 Holden VE SS 'Ute, Today's El Camino |
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 Nov 26 2007, 12:30 PM
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Halfabusa lover  Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525  |
Based on the Holden Commodore SS sport sedan, this is a modern-day El Camino. It makes 362 horsepower from a 6.0L V8 and puts the power through the rear wheels. There's room for a motorcycle helmet behind your seat and a couple of dirtbikes in back. Zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds, and a quarter-mile in 13.8 seconds. Unfortunately, it appears to only come with a six-speed auto.
EDIT: The Edmunds test made it sound auto-only, but Holden's website says you can get it with a six-speed manual as well. The colors are "eye-catching," to say the least:     More images here: http://www.netcarshow.com/holden/2007-ve_ute_ss_v/ Test-drive here: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drive...rticleId=123602 |
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Nov 26 2007, 03:05 PM
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 IT SLIDES! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,345 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Maine Member No.: 3,670 Car: Volkswagen R32 Mk V |
I don't like it. Sure it's powerful and fast, but that's not what the cool wall is about. I think it's a ridiculous concept, just like the El Camino, but it still only gets an "Uncool" from me.
Oh yeah, and +1 on the chosen disgustingly uncool title. |
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Nov 26 2007, 04:02 PM
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 Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
I fucking love Utes. They look so damned cool, and they're like...practical and a little redneck, but also a performance machine with some smart chic. A winning combination.
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Nov 26 2007, 06:26 PM
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 Dieselstation Fire Rescue Group: Members Posts: 1,181 Joined: 27-October 03 From: Marlborough, Massachusetts Member No.: 149 Car: 2006 Mustang GT, 2007 Ford Edge, 2009 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 |
QUOTE I fucking love Utes. They look so damned cool, and they're like...practical and a little redneck, but also a performance machine with some smart chic. A winning combination. I read that Chevy is seriously thinking of bringing back the El Camino based on the Holden...  now if Ford can do likewise with the Falcon Ute... 
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Nov 26 2007, 09:40 PM
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Halfabusa lover Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525 |
QUOTE(clarkma5 @ Nov 26 2007, 04:02 PM)  they're like...practical and a little redneck, but also a performance machine with some smart chic. A winning combination. They're like stars-and-stripes sweatpants! 
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Nov 27 2007, 02:09 AM
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 Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
I really can't say this is cool...I just pictured someone driving it into my university's parking lot (my measure of cool of sorts) and it just doesn't look cool at all. It looks like the company pick-up, just dressed-up a bit.
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Nov 27 2007, 08:57 AM
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 Race Driver Group: Members Posts: 4,455 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 2,585 |
QUOTE(DaGonz @ Nov 26 2007, 09:26 PM) I read that Chevy is seriously thinking of bringing back the El Camino based on the Holden... That would be amazing. I love love love the concept and this would be frozen as hell if it weren't for the horrid colors, the stupid transmission, and the fact that I'm angry they don't sell it here. Cool. |
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Nov 27 2007, 10:17 AM
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Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
It's official. The Ute is coming the US as a variant of the Pontiac G8.
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Nov 27 2007, 10:59 AM
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Halfabusa lover Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525 |
QUOTE(moethepaki @ Nov 27 2007, 10:17 AM) It's official. The Ute is coming the US as a variant of the Pontiac G8. Link? Not that I don't believe you, I just would like to see it in print. GM really should sell this as a Chevy El Camino, not a "Pontiac G8 'Ute," because North Americans would likely associate "ute" with "SUV," not "sedan-pickup hybrid." |
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Nov 27 2007, 11:43 AM
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Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
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Nov 27 2007, 02:30 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
I'm shocked that this thing is getting so many uncool votes...
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Nov 27 2007, 04:50 PM
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Halfabusa lover Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525 |
QUOTE(clarkma5 @ Nov 27 2007, 02:30 PM) I'm shocked that this thing is getting so many uncool votes... When you're surrounded by rednecks, a redneck-mobile is no longer cool. It's the same reason you think 3-Serieses are uncool, if I recall correctly. It's like how I thought C3 Corvettes were cool until I moved here and started seeing them at every stoplight. |
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Nov 27 2007, 04:59 PM
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 Grease Monkey Group: Members Posts: 465 Joined: 11-November 07 From: Southern Alberta Member No.: 4,135 Car: None |
I don't mind it but that's because I've always had a soft spot for El Camino's, so I'm giving it a cool.
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Nov 27 2007, 06:34 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Of course I'm surrounded by trucks, Mitlov. California is in the US after all. But the Holden Ute is not a pickup truck as we know it, and I thought it was pretty well known that Dieselstation went for anything remotely interesting from the land down under.
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Nov 27 2007, 07:33 PM
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Halfabusa lover Group: Banned Posts: 5,339 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Ashland, OR Member No.: 1,525 |
QUOTE(clarkma5 @ Nov 27 2007, 06:34 PM) Of course I'm surrounded by trucks, Mitlov. California is in the US after all. But the Holden Ute is not a pickup truck as we know it, and I thought it was pretty well known that Dieselstation went for anything remotely interesting from the land down under. I was talking about muscle cars, not trucks, when I said "redneck-mobiles," just for the record. EDIT: And I was thinking about the mullet end of muscle cars (i.e., Trans Ams with faded paint), not the classier end (2007 Shelby GT500s). When I look at the Holden 'Ute, I see the mullet end of muscle cars. |
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Nov 27 2007, 08:43 PM
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Dieselstation Fire Rescue Group: Members Posts: 1,181 Joined: 27-October 03 From: Marlborough, Massachusetts Member No.: 149 Car: 2006 Mustang GT, 2007 Ford Edge, 2009 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 |
QUOTE Link? Not that I don't believe you, I just would like to see it in print. I read it in Road and Track while waiting for a haircut on Monday. |
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Nov 28 2007, 08:43 AM
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Posting God Group: Moderators Posts: 11,366 Joined: 30-January 05 From: Dubai Member No.: 1,451 |
I change my mind. I'm giving it a solid cool, somebody change my vote to reflect that...thanks.
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Nov 28 2007, 09:44 AM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
QUOTE(moethepaki @ Nov 28 2007, 08:43 AM) I change my mind. I'm giving it a solid cool, somebody change my vote to reflect that...thanks. k |
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Nov 29 2007, 07:39 AM
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 VTEC yo! Group: Members Posts: 2,503 Joined: 3-March 06 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 2,309 Car: 2007 Honda S2000 |
I gave it a cool, but then I started thinking about how embarrassed I would be to be seen diving this thing, and I changed my mind. Can we change it to Uncool please?
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Nov 29 2007, 08:27 AM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
QUOTE(Dr. Strangelove @ Nov 29 2007, 07:39 AM) I gave it a cool, but then I started thinking about how embarrassed I would be to be seen diving this thing, and I changed my mind. Can we change it to Uncool please? k |
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