Holden VE SS Ute! Aussie V8 Review*
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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we take out this Modified Series 1 Holden VE SS ute with a 6 speed manual and a LS2 V8! Bolt ons and a Tune pushing just over 430RWHP or about 320RWKW!! LOVE AN AUSSIE UTE!
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I bloody love a cammed V8 as always a top review Jon. Sorry to be a LS nerd but I'm pretty sure that is a L98. The manual VE SS came out with L98 and the auto the L77 with LS2'S only in the VZ/VE HSVs there all 6L so easy to confuse them. Haha there is more LS variants than a someone could poke a stick at and I love every single one of em.
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 :)
Recently lost my ssv manual sedan to a distracted driver, devastating knowing ill probably ever be able to afford another as nice!!
Had the same mods but different brands. Was a beautiful car to drive.
Like you said it's all about the engagement.
:( 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
...people don't really pick on the VE. It's literally the best iteration of the ute they made.
Been waiting so long to see a VE be done really happy to see
great example eh
The VE is such a nice looking model 👌
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
This definitely didn’t disappoint, love the colour, sound and looks! Oh and the power is bloody sweet.
Pretty good 0-100 considering it’s a manual, that needle was flying.
A good friend of mine has the Sudan in this colour and no video can do it justice on how good it is.
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
Nothing like an Australian muscle 😎🔥🔥💪🏽
Gotta love it 🇦🇺🤘
I've got pretty much the same power as this in my Caprice V WM. Can confirm is good fun. Not a manual though since its a caprice. Always wanted to see a proper review on a cammed L77/76/98 with manual. Half the videos on YT are them just doing burnouts haha
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 👍
Kresnik on the numberplate, the owner is 100% Croatian or Serbian
What does it mean?
@@kresnik_ss Thank you ,I've learnt something today.
SPOT ON! HA
A free'd up manual LS is straight sex on wheels!
*Insert: Prove me wrong meme* 😁
gotta love a good V8 ute
Great review man! Can't believe the VE weight distribution 50/50 for the sedan and Ute at 53/47, Seems amazing for a Ute!
Love these utes
Sold my cammed VE manual today. The price of having a family. I had her for third of my life. I feel like its the last part of my adolescence. But she will live on in good home. I'll just miss her. RIP 2012 - 2022
🥲 I feel you mate.. sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for family
Bro is literally forza horizon 3 character. The look, the car, the mods, the environment, the roads. Everything, he’s living my childhood.
🤣🎮
Awesome ute always wanted the VE ss specially the manual
gotta love a manual V8 ute eh ;)
Great review and hat's off to the owner for such a clean example!
We agree! very nice example eh! :)
Excellent review mate. Would love to see a few laps and some track footage. The stock VE brakes also hold up really well based on our experience and everyone reckons they are dirt compared to the HSV stoppers. Also, I think it will have a L98 or L77 in it as opposed to the LS2.
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.
i got a sedan of this, most of the same mods too, i dont know why people say its boring, i instantly loved the car when it was released, its got a nice shape
Great cars n a lot of haters that have never experienced one
Iv got a manual VE SSV wagon and I love it! Handles great for its size and plenty of poke with the L98 under the hood
Very nice! love a good wagon
Not many VE's that Clean, Nice example
Very clean eh!
Holden reviews are always the best 💪🏻
love a good V8
I have a VF calais v8 with full exhaust system and headers and OTR
It's auto and go's like a rocket
Doing cam and tune next month
Can't wait 😎
I love my 2006 manual ve ss sedan just had a cam and all the goods in it now pushing 470 to the hubs it’s so fun to drive still easy to drive and it’s my daily the 6.0L push good power with just a cam is so good and you can’t go wrong I wish I did it ages ago
good number! close to my F6 ;) good street power eh.. you gotta love a manual V8
Sounds bloody awesome!
So good eh🤤🤤🤤
@@RossReviewsau Shit yeah!
Got 2010 ssv 3 months ago with 90k on it nice ute but must admit I was looking for another xr6 turbo ute but missed the boat and they became to expensive so now it's time for DOD delete and cam in the SS looking forward to this review.
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!!!
Good timing I’m looking at that Alpine setup for my ute, needed to see one lit up.
Was a cool system man! Looked clean
Nice looking ute definitely needs a break upgrade. looked nice inside 2 me .some good shots of the car while your driving.good review
cheers! glad you enjoyed it.. great ute done well
Nice review Jono, neat looking car in a outstanding colour being v8 in a manual it looked like you were getting intimate with it ha ha
Tony
i loved it haha.. really want a v8 manual as my second car
The color on this is 👌🏽
Good combo eh
A quicker shifting gearbox would greatly improve acceleration.
That would be a good mod for sure
My son just bought one.
Ooof
Pulls like a school boy.
😅 they go good
@@RossReviewsau I’m going to buy a V12 manual XJS AND WHOOP HIS ARSE.
It's hard not to love that sound 💪👌😎
So good eh🤤🇦🇺
So good eh🤤🇦🇺
This will be a good one👍🇦🇺🍻 I mean all your reviews are good but a ford fan in a cammed six litre is priceless
gotta love a V8 ute
My 2008 ve ssv has all the same mods 3 inch stainless xforce xhaust with inch and 78 headers Ls7 lifters pac racing springs full custom tune vcm otr vcm cam mines auto and it’s got the tuff stuff 25% under drive and it’s 350rwkw these utes with the L98
Are powerful as I wouldn’t mind doing a brake upgrade and stereo upgrades
Technically not an LS2 even though derived from - l98/l77
correct.. was my bad
Really nice Ute.
gotta love a good V8 ute
L98 has LS3 rec port heads and intake, LS2 has LS1 Cathedral Port heads and intake, both 6.0L but that's the difference between them
My ve wagon is pushing out 440 hp
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
I am a ford fan but I'll take the hsv clubsport R8
love a HSV
My orange 2009 VE Ute had 330kwatw & 700nm back in 2009
Healthy
Still no match for your typhoon hey jono?
