Comments on: Holden Commodore SS Ute Review & Road Test

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:40:01 +0000

Correct. Bluetooth comes standard in all SS and SSV. It has a very easy to understand description in the manual on how to pair your phone with it. Matt obviously did not do this. By the way, I think that fuel consumption is a result from a heavy foot. My MY10 SS sedan averages 12.5 mixed driving, at the very worst 14 in the city.
Also, the noisy 6 speed manual can be made smother and quieter my putting proper gear oil in the tranny instead of the tap water like ATF it comes with. I have Mainlube 154 in mine and it’s as smooth as silk.

By: Roger Abrantes

Roger Abrantes — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:22:12 +0000

Help please
I have a ute VE SSV 2009 .Four weeks ago I went for a drive after a heavy rainy day.While driving along I have approached a large patch of water of about 200mm height .I made a decision to drive trhough it at a slow speed.Suddenly the engine stop.Cutting the story short I called for a tow and took it to a Holden dealer. After the mech assessesd the cause of not starting,he said the engine seized.My fight now Holden says it is not a Warranty it,s a Insurance claim….and so far I have a deadlock at a possible cost of 20.000.00 dollars to replace the engine…Suggestions please ..with a finance on it of $44,000.00 I can not afford another $20.000.Should the engine resist any normal wet road conditions??????.Holden comments will be taken as advice.Tks All

By: pittbull

pittbull — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:18:18 +0000

Guy’s the company that i would for have 11 x 2009 Sv6 Utes, 2 x 2010 SV6 utes 2 x SS Auto Utes and 1 SS Manual.

As i look after the fleet i have access to the fuel Consumption reports.

2009 & 2010 SV6′s – AVG is 12.6 ltrs per 100kms but this all comes down to driver and how they drive. if your heavy footed the cost go up. OUR best SV6 gets 10.9ltrs per 100kms – driven by a 60yr old.

2009 SS Ute auto ( AFM ) = 12.8 ltrs per 100kms city. & 9.8 country flat roads using cruise ( car says 7.9ltrs per 100kms but when you work it out it doesn’t come close )

2010 SS Ute auto *mine* ( AFM ) = 11.9 ltrs per 100kms city. & 9.3 hwy roads using cruise ( car says 8.4ltrs per 100kms but when you work it out it doesn’t come close )

2009 SS manual ( 13.8 Average ) town or long drives.

By: laura

laura — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:18:23 +0000

you people probably don’t know, the thing is , a stock factory BF XT series 2, with a 6 speed auto is more fuel economical than FG XT with 5 or 6 speed and both omega 3.0 and 3.6 sidi. Not to mention one fact and that fact is that if you get a chance to get your hands on a very last barra230 with 6 speed, that v8 is a nudge more fuel efficient than its brother i6 4.0, most will agree with me that you can thank its 500nm of torque , drive one and you’ll sere how potent it is from idle rpm towards 4000rpm, and who races their cars on the streets when the speed limit is anywhere between 40 to 110km/h therefore 500nm from as low as 2500rpm peaking towards 3500rpm still holding 480nm at 4000rpm is all you need from a car, and yet you still have 474nm at just 1500rpm and zero latency or lag in engine response when you touch the accelerator pedal, i’ve compared it to a g6e turbo and the 5.4l 3v beats all engine so far all the way up to 6.2l 325kw hsv for throttle response and part throttle, yet it only has 230kw and 500nm , but all focuses in the lower rpm register below 4000 where it counts and where you need it.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:18:36 +0000

This disgusting piece of rubbish is an insult to Oz engineering.

As a utility vehicle it fails miserably. If you want a ute you want something tough, not this show pony. Insurance will cost a fortune. Buy a Hilux or equivalent, at least they have diesel options.

By: Deco

Deco — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:15:43 +0000

In regards to AFM, my dad owns a V8 Caprice with AFM and on a recent 1600km trip to Brisbane and then driving around Brisbane for a week, we finished with a fuel economy of 11/100km.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:06:51 +0000

You’re right regarding the downsizing – reviews of the 3.0 SIDI say it needs more poke, the 3.6 reviews say its about right

By: Karl

Karl — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:41:33 +0000

Direct injection isn’t a gimmick, from a mechanical point of view, its certainly more effecient/powerful.

The mistake holden made was downsizing the motor. Thats what happens when politicans try to make cars.
The alloytec is fundamentaly a good, modern motor; it just needed to be refined.

By: poohbear

poohbear — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:50:48 +0000

Gazza, they rubbish it because it does not wear a Ford badge.
If you took off the Holden badge and replaced it with a Ford badge they’d never shut up about how good it is.

By: Callous Aussie

Callous Aussie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:40:01 +0000

The area right through the western side of the great divided range which also happens to be a major farming region from Bendigo in Victoria right up through central west of NSW through Parkes, Hay and Denilquin and then on to Goondawini, Thargomindah in Southern QLD and though tne on to Winton in Qld’s central west and right up to the southern Gulf of Carpenteria around 3,000 k’s in a straight line (only about 1 million sq kilometres) is farming land and extremely flat.

Get out of your office Andrew instead of making stupid comments and go for a drive. It should take about 3 weeks to drive across it all and it ain’t desert. Most of it was Brigalow Forest prior to braod scale farming and it doesn’t grow on hills.