Holden VE SS Ute! Aussie V8 Review* 

Really! 😅 damn I honestly didn’t have time to research this review the owner n I both thought it was a ls2 😂🤦‍♂️ I’ll change the title

@@RossReviewsau haha don't worry mate most LS owners don't even know the difference between the LS's apart from the LS1,2,3 LSA not knowing there is heaps more to the LS family. At the end of the day it don't matter ay they are all great platforms and I'd have to say the L98 is better then the LS2 because LS2 have the old cathedral heads but a better cam where as the L98 has square port (LS3 style) heads and intake manifold so after a cam upgrade the LS2 makes less power than a L98 for the same upgrades lol sorry being a bloody nerd again

@@RossReviewsau ls2 and l98 are pretty much the same engine anyway

@@mikenolan3060 yeah I got the l76 in my Caprice and a mate I knew had the LS2 in his vz clubby and found he couldn't do much to it

@@mikenolan3060 I have a L98 in my 08 ve Calais that's an auto ,and my mates ve ss had the l77 ,auto as u mentioned ,we have the exact same cam and mods and i made 20more RWKS than him , i assume because of the heads on the l98 being better flow love the chop chop :)

:( i feel so sorry for you mate! thats the scariest thing when i go out in the typhoon is if someone else hits me.. these cars now are priceless

At least you didn’t die which is good

Dylan i am So sorry to hear that matey 😔. Ive thought the same if something were to happen to mine as sadly every day on the way to work and home ive gotta deal with the worst distracted unaware drivers in NSW.

Hopefully in the future you get another one

great example eh

Really well done ute! And I was very impressed with the 0-100 considering a manual! Quick Ute for NA

The manual will very comfortably hit 100ks in 2nd gear, they're surprisingly very quick for the manuals

Love these utes

i was always not a big fan but this one changed my mind HAHA

Completely agree Patrick! Absolutely love mine and just got it cammed and tuned, and it's manual, beast now. I went from 328rhp-450rhp P.S. Your welcome to come drive it Ross,not a ute but yeah haha

The sound is like a Camaro

Correct on the L98 I was just remembering from the VZ review I did 😅 similar but different

Got a ute myself.love making love to it down the highway..the stock standard brakes are terrible..love the vid.

Gotta love it 🇦🇺🤘

Yeah I've got a mild cammed l76 in my Caprice round the same amount of horsys

Same with my Calais only come in auto /similar HP , its good to see both sides i still love my auto on bendy back roads I still can drop it back gears n so fourth so u know, nothing better than a sunny day back roads windows down full noise haha

@@undy22 Yep changing into third and doing 130 the sound is insane

@@missinglink4205 sure does then take 3rd gear all the way to red line hahaha 😆

@@undy22 yep got me mine to 170 changed into fourth and thought shit I've still got fifth and sixth 👍

We agree! very nice example eh! :)

🤣🎮

What does it mean?

@@kresnik_ss Thank you ,I've learnt something today.

SPOT ON! HA

🥲 I feel you mate.. sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for family

gotta love a manual V8 ute eh ;)

gotta love a good V8 ute

Very nice! love a good wagon

love a good V8

Great cars n a lot of haters that have never experienced one

Very clean eh!

First thing I did with my 08 Caprice was a vcm air intake then got dod delete kit vcm 532 cam and three inch exhaust system, cost round 12 grand mark fully installed and dyno tune and tell you what it's the best daily I've ever driven👍

once you open up the LS a bit they GO HARD.. good street cars 100%

It's definitely awesome when it's done,goes too beast mode with OTR cam and tune that's for sure!!!

Was a cool system man! Looked clean

So good eh🤤🤤🤤

@@RossReviewsau Shit yeah!

good number! close to my F6 ;) good street power eh.. you gotta love a manual V8

cheers! glad you enjoyed it.. great ute done well

i loved it haha.. really want a v8 manual as my second car

gotta love a V8 ute

Not sure but if as a nice touch

That would be a good mod for sure

Good combo eh

😅 they go good

@@RossReviewsau I’m going to buy a V12 manual XJS AND WHOOP HIS ARSE.

Nah but would make a great side kick 🤔👌

@@RossReviewsau Yeah be pretty good opening the garage too both 👍

@@RossReviewsau You need a V8 Commodore in your fleet!

So good eh🤤🇦🇺

So good eh🤤🇦🇺

gotta love a good V8 ute

love a HSV

correct

not behd ;)

Nice Alan! Good fun hey. My VE sedan is 450rhp

@@peaner083 fk yeah good fun big stress reliever

@@alanthorpe3527 Hell yeah it is. Whenever iam away from my car as I do fifo,Iam just hanging to get back into it,goddamn hurry up Saturday! Hahaha

Healthy

its a mint VE

correct.. was my bad

Gotta love it eh man!

mate when shes ready flick me a message! very keen :) gotta love a good ute

Definitely want another V8 Ute.. really hope to have one next to the F6 soon!

once i can travel! im keen brother

? literally exactly what this ute is.. i love both

@@RossReviewsau what I meant was owning one lol. I know you when you review you try all sorts of things but in the video you said one day you want to have another v8 manual ute next to the typhoon. So I hope you will try owning a Holden ute manual V8 just to see.

