Holden VE Ute Range Released

Press Release

Performance

The new VE Ute is all about performance, whether as a day-to-day commercial workhorse or a two-door sports car in its own right. The Omega Ute offers a four-speed automatic transmission paired with Holden’s locally built 3.6 litre V6 Alloytec engine, delivering 180kW of peak power and 330Nm of peak torque. The six-speed manual Omega has the more powerful High Output V6 Alloytec, delivering peak power of 195kW and peak torque of 340Nm, with dual exhausts added. SV6 utilises the same combination of High Output V6 engine, six-speed manual transmission and dual exhausts but adds sports suspension. Five-speed automatic transmission with Active Select is optional.

The SS and new high-end SS V Ute models are powered by Holden’s 6.0 litre Gen IV V8, which delivers 270kW of peak power and 530Nm of peak torque. It is matched to a choice of six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission with Active Select.

Wheel and tyre packages are larger across the range. The entry level Omega ute moves from 15-inch to 16-inch steel wheels. At the performance end, SV6 and SS utes move from 17-inch to 18-inch alloys as standard and the new SS V boasts 19-inch alloy wheels. Quad exhausts add to the performance package on SS and SS V models.

Ride and handling

Holden’s chassis engineers have translated the luxury smoothness, great linear handling and steering feel of VE sedan into the ute driving experience. At the same time, they have maintained the ride comfort characteristics and sporting appeal of the successful VZ Ute. The result is a balance between passenger car comfort, sporty handling and the practical requirements of a load-bearing commercial vehicle.

Rear suspension was a primary focus for change and the new ute delivers even greater lateral grip and linear response during cornering. VE Ute also benefits from larger fade resistant brakes and larger wheel and tyre packages.

Further Feature Highlights

• All-new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system – 20 fan speeds
• High quality instrument clusters with larger dials and displays, night mode dash illumination, 16 personalisation options, multifunction driver display
• All models satellite navigation and telematics capable
• Blaupunkt audio systems
• Six disc CD player (SS and SS V)
• Sports-contoured seats (SS and SS V)
• Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity
• Euro-style flat blade wipers
• Locking fuel filler door
• One touch lane change indicator
• LED high-mounted stop lamp (SS and SS V)
• Dual zone electronic climate control (SS V)
• Projector headlamps (SS V)
• Alloy faced pedals (SS V)

Accessories include:

• Super Box
• Hard tonneau cover
• Cargo tie-down rails
• Sports bar
• Ladder and roof rack
• Sports decal kit
• Interior luggage organiser

Colour selection

A varied and expressive colour palette emphasises ute’s sports persona. Three exciting new colours - Atomic, Crunch and K-Pow – are included in a total of nine exterior colour choices.

Available on all models

• Heron White – solid white
• Phantom – metallic black with silver highlights
• Redhot – highly chromatic solid red metallic
• Nickel – mechanical dark silver with coarse metallic highlight
• *K-Pow - highly chromatic metallic blue with purple undertones

Additional colours available on SV6, SS and SSV

• Ignition – chromatic red orange metallic with fine mica gold highlight
• *Atomic - metallic green, bright and packed with chroma
• *Crunch – a green-biased metallic yellow
• Morpheous - purple metallic

* denotes new colours

Holden VE Ute Range:

• Omega (new) - 3.6L V6, peak power 180kW, peak torque 330Nm, four-speed automatic and 3.6L V6 195kW peak torque 340Nm six-speed manual;
• SV6 - 3.6L V6 195kW peak torque 340Nm five-speed automatic and six-speed manual;
• SS – 6.0L V8 270kW, peak torque 530Nm six-speed automatic and six-speed manual;
• SS V (new) - 6.0L V8 270kW, peak torque 530Nm six-speed automatic and six-speed manual;

Fuel Economy (based on ADR 81/01)NB – Figures based on pre-production vehicles

Omega (auto): 11.3 L/km
Omega (manual): 11.4 L/km
SV6 (auto): 11.6 L/km
SV6 (manual): 11.4 L/km
SS & SS V (auto): 14.0 L/km
SS & SS V (manual): 14.5 L/km

On Sale: October 2007