Thread: The New Holden Commodore is made by Peugeot?

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Coming from Harrop, I reckon it'd be well engineered too, but by the time ya got one on the road, I reckon it'd be close to $100K, and yes, I'd love to drive one.
Pickles.

Apparently there road legal. Flippin beast. I would wear that Holden badge with honor and the Harrop decals ofcourse.

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Im gob smacked no one commented on that Colorado. That things a damn beast from Harrop too. A name with a solid reputation atleast last i knew.
At what point can you call it Aussie built? Parts come from all over the world and have forever. But to be ground up smacked in the face by harrop DANG if i had the money i tells ya!!!!!!

While I'm sure it would be well engineered, it just doesn't float my boat - it seems a bit 'This is all we had to work with' kind of thing and not really something anyone would actually want to start out with. I mean really - who aspires to own a Colorado to start with - solid vehicle for sure, but to lash out more than $100K on a tarted up version? Very limited market IMO.

At least when muscle cars had leaf springs they had a much lower centre of gravity.

Originally Posted by Homestar

While I'm sure it would be well engineered, it just doesn't float my boat - it seems a bit 'This is all we had to work with' kind of thing and not really something anyone would actually want to start out with. I mean really - who aspires to own a Colorado to start with - solid vehicle for sure, but to lash out more than $100K on a tarted up version? Very limited market IMO.

Limited market?....Yes, and that is why HSV are not doing one,....they would like to, but the numbers just don't add up.
I'd say plenty would like to own one, but of course they don't have the dollars.
"Horses For Courses", Landrover dropped a less powerful 400HP V8 in a Defender at 150 thousand POUNDS,.....and all presold,...in my book that's about Aussie$300K ?......but, gotta be honest, if I could own a Defender works V8, I would prefer that.
Pickles.....

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Limited market?....Yes, and that is why HSV are not doing one,....they would like to, but the numbers just don't add up.
I'd say plenty would like to own one, but of course they don't have the dollars.
"Horses For Courses", Landrover dropped a less powerful 400HP V8 in a Defender at 150 thousand POUNDS,.....and all presold,...in my book that's about Aussie$300K ?......but, gotta be honest, if I could own a Defender works V8, I would prefer that.
Pickles.....

Id take 2 of these Colorados, one for me black, supercharged unit, and the ugly white one for the wife with the ls3 lol.

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Id take 2 of these Colorados, one for me black, supercharged unit, and the ugly white one for the wife with the ls3 lol.

Then tootle off and buy a couple... That's my point - I can't afford one, not sure about you, but my guess is that those that can would find something else they prefered for their money. I highly doubt these will become collectable like the HSV's have.

is it Ron Harrop who is responsible for the "super utes " as they are now known?

He was the "brute ute" man.

the super utes are putting out 340bhp I believe , so I'm assuming thats where he engineered the idea of the Rodeo.

for $1300 I can get the 170kw Jaguar tune in my little Ranger around 30%+ improvement but 340 horses, that would be cool.

If you drove a Colorado you will be quickly disappointed , more power will not solve underlying problems with the design. But as others have said, if that’s all we have.