Holden Announce The 2011 Thunder In SS and SV6. On Sale Next Week

[VKCOMMO]

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/51657/2011-holden-thunder-ute-on-sale-from-next-week

Announced as part of the Holden Ute's 60th anniversary celebration, the Thunder Ute will be available in SV6 and SS trim - with an added $3000 worth of special features thrown into the deal.

In both SV6 and SS spec, the Thunder Ute features 19-inch alloy wheels, satellite navigation, leather seat bolsters and special-edition Thunder badges and logos inside and out.

“It is a really bold, tough looking ute which we think will appeal to many of our traditional sports ute buyers," Holden Executive Director of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales John Elsworth said.


As with the regular SV6 and SS Utes, the Thunder ute is offered with Holden's 210kW/350Nm 3.6 litre SIDI petrol V6 and the 270kW/530Nm 6.0 litre petrol V8.

A six-speed manual transmission is standard with both engines, and a six-speed automatic can be had as an option.

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.

Pricing and Availability

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
Shown here in Voodoo blue, the Thunder range is available in a choice of 10 exterior colours.

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

 

[scouser king]

you beat me too it,I was just about to put this put lol

 

[CSP]

Look at those tiny brakes!

 

[kuzman89]

nice, this will sell well I reckon!!

 

[Mick1988]

Storm??? You mean Thunder?

Looks hot as in Voodoo Blue

 

[VKCOMMO]

Not a clue why I wrote Storm. Lol

Id love one in hazard (because I'm in love with that colour) with black stripes.

 

[Jesterarts]

Sooooooooooo from that I can see, the biggest difference between a Thunder and an SS is the price. Beyond that they have a Thunder badge and that is basically it?

 

[VKCOMMO]

Sooooooooooo from that I can see, the biggest difference between a Thunder and an SS is the price. Beyond that they have a Thunder badge and that is basically it?

Holden say $3k of special features, being storm badges, 19's, leather seat bolsters and sat nav. Must be expensive things.. Lol

I think it's just Holden desperate for money, all those 'special features' will cost nothing to holden to throw in, but they still jack up the price massively...

 

[Jonno]

i saw this posted in this forum elsewhere yesterday with pictures too..
ohwell dont see much point, looks the same as the rest to me

 

[bladerunner]

yep. another parts bin special. you"d think they were"nt selling many utes? when in fact its the opposite.. selling their arses off the last time i checked.