Holden Colorado News

Don't pay too much for a used car in 2021!
By Byron Mathioudakis · 05 Sep 2021
Buying a used car is difficult enough in normal times.
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Can GMSV succeed where Holden and HSV failed?
By Andrew Chesterton · 21 Jul 2021
The battle between Holden and Ford seems as old as Australia automotive history itself, but there's one department in which the Red Lion consistently lost the war with the Blue Oval, and that's the battle between the Colorado and the Ranger.A recap?
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SUV, small car and pick-up resale superstars
By Byron Mathioudakis · 20 Mar 2021
Unless you were prudent enough to buy a Toyota FJ Cruiser - more on that later - most new cars are not great financial investments.Most will depreciate to less than half their original purchase price within four years, and then continue to slide until the
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Eight cars that were retired in 2020
By Andrew Chesterton · 10 Jan 2021
Another year gone means another batch of cars officially buried, with either lacklustre sales or a change of corporate direction spelling the end for cars as diverse as the Abarth 124 Spider to the Hyundai Veloster, and even the very last (ever) Holdens.
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Holden’s secret super ute revealed!
By Andrew Chesterton · 07 Jan 2021
Holden and HSV were ready to launch a 550Nm Colorado-based super ute in Australia to take down the Ford Ranger Raptor, only for the brand to be axed before the first utes could hit dealerships.
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How Holden could have beaten Ford
By Andrew Chesterton · 31 Dec 2020
The real story behind the monstrous Walkinshaw 550 version of the Holden Colorado has been revealed, with the super ute originally designed as the vehicle that would finally take down the Ford Ranger Raptor, only for Holden to close up shop as the finishi
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Walkinshaw 550 super ute explored
By Andrew Chesterton · 24 Nov 2020
It might have come a couple of years too late, but Holden at last has a ute that can out-perform its dual-cab rivals like the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and the Nissan Navara, with the launch of the new Walkinshaw W550 performance pack.
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More used-car gems for canny new-car buyers
By Byron Mathioudakis · 11 Oct 2020
With see-sawing currencies and tumultuous global events pushing new-car prices ever-higher, spending up big may not be an option at all for many of us right now.Thankfully, there's always the used-car market, where hundreds of not-so-old pre-loved alterna
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Walkinshaw W550 to be Oz's most powerful ute?
By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Aug 2020
Holden will finally have a diesel dual-cab Colorado that will out punch the Toyota HiLux Rugged X, Ford Ranger Raptor and the Nissan Navara Warrior - it's just a pity it's arrived after the brand closed up shop in Australia.It's no secret that the Colorad
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Holden Colorado to out-punch the Raptor
By Andrew Chesterton · 16 Aug 2020
Holden might not have gotten around to building a true Ford Ranger Raptor rival, but that hasn't stopped Walkinshaw Performance picking up the slack, with the owners of the HSV brand unveiling a new performance pack that will seriously up street cred of t
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