ACCORDING to the stuff of legend, it was Ford Australia that invented the ute – however, Holden’s updates to the VF Commodore range show there is always room for improvement.

The Holden Ute, with its single-skin side, has always been more of a two-seat sports car than a load-lugging workhorse.

Testament to that is the projected sales split when taking into account what rests under that shapely aluminium bonnet – up to half of sales are likely to be for the V8 engine, and not the V6.

Quieter and better-equipped than ever, the new Ute keeps the appeal.

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