenditure are a hell of a lot tighter. American companies can afford to make a piece of shit and sell it, because they can almost rest assured that out of 300 million people, there will still be enough people who will call it a masterpiece. Therefore, their costs are almost always covered.
1B) Because of the above points, Holden and Ford Aus can’t be experimenting or taking big creative leaps when developing a production platform and releasing major changes and so forth, because the market support simply isn’t there. There are not enough car buyers in this country for them to safely assume that any major regular investment into R&D can be recouped. And remember: of our 20 million people, only a percentage of those people are car buyers, and then only a percentage of those people are in the market for a big car, and then that percentage is split up across Holden, Ford, Toyota, and Mitsubishi in the main part.
The platform/chassis - the Zeta platform - was designed entirely in Australia, and it’s intended to be used in just about all of GM’s large sedans, and I believe in the Camaro as well. Can you see how major this is? Yeah it’s a billion dollar investment, but it’s not just the Aussie market that will pay for that. It’s every GM car and GM subsidiary that uses the platform.
the amount of ingenuity and dedication involved in this project is - and I do not use this term lightly, trust me - absolutely astounding. The entire project started mere weeks after launch of the VT, back in, what, 1997? So it’s been underway for 10 years. When it first started, GM wanted Holden to use the existing “Sigma” platform, which the Cadillac is built on. Holden checked it out, and decided it simply wasn’t good enough. Not good enough! I like their spirit.
The Holden CEO at the time was pushing for Holden’s designers and engineers to use as much of the VT/VX/VY/VZ chassis and components as possible, and the designers (Mike Simcoe especially) and engineers really pushed hard and said that no, what Holden needs is a brand new clean-sheet Commodore. And that’s what they got, and that’s why it cost a billion dollars. Because for the first time in Holden’s history, they designed and built a car from the ground up. They looked toward Audi and BMW as their inspiration, and built the closest thing to a BMW or Audi that they could sell for $35k (in terms of overall build quality. Obviously the Calais is a heck of a lot closer!).
I look forward to your level headed and balanced response - since, you know, you’ve given us sweet fuck all in that department so far.
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July 5th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Myke,
well fair comment then. since this was a ute topic i assumed the comments were aimed at the utes.
and yeah i call the Au “ford trying to be too individual”. its probably not a bad thing to be but i think it was more the shock factor that got people. they straight away didnt realise it as a falcon. and yes beyond looks as a package it was better than the holden equivalents
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July 5th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
hey can some one tell me what might be with the ute skin photo and the fuel filler being on the LHS??
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July 5th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Interesting! Perhaps its molded that way on both sides, in anticipation of export?
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July 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
The front should look good on a ute.
I reckon the Maloo-zer will look hot in VE.
Many an EGO head, tattoo’d bouncer types will be seen in an SS ute very soon
:)
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July 5th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
fuel filler hole changes sides rhside on red ute lhside on blue ute(pressing) this would indicate lh and rh drive market?
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July 5th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
grandHoldenRep
You occupied so much space to say what?? That you love Holden and commodore! Well done. You made me read all that for nothing. You don’t need to justify commodore or holdens 1 billion dollar investment, i don’t care how far they ship them. My opinion holds as much merit as yours! I purely and honestly said that i don’t really like the styling, and that at the moment, i’m liking fords new product. It doesn’t need to get any deeper than that, nor do we have to delve into the operations of the business.
geez!
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July 6th, 2007 at 7:28 am
I work with an EX holden car salesman
its amazing how brainwashed they are!!
he actually belived that a holden viva was a better option than a corolla or focus…
hahah!!
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July 6th, 2007 at 9:57 am
QUOTE = Jeez JPMaster, you sure know how to spin some shit. Did you consider that perhaps your idea of nice looking is different to that of others?
No, I agree with him…. the Commodores are fugly looking things. Where I differ is that I think the ute looks better then the sedan, obviously better meaning from fugly to ugly… and not because its got some great design feature more because it doesnt have a particular design feature, the fat arse of the VE sedan.
QUOTE = I think the VE is one of the best looking Commodores they’ve made yet, and whether it’s unique or not is beside the point if you have any concept of the market.
If I was an alien who had no idea about what previous model Commodores looked like and saw this comment, I would cringe at the thought of what previous Commodores looked like!!! Fact is, for mine, the previous model was prity decent looking, the ones before it average. The only VE I like is the HSV range, namely the R8 etc… the lower forms are dog ugly even compared to the outdated Falcon (forget the new one) and the Aurion.
QUOTE = I work with an EX holden car salesman
its amazing how brainwashed they are!!
he actually belived that a holden viva was a better option than a corolla or focus…
hahah!!
