Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman

**JoeT** · 03-29-2006, 12:36 AM

Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman

GM Media
28 March 2006
www.media.gm.com

Holden’s ever-popular light commercial range now features special edition “Thunder” models for Ute and Crewman.

Thunder special edition models represent up to $3500 in extra value and are available on S Ute, SS Ute and SS Crewman. They will be in Holden dealerships by April 2006.

The Thunder SS models are powered by Holden’s new Gen 4 V8 engine which delivers 260kW of peak power at 5600rpm and 510Nm of peak torque at 4400rpm. The Thunder S Ute boasts the advanced 172kW Alloytec V6 engine made at Holden’s Port Melbourne engine plant.

“Thunder” Ute and Crewman additional feature highlights:

Exterior

· Sports Hard Tonneau – S Ute, SS Ute

· Hard Tonneau – SS Crewman

· 17-inch alloy wheels – SS Crewman (alloy spare)

· 18-inch alloy wheels – S Ute (steel spare), SS Ute (alloy spare)

· Special edition 'Thunder' badging

Interior

· Colour Coded Leather Seats – SS Ute

· Anthracite Leather seats – S Ute, SS Crewman

Recommended Retail Pricing

Thunder S Ute Manual $33,990, automatic $34,990 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges)

Thunder SS Ute Manual and automatic $42,490 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges)

Thunder SS Crewman Manual and automatic $48,690 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges)

Exterior Colour Selection

Devil Yellow – S Ute, SS Ute
Impulse Metallic (brilliant blue) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman
Turismo Mica (chromatic teal blue) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman
Phantom Mica (black) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman
Redhot (chromatic solid red) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman
Quicksilver Metallic - S Ute, SS Ute
Odyssey Metallic (mercury silver) - SS Crewman
Heron White - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman

**ChevroletRevived** · 03-29-2006, 12:52 AM

Interesting. I really like Holden. GM is not going to sell them. Doing that would be an act of pure stupidity.

Gm786 · 03-29-2006, 12:59 AM

GM is definitely not going to sell Holden. Looks nice!

ZvetteGuy · 03-29-2006, 01:08 AM

They can't sell them... we are depending on the Zeta platform for our future real-wheel drive cars! Sell some other one if you have to... I like Saab but I would see that as the first to go rather than Holden....

Mikkoo · 03-29-2006, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZvetteGuy

They can't sell them... we are depending on the Zeta platform for our future real-wheel drive cars! Sell some other one if you have to... I like Saab but I would see that as the first to go rather than Holden....

I agree with you. It doesn't make sense for GM to sell Holden. To much
is riding on the Zeta platform development.

**BigAls87Z28** · 03-29-2006, 01:12 AM

Now with the truck tariff down for Down Under, I wish they would send us 10k Ute SS's with LS2's for a nice price of 27k.

megan · 03-29-2006, 02:00 AM

Bring them over now. The new El Camino. It would be a big seller. Beat the Japanese to the punch. The El Camino is the kind of vehicle Chevy needs now. Give the Crewman AWD (like down under) and it would replace alot of pickups in American driveways.

redimpss5 · 03-29-2006, 02:18 AM

We need them!

eosandov · 03-29-2006, 03:54 AM

I'll have the yellowone..

NedKelly · 03-29-2006, 08:25 AM

I really don't understand why GM hadn't sent those over here years ago as an El Camino. They've already lost a lot of sales as this would sell like hot cakes!

Seriously GM what are you thinking, get them over here NOW!!!

01cavalier · 03-29-2006, 08:33 AM

I agree that selling Holden would be a bad idea, they are at least profitable. The Ute would have made sense a long time ago as an El Camino, for sure, though I doubt it would have sold in huge numbers, it would have been good for the bottom line.

FStephenMasek · 03-29-2006, 09:18 AM

I sure wish I could buy a crewman now. GM is nuts to only sell them in Australia.

HEVguy · 03-29-2006, 09:30 AM

I really don't like these vehicles (FUGLY car-trucks), I hope they never sell them in the US again.

Slick_Holden · 03-29-2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEVguy

I really don't like these vehicles (FUGLY car-trucks), I hope they never sell them in the US again.

Mirror

377Z · 03-29-2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megan

Bring them over now. The new El Camino. It would be a big seller. Beat the Japanese to the punch. The El Camino is the kind of vehicle Chevy needs now. Give the Crewman AWD (like down under) and it would replace alot of pickups in American driveways.

Heck yeah! I would LOVE a Crewman! To me it would be the ideal blend of great handling, awesome fit/finish, comfort, with no utility penalty like I suffer now with the GTO. I'll take mine with the 3.6 & AWD, please.

I don't think they'd be big sellers here in the US, however, especially in their current form.

