TOUGHER THAN EVER

Since the collapse of Holden on local shores, HSV has had to radically shift its business mindset. No longer able to rely on luring punters with its gruntier versions of the now-extinct Holden V8 Commodore sedan, one of HSV’s main projects is a dual-cab 4x4 ute with a 2.8-litre Duramax diesel engine. With LCV sales continuing to blossom in an overall declining new-car market, it’s hardly a surprise.

HSV imports the Z71 Colorado from Thailand in dressed-down form – steel wheels and basic front pews, for example – as it bins the