LOL not suprised, you have to be either brainwashed are very thick in the head to sell something like the 2 star safety rated Barina… Id love to hear how they talk this car up to prospective buyers in the showroom, absolute scum to be selling something like that! Sad part is some people actually rate their 2 star Barina, Ive seen a handfull with body kits and the like!! Maybe they should have used that extra money to buy a car that has a respectable safety rating… such as a Corolla.
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July 6th, 2007 at 10:23 am
Paul, the Commodore makes a bold statement and every can reckonise it as a Commodore. The styling is unique and stands out, the Aurion looks like every front-wheel-drive medium sized car on the market, almost invisible.
If you want fugly fat arses on cars what about the 5th generation Camry, the ugliest car ever (apart from the Ssangyong Stavic). It’s so oversized many look like they are riding on 13 inch wheels.
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July 6th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
I like it - i reckon the Maloo will look good as long as they dont stick the spoiler on the back and the dodgy looking side spoilers like the current model
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July 6th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
i agrea with you i dont really like the spoylers on the back of the uts
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July 6th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
jas44,
i dont think fuel filler on LHS and RHS is a sign of the drive side of the car. the side of the filler (to me) seems to be determined by the side of the exhaust. commodores fill RHS and tailpipe on LHS……Falcon fill LHS tail pipe RHS and the same goes for as many other manufactures i can think of. change of filler side to me would mean redesign of exhaust system and fuel tank
one of my first thoughts was one side for LPG but since holden dont produce an LPG car off the production line I wiped that from my thoughts
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July 6th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
What an ugly piece of crap.
Is that why Holden have never really done well when it comes to ute sales?
See i know that Holden have ugly models before, but this is the icing on the cake!
It’s almost as if Holden reps had a meeting and decided of a way they could most embarrass themselves.
Oh and with the HSV Maloo. The FPV Super Pursuit and the F6 Tornado will kill it in performance.
On another note, Myke: Commodores used to have a distincitve look about them, until they released the VE.
Now when there is one in your rear vision mirror, you assume you’ve got some ugly 4WD designed by Chrysler behind you. The only thing that made the VE look like that is those wheel flares! I’m guessing Holden had to put them there so dumb Holden followers didn’t recognise that it looks like a BA Falcon!
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July 7th, 2007 at 9:55 am
ah ha ive got it….
now i know why it cost em 1 billion$….
its fords fault. i bet ford really stuck it to them in terms of $$$$ when they sold them the 5 year old headlight design they had sitting round collecting dust.
that is the only reasonable explanation
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July 7th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Cant wait to see it when it comes out
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July 7th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
MMMM well I feel any one that buys a VE ute or commodore car should feel luck.
When you buy these cars you not only get a shit car but you get a swimming pool on wheel as they all fill up with water. there are more recalls on this car than you could pock a stick at.
Now for those who think you are buying a small holden car think again , rember the daewoo mmmmmm how it was such a shit box well this is what all your small holden cars are . Good luck to those who own them hahahah you all should have spent the extra and got a toyota.
Oh yes holden is not realy a holden its a opel think about it and you will learn im right.
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July 8th, 2007 at 12:54 am
This is one good looking burnout mobile! Its not a work UTE its a show poney ute. Who makes a Ute a with IRS.. oh thats right HOLDEN. Stuff the “Leaf Springs is OLD and ancient” its a work ute, not some pansy i want a soft ride vehicle. Holden even admits they dont target the tradie market. They sell a lot more of the “higher models”, which is better for their margins. Which means they make a ute that is for idiots that want to do burnouts. The only good holden ute is the Crewman, it actually looked nice, to me. And has some benefits over a falcon ute, even if you cant use the rear seats. The holden utes cant tow or carry as much as a falcon ute, and the 6 cyl has less power and cant even be purchased in an LPG model. What a useless ute, unless your a die hard holden follower. So all up i guess holden will sell a sh!t load of v8 utes that will end up doing wheel spins on wet roads because the 25-35 year old driving it wants to be cool.
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July 8th, 2007 at 8:58 am
yes it is so obvious holden is all about image and not selling quality, practical vehicles. as for the crewman being a nice vehicle….well i dont know. it looks kinda awkward to me. the rear is so high and short and even in the upper speced models when they flare the guards then, well… it looks like they just threw on it what they found in the supercheap auto bargains bin. and what did the crewman have on the falcon ute? apart from the back seats you cant use?
also (not wanting to grasp at straws) do people know that ford designed a 4 door falcon ute in “99″. they were even taking orders for it until they realised that people prob wouldnt pay like $50k for a ute….but they will now. it had a lot more thought in to it like rear seats that fold into tray, rear power socket etc.
i havent been able to pull anything up on it for a while so if anyone can find it in an archive can you post a link
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July 8th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
WOW I SO WASNT EXPECTING TO SEE THE UTE LOOK LIKE THE NEW COMMODORE FAMILY CAR SORN OFF AT THE B-PILLAR!
