GTP Cool Wall: 2003-2005 HSV Avalanche XUV

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2003-2005 HSV Avalanche XUV

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GranTurNismo

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2003-2005 HSV Avalanche XUV nominated by @Murcie_LP640

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Body Style: 4-door coupe-utility
Engine: 5.7L V8
Power: 365hp
Torque: 350 lb-ft
Weight: 1985kg
Transmission: 4-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Additional Information: A powered up - and jacked up - version of the relatively short-lived Holden Crewman dual-cab ute, complete with its rear-biased AWD system. Abysmal fuel economy and impractical dimensions quickly led to the XUV and Avalanche wagon's fate - only 300 of the utes were sold between 2003 and 2005.

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While I certainly don't hate yoots and I can understand their purpose, very few of them will ever get a rating higher than Seriously Uncool from me, this one is no exception. They're just so dorky looking and many look awfully proportioned as well.
 
This is weird enough looking to get a cool, but the stats are conflicting. 385 hp AWD is a cool thing I guess, but 4-speed autos are not. I don't know much about utes since I'm not Austrailian, so I don't know how this one compares to others. I'll give it a meh.
 
These cars are obscenely rare to the point where I don't recall seeing one before. But that's probably for a good reason, as this car is not what I think of when I hear Holden. No wonder why it was killed off soo quickly. Uncool.
 
I drove one from the Holden used car lot to handing the customer the keys. That was enough. Uncool. Seriously.
 
I actually quite like the Crewman, for whatever reason. Would probably consider it a guilty pleasure of mine.

This is still hopelessly uncool though.
 
YoshiMaster2
I actually quite like the Crewman, for whatever reason. Would probably consider it a guilty pleasure of mine.
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I would Agree especially since it's on the best Ute platform(VY/VZ) but this HSV version is sin.

Something like this I would own:
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Uncool.

I don't know much about Utes but what I know about them is that they are kind of cool except this on.
 
It's always been hard to me to jugde these kind of... cars? Trucks? They look right and wrong at the same time.

I think I'll just go with Meh.
 
I mean it looks awful but I can’t bring myself to completely hate it. It’s kind of like the Golf Country but way less appealing.

Meh.
 

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