03-29-2006, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
JoeT GMI's Holden Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 4,854	Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman GM Media 28 March 2006 www.media.gm.com Holden’s ever-popular light commercial range now features special edition “Thunder” models for Ute and Crewman. Thunder special edition models represent up to $3500 in extra value and are available on S Ute, SS Ute and SS Crewman. They will be in Holden dealerships by April 2006. The Thunder SS models are powered by Holden’s new Gen 4 V8 engine which delivers 260kW of peak power at 5600rpm and 510Nm of peak torque at 4400rpm. The Thunder S Ute boasts the advanced 172kW Alloytec V6 engine made at Holden’s Port Melbourne engine plant. “Thunder” Ute and Crewman additional feature highlights: Exterior · Sports Hard Tonneau – S Ute, SS Ute · Hard Tonneau – SS Crewman · 17-inch alloy wheels – SS Crewman (alloy spare) · 18-inch alloy wheels – S Ute (steel spare), SS Ute (alloy spare) · Special edition 'Thunder' badging Interior · Colour Coded Leather Seats – SS Ute · Anthracite Leather seats – S Ute, SS Crewman Recommended Retail Pricing Thunder S Ute Manual $33,990, automatic $34,990 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges) Thunder SS Ute Manual and automatic $42,490 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges) Thunder SS Crewman Manual and automatic $48,690 (plus dealer delivery & govt charges) Exterior Colour Selection Devil Yellow – S Ute, SS Ute Impulse Metallic (brilliant blue) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman Turismo Mica (chromatic teal blue) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman Phantom Mica (black) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman Redhot (chromatic solid red) - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman Quicksilver Metallic - S Ute, SS Ute Odyssey Metallic (mercury silver) - SS Crewman Heron White - S Ute, SS Ute, SS Crewman Last edited by JoeT : 03-29-2006 at 12:38 AM.

03-29-2006, 12:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChevroletRevived GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Good Ol United States of America Posts: 8,863	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman Interesting. I really like Holden. GM is not going to sell them. Doing that would be an act of pure stupidity. __________________ GMI's Revitalization in Action Director Check out our latest lineup by Clicking Here If you've got inside news and would like to be a GMInsider, send me a private message or email me HERE.

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Gm786 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Far away Drives: Oldsmobile Delta 88 LS Posts: 4,478	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman GM is definitely not going to sell Holden. Looks nice!

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ZvetteGuy 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arizona Drives: 1987 Chevrolet R10 pickup, 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Posts: 550	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman They can't sell them... we are depending on the Zeta platform for our future real-wheel drive cars! Sell some other one if you have to... I like Saab but I would see that as the first to go rather than Holden.... __________________ Awww... life is so grand... my truck in the garage and the Ponti look'n good... all I need now is a Corvette or a girlfriend.... hmmmm... a Corvette may be cheaper

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BigAls87Z28 GMI Mod/Camaro Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,545	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman Now with the truck tariff down for Down Under, I wish they would send us 10k Ute SS's with LS2's for a nice price of 27k. __________________ Any Inside Info? Questions or Coments? Ideas? Email me at BigAl@GMInsidenews.com 1993 Caprice 9C1 1987 Camaro Z28 1972 Camaro RS

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03-29-2006, 02:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
megan 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 179	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman Bring them over now. The new El Camino. It would be a big seller. Beat the Japanese to the punch. The El Camino is the kind of vehicle Chevy needs now. Give the Crewman AWD (like down under) and it would replace alot of pickups in American driveways. Last edited by megan : 03-29-2006 at 02:23 AM.

03-29-2006, 02:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
redimpss5 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,631	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman We need them!

03-29-2006, 03:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
eosandov 1.8 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman I'll have the yellowone.. __________________ Z06pls

03-29-2006, 08:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
NedKelly 2.5L Iron Duke Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aussie in Green Bay, WI Drives: Pontiac Grand AM GT Posts: 29	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman I really don't understand why GM hadn't sent those over here years ago as an El Camino. They've already lost a lot of sales as this would sell like hot cakes! Seriously GM what are you thinking, get them over here NOW!!!

03-29-2006, 08:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
01cavalier 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, OR Drives: 2007 Cobalt Posts: 4,818	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman I agree that selling Holden would be a bad idea, they are at least profitable. The Ute would have made sense a long time ago as an El Camino, for sure, though I doubt it would have sold in huge numbers, it would have been good for the bottom line.

03-29-2006, 09:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
FStephenMasek 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California Drives: 2006 Ford Explorer EB RWD V8 2002 Mercedes-Benz Posts: 1,999	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman I sure wish I could buy a crewman now. GM is nuts to only sell them in Australia.

03-29-2006, 09:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
HEVguy 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Middle America Drives: Mt Bike Undisclosed Car Posts: 2,381	Re: Holden Unleashes Thunder Ute & Crewman I really don't like these vehicles (FUGLY car-trucks), I hope they never sell them in the US again.

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