pretty much lol

thats it eh! all about that connection and just rowing your own gears! great feeling.. 0-100 is ok but not all that is important

Yes sorry i know I messed up on the “ls2” part similar but different

Keep your Commodore clean as well!

great daily haha

🤣🤟 gotta send it

@@RossReviewsau yewww 🇦🇺🤙

I wish I had it next to the F6

@@RossReviewsau Ford had integrity, Holdens are just to be showy. Only their one tonners had leaf sprung rear. Holden were more concerned with pleasing ignorant people, whereas Ford cared more about being fit for purpose. That's why Fords are now getting recognition. Shame it wasn't reflected in their new car sales. Selling to an ignorant public.

@@kresnik_ss nice colour and looks good. I actually like the VE. Why would Ford choose leaf springs in a market that they knew would automatically associate them with old tech unless there was a mighty good reason to? Putting in an independent rear in a ute indicates they were aiming at a lifestyle market, not serious load carrying prowess as their main purpose is. It always bothered me. I would still consider one as I am not interested in lugging a load of bricks either. I'm talking about the market as a whole. Holden should have offered a live rear axle leaf spring rear on the utes, as an option.

@@jamesfrench7299 On the base model only... I wouldn't want an SS with a live rear axel because this is a car biased for sportiness, not carrying a tonne of things in the back...

@@kresnik_ss no doubt, for you and many others, the superior dynamics and ride of IRS is perfect for your ute. Good point about such a combination no longer attainable. The car based ute was devised to give a car like experience while being able to carry bigger items a car couldn't carry. Yours just ups the car side of things that bit more and that's perfectly valid and in reality, a very small percentage ever load them to the gills, so may as well enjoy the best car like dynamics on offer. Will have no trouble carrying dirtbikes or jet skis.

yes.. these utes are coils allround

@@RossReviewsau im really sorry could you help like coils all around is that like what spings sls ssls im really sorry i dont understand to well?

The VE is beautiful and much better than any SUV rubbish

@@cornbreadpelicanundertake Absolutely! Love mine

Yeh I made that terrible assumption on this video 😂 didn’t get my research time

@@RossReviewsau we have all done it mate

I would love one as a second car

really well done ute :)

Very

Up the manual V8 utes

Very nice colour combo

That's true and the colour looks like lava sort of

love a good ute

HAHA sorry for the pain

If you got one I’ll review it..

@@RossReviewsau You should review a Mitsubishi Magna Ralliart! It's pretty much an Aussie Evo!

@@RossReviewsau I'm in Melbourne, my 380 almost never goes over 2000rpm.

👌👌👌

?? 4k for a SS nah maybe 10

@@RossReviewsau yeah I watched a few sell.....I sold my vl Calais in 2019 for 5k..and that was a struggle. 2 years later $60k..

​@@supraaa94rzI sold my VK for fkning $800. They go for $30K to 60K now. Also it wasn't COVID that price hike. Holden Elizabeth 20 mins from me north of Adelaide stopped production and all Holden's sky rocketed. But yeah COVID probably also didn't help but main reason is Holden stopping production and many now hold price or gone up massive like your VL, MY VK, my old VP Calais bought 4K sold $ 5k thought I made a good profit Holden closed down and when looked up both VK and VP I nearly had heart attack in so sad. VK like I said above $30-60k I got for $500 from a front yard and did it up. VP Calais now $20k -$40 if I kept both and sold yeah that's around 100K. 30K I would put in VE SS V8 UTE and rest into a house. Or kept the VK as had such sentimental value to me being first car, first vehicle had a root in and priceless memories me and first girlfriend. But yeah. Anyways have a good day and weekend. I'm glad I'm not only one sold for cheap and lost big hahah 😅😤

I know that was a brain fart..

@@RossReviewsau I only said it because so many people believe it so.

I’m fine with it

great sounding ute

Holden was always a far better brand than Ford. Who won more Bathursts? Who had better styling, reliability and economy? Holden's were just more gooderer. Do ya know wot I mean?

@@noelgibson5956 see.... i love this. 😂 Max drove a Falcon.. you know Max. Snd without ford- holden raced itself. so lucky for Brock,.. he had Dicky J. And weve won a lot as well

In a straight line them Barras are very hard to catch 💪🇦🇺 keen for that review man

@@RossReviewsau 🏁

@@noelgibson5956 Nope clown boy. Coming from someone who bought a brand new VZ SS and had it supercharged by Marks Workshop i can say the barra i own now would rape it without even trying. Also, name a GM car that is exclusive as the GT 40 that won LeMans many times, sold for 15 Million and even the latest version goes for 2 million. I'll wait dopey. Reliability..hahaha, the Barra is known to be bullet proof unlike the V6 holden , the VF timing chain issue just for starters.

not behd ;)

both are great

😏

Cheap

@@RossReviewsau BTW, I like you channel Ross

You don’t know 🤥

WTF?...what is that. 🤪

Freedom units.

VZ for life

yeh series 2 dash

@@RossReviewsau thought so