Holden has broken the Guinness World Record for the top land speed reached by a production pickup truck. The record was last set in February 2004 by Daimler Chrylser in a Dodge RAM SRT-10 8.3 litre V10, with a top speed of 248.783 km/h. LS2 6.0 litre V8 Maloo R8 Ute smashed the barrier set by the Dodge, setting the new speed at 271.44 km/h (170 mph). The run was conducted under strictly controlled conditions on the Federal Governments Woomera Prohibited Area in outback South Australia with HSV’s five time Australian Touring car and Bathurst winning champion Mark Skaife at the helm.
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06/29, 10:36 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
Wait until the new Chevrolet SSR comes out, it will own them both!!!1!!!!eleven!!!!1!!! Anything other than teh GM is teh ghey!!1!!!1!!!uno!!!
06/29, 10:57 AM
posted by:
Shawn
Anonymous, GM owns Holden.
06/29, 11:01 AM
posted by:
Will
#1 you twat holden is GM…..
06/29, 11:10 AM
posted by:
1c3d0g
LMAO…his ignorance is overwhelming…
06/29, 11:16 AM
posted by:
JMa
By your logic Anonymous, the T-Blazer SS (which is the basis for the SSR) is faster than the GTO (which is based on the Holden RWD platform). Both use the same Vette engine.
I guess GM vehicles defy the laws of physics (heavier is actually better)
06/29, 11:50 AM
posted by:
JCwhitless
Captain, the sensors on board appear to have failed to detect the high levels of sarcasm in the first post
06/29, 12:14 PM
posted by:
Anonymous (not the real one)
No more calls, we have a winner (#6)!!!
06/29, 1:05 PM
posted by:
JMa
6 and 7, if it were anybody else, I would probably believe you. However, if you have seen anything else anonymous has posted, you probably agree with us, he is really that sad.
06/29, 3:04 PM
posted by:
Joe
The fastest truck is even more pointless than the fastest sedan claim. WHO CARES!!!
06/29, 3:39 PM
posted by:
Mike In CO
Yee Haaaa my ride is finally here, i can haul hay and ass at the same time. THose chics down the 7-11 gonna bill clinton me now
06/29, 9:04 PM
posted by:
The Stig
^^^^ Good one
06/29, 9:31 PM
posted by:
300k mile trep
thats no truck! its a aussie el camino. no TRUCK can come close to the SRT!
06/29, 11:39 PM
posted by:
manny
true… car-based aint a true truck… same goes for the ridgeline…
06/30, 9:03 AM
posted by:
Edward
If Ford didn’t have so many other problems to deal with, they could put the necessary development time into that lightning concept, and put up a hell of a fight against the SRT. If that cold air, nitrous-like shot of gas/air mixture it can produce is properly executed, alongside the 5.4 litre 550HP supercharged V8 from the GT, I could see them owning.
06/30, 9:04 AM
posted by:
Edward
Damn…
Ford would MURDER that record.
06/30, 9:06 AM
posted by:
Edward
For the record, here’s the SRT specs (from the website).
500 horsepower
525 lb-ft of torque
8.3-liter V10 Viper engine
Six-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter
22-inch polished-aluminum wheels available
Dual exhaust
508-watt Infinity® sound system
07/02, 10:30 AM
posted by:
Rod
Ford in Australia have the Super Pursuit utility too - pretty much the same as the Holden Maloo R8. But they both aren’t a truck……