*note, sarcasm*
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July 9th, 2007 at 10:13 am
It’s all looking good to me so far. The back of the Ute is shaping up well. I’m waiting to see the HSV/Malloo stuff.
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July 9th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
jpmaster has no clue, the outgoing Holden utes already had IRS on them
I still prefer the outgoing ute to this new model but until I see one in a showroom I can’t really judge it
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July 9th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
crazy spoon,
i dont think JPMASTER was saying they dont already have IRS i think he was just pointing out the impracticallities of having it on a ute
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July 9th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
The best way to find out whether or not the car is good looking you get someone who knows nothing about cars, trust me I did this with a few of my friends men and women, all of them were discusted by the new Holden VE, I got comments such as “is that a Kia?” “yuk look at the boot looks like a smacked arse” and I would agree with the opening statement it’s a let down, have a close look, the back end remind you of a mitsubishi 380? the front end remind you of the BA falcon? the guards remind you of the Mazda6 at all? the thing looks like a monster truck yet its overall road clearance isnt at all that high. Sure they go hard and the HSV’s can stop (pitty the lower models struggle). The point I’m trying to make is put a Daewoo badge on it and noone not even the Koreans would like it. I remember when the VY was about the be released I was in disbelief that Holden could produce a better looking car then the VX but they surprised me, and then again with the subtle yet effective changes to the VZ, due to that I was to a certain extent looking foward to the release of the VE but was let down. However the opening comment “IRS in a ute” hate to burst your bubble kid but they have had IRS in utes for sometime now. To Paul, the bloke doing all the quotes, you’re obviously not a Holden supporter, and don’t blame Holden for the Barina’s poor design blame the european engineers who created the “fine”(sarcasm) piece of machinery, and the Focus is just a bad as the Barina. Just a quik question does anyone like the 07 Camaro? well that is a VE with a different shell, and is a highly rated car in many people’s minds mine included, sure the VE looks like a dropped meat pie but is (so far) a reliable and street proven car.
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July 9th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
ok gareth,
how is the focus just as bad as the barina? it actually topped the safety ratings in its class and to my opinion it is also the best looking one as well. the first generation they brought here may have looked a little alternative or i guess you could say peugeut looking but the current one is a definate winner on looks.
also i dont know that the VE is what you would call proven yet. you say reliable…… is like 6 recalls in as many months reliable…. well thats debateable.
as for street proven well the simple people around here have to get over the opinion that higher sales means it is a better car. dont get me wrong i can appreciate that some people might prefer holdens but i dont know how people can rave that they are much better than other manufacturers when they are actually a bit worse.
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July 9th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Looks like a Jumbuck on steroids!!!!
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July 10th, 2007 at 10:47 am
The VE commodore ute looks great and again will shread the falcon apart.
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July 10th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
The reason the Commodores and Falcons have the fuel filler on opposite sides is so that there’s a 50/50 split in the queue at the petrol pumps so the Comodes go to the left & Falcs go to the right side. Several of the Jap cars also vary.
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July 10th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Well if you park close enough to the bowser you can get the hose to reach over to the otherside of the car. Plus when you do that you make the hose more straight and get every little flammable drop of petrol out of the hose :)
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July 10th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I think i know the ute you are talking about Andrew. M.
It’s called the R5 Falcon Ute, and was released in 2000.
Here is a clip to what i think your thinking of…
http://www.trueblueford.com/FalconR5ute2.html
Not bad looking actually.
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July 10th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
spot on AZZA,
i managed to dig it up after i posted the where is question earlier. tell you what not many people know about it. and it makes me laugh when they give the crewman a wrap for being the first.
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July 10th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Mr Holden do you have any idea, i mean on anything. including every article you post on?
the falcon ute actually tears the commy to shreads and has for years. holden dont offer anywhere near as good a ute as ford does.
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July 10th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
PVDA,
good to see you can still get a laugh round here. i like to drive in the wrong way just to stuff that theory up though. HE HE HE
any one got an answer on the fuel filler on the LHS on the photo of the ute skin yet?
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July 10th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
and on the topic about the 4 door falcon ute (R5) you can see what i was saying about a bit more thought in to it than what the crewman exibits. one stand out is back doors you can actually get into
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July 11th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
The Ford Utes look to flat and wide…I prefer the Holden stance. Hope there are more Holden Ute colour choices this time around.
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July 11th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
QUOTE = I work with an EX holden car salesman
its amazing how brainwashed they are!!
he actually belived that a holden viva was a better option than a corolla or focus…
Commission brainwashes……
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July 11th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
I actually don’t mind that R5 Falcon ute.
It’s a rather large step that Ford made, wonder why they didn’t mass produce it?
Anyway… the stance of the Holden ute varieties is alright… up to the VZ. The VE however is terrible! In the other article “VE ute spotted - again” or whatever it was called, there is a picture of it parked right next to an old Mitsubishi Lancer.
