The Holden Ute Should've Been Sold in the USA

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I really think General Motors should've sold the Holden Ute in the United States -- so I reviewed a Holden Ute located in California to demonstrate exactly why.

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[Vonkunken]

Its weird seeing someone get so excited over a car that for me I see every day because they are so common in Australia.

[justqueeek]

These things are everywhere in Australia and I mean EVERYWHERE.

[lucashood]

It didn’t “catch on” in Australia in the 1980’s. Australia had been producing Utes since 1934 (Ford Australia) and 1951 Holden. The Ute was only discontinued in 2016 when car manufacturing ceased in Australia.

[_alifeallmine_]

The “Ute” concept was actually invented in Australia, we didn’t pick up on an American idea, it was quite the reverse.

[captaccordion]

'Ute' is an abbreviation of coupe/utility, a body style which was pioneered by Ford Australia in 1933/34 and which has been popular in Australia ever since. So it's very incorrect to say that it started with El Caminos and Rancheros and that Australia adopted it from the US.

[benwong]

A minute silence please Holden has closed its plant in Australia and Australian car production is no more. This beautiful V8 ute is no more last of its kind. RIP Holden.

[devilsadvocate]

Sorry Doug, the 'sedan based ute' did not 'catch on' in Australia from the US but rather the other way around. The concept was first released by Ford Australia in around 1934 after a letter from a farmer's wife asking for a vehicle that could "go to church on a Sunday and carry pigs to the market on Monday".

[vaxel]

Those Australian UTEs are pretty damn sick, I'm not much into pickup trucks (my daily is actually Mercedes W124 Coupe) and I'm from Poland where almost NOBODY buys a pickup truck (in fact they're REALLY rare to see on a road there) but those UTE things are really cool in my eyes especially with a big V8, go Aussies! I love you guys and your silly accent.

[spunkymonkey]

Doug needs to get his hands on a VF Maloo, I know Left Hand Utes have done a few of them.

[FX]

Red HSV Holden Ute is otherwise known as a "Tradesman's Ferrari".

[cudadog]

"Died out in US but caught on in Australia.."
Yeah nah mate it's just been like a thing forever over here..

[jarlnieminen]

It didn't catch on in Australia we had them in the 40's and never stopped making them!

[joshuahindmarsh]

Aussies be like: "Just another stock commie bro"

[ManmoogEntertainment]

I find it hilarious as an Australian that Americans are so amazed by a car i see on the daily

[jamesadam]

You're not driving it right, you've got to tailgait the people in front of you who are already going 10 over the limit.

[MrWilliam.Stewart]

OMG, you're driving that beast from the passenger seat!

[steveheywood]

There are lots of utes here in Australia...in fact Ford Australia created the first Ute in 1934 by converting a Tudor sedan...we have been using them ever since, and they are popular everywhere here.

[nickbadgio]

I'm single with no kids.
I like driving fast.
But I play a lot of ice hockey and on the weekends I am a gigging musician with bulky gear.
I need this car.

[johnwalker]

The Utes were also available in New Zealand, and very popular here as well. My father had his first one in 1960. I owned two of the very popular Holden HQ series, one a Belmont and the other a Kingswood.

[joshdixon]

For an Australian, this is just about the most normal car you've had on your channel ever! They are just about everywhere.