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Model Tested:
2009 Holden Commodore SS Ute; 6.0-litre V8 AFM petrol; six-speed automatic; utility - $44,490*
Options (as fitted):
Metallic Paint $500 (Voodoo); Hard Tonneau $3,030; 20-inch Alloy Wheels $2,369; Mat
Well it's been a little over a week now, and we've finally pulled together all the results for our Ford Falcon XR8 versus Holden Commodore SS AFM fuel economy challenge.
To take you back a few steps, and perhaps as a means for summarising the
Last Thursday we embarked on an all Aussie V8 Shootout. We put Ford's FG Falcon XR8 on the dyno with Holden's VE Commodore SS (AFM) to determine which produced more power. On top of that, we also attacked our private circuit to determine straight lin
When we previously mentioned the Victorian Police force got their hands on Chrysler's 300C, the Victorian police media unit got a little annoyed as we tried to link the revenue raised from speeding tickets as the funding source for their 300C. So the
Seems like there is a competition on who can get the best police cars, from QLD Police getting their hands on FPV Typhoons, to NSW police getting a Lotus, all these Speeding tickers really are paying for something! Not to be outdone, the men in blue
It’s been a long time coming. Holden’s VE Commodore has finally landed and after an arduous wait, I sat my rear end in their performance flagship – the almighty SS. Holden’s advertising campaign claimed that the new VE would leave its competi
6.0L Generation IV V8 (L98)
Design changes to exhaust manifolds support current Euro 3 requirements
Performance-oriented calibration
High-flow exhaust
Matched to 2¼-inch dual exhaust with quad outlets
New single-piece engine cover with
Update: Holden Commodore Reviews.
The new Holden Commodore SS will be available soon and while Holden have decided, again, that there is no need to release a competitor to Ford's immensly succesful XR-6 Turbo, the new VE model SS and the new SS V
Drive reports that the Holden VE Commodore SS is set to embark on a new mission overseas. The SS Commodore is set to become the next Pontiac Grand Prix. Converting the Commodore to left hand drive and setting it up to run in the US will cost around G