It almost looked like the Lancer was wider then the VE Ute.
If Holden want to keep up in ute sales alongside with Ford and other car companies, they’d wanna pull their thumb outta their arse.
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July 19th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
At 8:45 AM today (19/7/2007) I was driving along Forestway, Belrose NSW next to 2 New Commodore (??) sedans (one bright blue). They were both decked out with full front & rear covers, had VIC number plates & were being escorted by another 2 current model Commodores (orange & green). Wish I had taken photos of them for you all. So the new models are “out & about”
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July 23rd, 2007 at 2:48 pm
seriously the new holden ute i just seen looks shit what happened holden’s huh what happened you know im a big holden suporter but now i dont know after seeing thatr discusting peice of shit i dout u will get much money 4 it dont try nd sell it 4 it more den 15 000 dollar its toatally not worth it haha cya fuckers
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July 25th, 2007 at 6:55 am
I don’t really care what the rest of you negative guys say! I will buy one as soon as it comes to the US of A!!!
hahahaha
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July 27th, 2007 at 4:46 am
I’m lik da litte cok wit da smell hads i lik smel sht arnd suk coks 2
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August 10th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
When you see the base model pics of any car no matter what make, they always seem to be a bit ugly. I have seen the VE SS UTE pics and I like what I see.
You can tell that nearly every negative comment in this blog towards the VE must come from ford fanatics…..so I won’t sate the obvious about those people.
Or its just people who just spent their cash on the remaining VZ range and they need to justify their own piece of mind.
Or they are just people who have herd someone they admire bag the VE so they then adapt the same opinion because they are to scared to find their own as they have no brain.
To all these people: you’re a f’ing waste of space on this planet, nothing but oxygen thieves. If you genuinely don’t like it, fine go and post you crappy comments on your own web site and stop wasting space here.
As a proud aussie I like my holdens and don’t mind the fords either, So I say congratulations to holden for having the balls to taking a leap on an all new car.
I’m pretty sure all this crap went on when thay released the VT but it did alright in sales.
Cheers.
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August 20th, 2007 at 1:33 am
i got GTS hsv VE it such a gorjes car and i love it also i got MALOO HSV it the best cars i drive in the world.
i drive M power and AMG but the VE HSV its the best car .
and i going to get the new ute
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August 20th, 2007 at 6:38 am
REGGIE… you are proud of being Aussie and love your Holdens. The Kombidore is the only Holden. You love your OPEL / VAUXHALL spin offs which prop Holden up. HOLDEN (1 model made downunder) MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO AUSTRALIA! You should be asking for more cars to be made downunder and stop living in the cave in the dark ages like Holden is an iconic Aussie car maker!
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August 22nd, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Hahaha love it!!!! go HOLDEN
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August 22nd, 2007 at 3:14 pm
ROBERTO
Get your own facts straight before commenting.
“THE ONLY AUSSIE MADE HOLDEN IS NOT JUST A COMMODORE”
There was the “KINGSWOOD” “TORANA” “HR’s” “FB’s” and so on….there has been many cars that are Holden’s own and made in Austrailia, so were have you been living for the last 40 plus years????? Obviously not in Australia. Try learning a little about what your commenting on first mate.
As to your comment: “OPEL / VAUXHALL spin offs” they only prop up holden in regards to the small car market………..and who cares about them anyway…….I don’t. They might help in sales but I wouldn’t say they prop em up either.
So what’s your comment towards me, got to do with what I was talking about in my post……I’ll tell ya….bloody nothing. just another oxygen theif.
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August 22nd, 2007 at 3:33 pm
I saw the VE UTE LAUNCH last night at the Docklands, They had on show the OMEGA, SV6, SS & SSV.
To see them in the flesh and sit in them was nice, I like how they have turned out. The biggest thing I was looking for was more space behind the seats and yes thay have done it, not as much as fords space cab but its still much better than past models. They have put quick release levers on the shoulders of the seats so you can quickly flip the seats forward for loading access behind them. The numberplate is now on the tail gate accross the range, stability control on all models “but can be turned off and on via a button” there a few other little things but they are the main ones i can think of. All in all…..i like it
Regards to all.
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August 23rd, 2007 at 11:56 am
this ute looks like a station wagon that has been brumby’d in someones backyard!!! what a piece of cucka!
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June 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
“hahahah, please. The VE has to be biggest letdown in Australian design. With all the billion dollar baby HYPE, i was expecting so much more from Holden. Seems my disappointment can now be extended to the Ute.”
Jpmaster, PLEASE tell me you are joking? The VE is not the biggest design let down in a Australia! It’s not a let down all together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s nice!
The Ford Falcon AU was a let down for design. Wasn’t it?
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June 15th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
^Even if you think about it, it (the AU) was known for bad reliability. (most of them).
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