Super TestCar reviews - Holden - One-Tonner - 2-dr utility rangeHolden modelsResearch Holden OverviewHolden's born-again One Tonner heads upmarket with a new V6 and six-slot manual8 Oct 2004 IT took years of playing second fiddle to Falcon in the lucrative light commercial sales race for Holden to realise its error in discontinuing the original WB one-tonner almost 20 years ago. That was rectified with the revival of the One Tonner nameplate in June last year, following three years and $55 million in development costs to mate a chassis rear-end to Holden’s monocoque Commodore Ute cab. Now, with thousands of Holden-bred tradesmen and farmers happy again, more than a year of solid sales under its belt and Holden back on top of the Aussie ute heap, the facelifted VZ One Tonner raises its bar again with a new V6, a new manual transmission, extra equipment, a revised nose and, of course, a price rise. Model release date: 1 August 2004 to 1 February 2006 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelDIRECT predecessor to the latest VZ One Tonner is the born-again VY version released on June 1, 2003. That model started at $26,210 with the 3.8-litre V6 auto variant and topped out with the One Tonner S V8 priced at $36,150 for both auto and manual versions. The VY One Tonner, however, was Holden's first one-tonne ute since the legendary WB was banished 19 years ago. |
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