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HOLDEN is making the final touches to a louder, angrier version of its high-performance Commodore-based ute that will help to farewell the car.
The collectable tribute car will be the first of three special-edition models that will celebrate the locally made Commodore’s legacy once manufacturing ends late next year.
The last of the limited-run utes is believed to be a bespoke-badged version of a Holden Commodore VFII SS-V Redline, featuring more aggressive aerodynamic tweaks and a much more sinister growl from the bimodal exhaust snaking down from its LS3 V8 engine.
Holden declined to comment on the ute’s existence. However, the carmaker has previously said it would roll out a series of Commodores wearing special badges and celebrating the end to almost 40 years of manufacturing the sedan, wagon and ute line as next year’s production deadline looms.
It should also be the last chance to own what is one of Australia’s great driver’s cars – let’s be honest, under its sleek ute-coupe styling the Holden is more two-seat sports car than worksite hack.
Critically, though, Holden admitted that while the special Bathurst badge had been shelved, the project team that was working on the hi-po send-off for the Commodore had not lost pace.
