2011 Holden Thunder Ute Car Review

Almost all Australian people could not wait for the return of 2011 Holden Ute Thunder that will be presented in a special edition. Thunder is the VE Ute Series II Ute-up special edition that has been launched to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1951 original Ute and will use the engine capacity of 3.6 liter V6 engine and Ute SS will come with a standard V8 engine. Both models of this car will come with six-speed transmission and optional six-speed automatic.

The special edition Holden Thunder Ute will be available in 10 exterior colors and will be distinguished by unique 19-inch five spoke charcoal alloy wheels. Thunder badges will also be visible on the side and rear of the exterior, while the interior gets sports seats with leather bolsters and Touch-screen Holden-iQ system with Satellite Navigation.

Choice of 10 exterior finishes

* Alto Grey (prestige paint) – mid-toned grey with silver highlights
* Hazard (prestige paint) – head turning bright solid yellow
* Sizzle – bright metallic red
* Heron – solid white
* Karma (prestige paint) – mid blue with metallic highlights
* Nitrate (prestige paint) – a classic silver metallic
* Phantom (prestige paint) – metallic black with silver highlights
* Poison Ivy (prestige paint) – a sports green metallic with blue highlights
* Red Hot – highly chromatic solid red
* Voodoo (prestige paint) – solid electric sports blue

“Over 60 years of production, the Holden ute has evolved from typical tradesman’s transport to two-door sports machine with a practical edge – that’s epitomized by the Thunder range,” Holden Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales John Elsworth said. “It is a really bold, tough looking ute which we think will appeal to many of our traditional sports ute buyers. We’re expecting it to be an absolute winner in our showrooms.”

Safety features include driver and passenger side airbags, side impact airbags and side curtain airbags. The Holden Ute range carries a 5 Star ANCAP crash safety rating.

The Holden Thunder Ute range is on sale next week around Australia.

* SV6 Manual – $34,990 (drive away price)
* SS Manual – $39,990 (drive away price)
* SV6 Automatic – $39,490 (RRP)
* SS Automatic – $44,490 (RRP)
* Prestige Paint – $500