The Holden Colorado isn’t the first vehicle you’d
think of when envisioning a race car, although prior to Australia’s SuperUtes
championship starting next year, the automaker has changed that. Based around
the productionized Colorado, the SuperUte will compete in the championship
alongside the Ford Ranger, Mazda BT-50, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and
Mitsubishi Triton.
Design work for the Colorado SuperUte was completed
by GM Design Australia and the finished creation incorporates a roll cage,
competition wheels and tires and a lowered stance. It is also painted Satin
Steel Grey and stickered with Holden’s logo.
All vehicles competing in the championship will have
horsepower capped at 340 and torque limited to 678 Nm. Minimum
weight will sit at 1,800 kg. The championship has been created to
cater for the huge ute segment in the Australia, which makes up almost 20 per
cent of new vehicles sold in the country.
In a statement, GM Holden general manager of
brand, media and sponsorship, Emma Pinwall said “SuperUtes is an exciting new
racing series and supporting Australian motorsport has been an important part
of Holden’s heritage, so we are delighted to homologate Colorado for the
series.”