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!
Loving this look and the aftermarket lid on this ve looks sharp slim line nice touch, yeh nah wasn’t a fan of the bulky factory lids lol.
its a mint VE
What steering wheel is this ?!? Looks so good!
Not sure but if as a nice touch
Oof what a beast sounds amazing. definitely keen for you to review my XLS ute with the 3V still got some stuff I need to do to it like find a replacement front bar trying to find anything in offshore blue is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack it’s just taking awhile it’s not exactly in a review ready condition right now
mate when shes ready flick me a message! very keen :) gotta love a good ute
Basically a modern Chevy el Camino!
pretty much lol
So true what you said about cruising it & 6 speed manual through twisties…
There’s quicker cars but there’s nothing like it 👍🏻
Gotta love it eh man!
When your in Victoria nexted I'll be happy to lend ya my keys for the day or even go for a cruise with ya
once i can travel! im keen brother
500-600k a take depending on how he drives it? Not a chance
Another nice SS Ute Johnny & I Know that any Ute you review would instantly remind you of your one mate & that nice V8 rumble,but the car you have now is even better & maybe down the line you'll get another V8 Ute to park next to Black Beauty & have the best of both worlds lol,I enjoyed the review cheers man.
Definitely want another V8 Ute.. really hope to have one next to the F6 soon!
I know your a Ford fan. But I hope you try out a Holden ute v8 manual this time. Gotta try different things mate
? 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.
L98, L76, L77 are all LS2 variants or really All Gen iv variants
correct
not an ls2 mate it was an L98 a far better motor
Yeh I made that terrible assumption on this video 😂 didn’t get my research time
@@RossReviewsau we have all done it mate
Same as mine but mine is 470rwhp with the heads done aswell
I like your yellow BA ute better. It's a shame you had to sell that. That was your road partner and an absolute classic.
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.
Guys I need one of these....... If you can help me get one of these into the UK... Please give me a shout
This being a premiere and having to wait is exactly like a commodore at the traffic lights. Painful
HAHA sorry for the pain
It's damned hard getting a manual off the line quickly isn't it.? Going through the curvy roads and winding it out is what's best with a powerful manual car.
I don't even try getting good 0 - 100kmh times in my manual JZZ30 Soarer as I feel I have too much mechanical sympathy, ha ha ha.
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
Nice ute
Very
You should buy a Holden Ross !
I would love one as a second car
Fully siiiiiick maaaaaate.🍺👏👍
The faced this fella pulls 🤣
🤣🤟 gotta send it
@@RossReviewsau yewww 🇦🇺🤙
Love my VE ssv ute, its a little angrier than that and uses a f load of fuel but it keeps the kms off of my fords
Keep your Commodore clean as well!
great daily haha
Just needs a RIP shifter
👌👌👌
When Holden released the VE, the public were in the early stages of moving away from large sedans and into twincab utes and SUV's. That one billion spent to develop the VE was money squandered.
I realised even back then that Holden had nothing left, and was on borrowed time.
A twincab ute and SUV designed and built inhouse with a uniquely Aussie name and character would have resonated with Holden fans, and saved the company.
They just didn't foresee the future correctly.
Once they began importing even the Commodore, I just gave up on them.
The VE is beautiful and much better than any SUV rubbish
@@cornbreadpelicanundertake Absolutely! Love mine
There a l98 different heads to the ls2
Yes sorry i know I messed up on the “ls2” part similar but different
Nice, well sorted Ute👌👍. I had a VE2 Ute & thought the dash/console was an improvement over the previous model, my VE had factory sat nav. I'd like the same tuning & engine mod's from the VE in the review on my VF Ute.
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really well done ute :)
Nice colour
Very nice colour combo
That's true and the colour looks like lava sort of
Remember when these where 4k all day...then COVID hit😂
?? 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 😅😤
What year is that?
Very nice 👌🏻
love a good ute
does anyone know what rims it got ?
They're meant to have a very basic interior. Its an Australian car.
I’m fine with it
Hell yeah bro👍😉❤️
Up the manual V8 utes
I have an immaculate vz ss 6.0 in my garage that i drive like twice a year and have/ had a Ve ss as my daily lol that i just gave to my son when i got my vf ss as a daily. My face lights up in my vz, even my VF is boring compared to the VZ.
M8 it's not a LS2. Sorry for saying it but it has to be said.
I know that was a brain fart..
@@RossReviewsau I only said it because so many people believe it so.
Oof sounds good 🔥
great sounding ute
does anyone know if the ute has like sls all round or ?
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?
im known as a Falcon man.. but in reality i just love Aussie muscle. sounded great.
looking forward to when you review my “Interceptor “ 620hp xr6 turbo. eats them commies 💨
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.
Why only Ford & Holden reviews, Toyotas and Mitsubishis were also manufactured here?
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.
Decent ponies
not behd ;)
Very very nice but go the ford
both are great
Nice car but crappy tyres. why do people do this...
Cheap
@@RossReviewsau BTW, I like you channel Ross
Stick it deep
😏
hp? wtf is that
You don’t know 🤥
WTF?...what is that. 🤪
Freedom units.
VE has nothing on a VZ.
VZ for life
dying to know what rims these are
does it have 2011 dash?
yeh series 2 dash
@@RossReviewsau thought so