stangg172004

SST is a sports/recreational street machine that should hold plenty of appeal for the 'boys with toys' brigade. To assess buyer interest and help establish the viability of the SST concept, Holden will be asking interested showgoers to offer their opinions.

The 225kW V8 SST step side custom pickup had its genesis late last year when Holden sought ways to emphasise the One Tonner's versatility by showcasing individual design themes.

If it receives the green light, the SST One Tonner would carry Holden By Design badging and join an increasingly diverse Holden light commercial line-up that's the strongest in company history and currently leading its national sales category.

Its cleverly integrated, low-slung custom step side body is described by Holden Senior Designer Jeff Haggarty as, "tough, stubby and muscular with a mildly retro feel, but contemporary in execution."

Reflecting the front fender sweep, the SST's muscular rear fenders frame 19-inch five-spoke alloys, 275/35 low profile tyres and four-pot Harrop brakes. Front wheels are 18-inch; the reinforced step side is fully functional and there's an aircraft-style fuel filler cap. Cab design cues are overtly SS, and the theme continues along deep-skirted flanks and into a Ute-style rear facia with low-set integrated reversing lamps.

The tailgate sports a moulded lion logo reminiscent of an earlier pickup era and SST has stacked, twin circular tail lamps. The deep tray, finished in heavy-duty aluminium propeller plate, is equipped with storage compartments and a polished alloy sports bar with high-mount stop lamp.

The step allows easy access to tie loads to one of six integrated tie-down points. SST remains a workhorse at heart, underpinned like all One Tonners by the unique to Holden torque arm chassis frame that gives it serious load carrying capability.

The prototype's brilliant electric blue with violet mica finish - appropriately named Ego - is reflected in glossy, colour-keyed cockpit and console surrounds in the SS-style interior, which is trimmed in Anthracite black leather, with seat and door inserts in Bermuda blue.

Kelly Brauer, Sales and Marketing Manager Performance Products and Racing, said the SST project gave another great example of Holden's capacity to offer market-responsive niche vehicles with a performance edge.

"In this case, we used the One Tonner as a blank canvas, if you like, to show that you can take a light commercial vehicle and do whatever imagination dictates," Brauer said.

"The fact that the SST project was completed in a little under two months is a tribute to the energy and talent of the specialist design and engineering team working on it - and to the tools at their disposal."

The SST custom body was created using advanced composite panel technology, which lends itself to the lightweight tooling and flexible manufacturing processes that are required for cost-effective low volume production.
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gdubb

negative

stangg172004

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liloj

he dont like it....niether do i..glad we aint gonna see....it..just not a good looking vehicle

biker

The El Camino makes a come back.

MADCAT

That interior and front of that car is amazing!

F23A4

While at Barnes & Noble, they had a car mag from down under with a convertible version of the Monaro was hotness, IMHO. But I'm not feeling that El Camino look though.

jz-97-c7

put some 20" iforged wheels on it(fat lips of course) , toss that diamond plate in the bed, and trash the ricer taillights and i'd roll it

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

This is what happened to the venerable El Camino when GM dropped it from the line-up here in the States.

Think of this as a GTO with a bed...

Black CL-S 4-Life

IMO just a waste, glad it won't be on sale in the US.

F23A4

I'm sure there are plenty of 20-40y/o males in the Walmart demographic that would jump at the chance of having one of those parked in front of their double-wide.

bigman

That car is fucking hot. Imagine that with an LS2 and called the El Camino. Fuck yeah.

mantis23

thats the first thing that popped into my head.

dreadnaught1181

Lose the redneck inspired diamond plate bedliner and move the steering wheel and I'll take it.

Acuraluvr

iTrader: (2)

meh... ok

stangg172004

Matell

Just another piece of Holden shit.

The Australian rednecks ride of choice is one of either a Holden ute, or a Ford ute. Completely useless save for a few tins of paint, a ladder and the odd bag of cement. Lets get an already piece of shit bogan dream such as a just Holdin' together Commonwhore (Commodore) or Fucker Only Runs Downhill Falcon, chop it down the B-pillar to the sill line and make a tray out of the remaining body. Stiffen her up a bit, and while we're at it, in with some leaf springs and a live rear axle!. Squeeze in a V8 to make a mullet head chain smoking rum and beer swiller cream his pants, and you've got the perfect Australian labourers lose reared rear tyre smoking hero car.

God knows why there's so many tossers down here that like them, hence we never killed the ute (El Camino) like we should have but we didn't so there's shitloads of them, and each wanker thinks he drives for one of two V8 Supercar manufacturers....Holden or Ford.

Can you tell I can't stand our domestics????

Thank your brass monkeys that the Holden Exec's haven't managed to sell the idea of us exporting utes to GM management. At least your pick-ups are purposeful and look right for the job they ideally do. (Even if they do have bench seats and column shift slushboxes!

Come on turbo or S/C to give my TSX/Euro 300WHP and I'll go whoopin some redneck arse!

bigman

And then i will spray 150 shot on you in my already 307rwhp car and have no engine problems after 100k in my LS1.