Finke Again

Two Days After Scooping Up the Keys to Our New Holden Colorado, It Was Off to Alice Springs for the Finke Desert Race.
 

- Matt Raudonikis

IF THERE was one big mover among the nine four-wheel drive double-cab utes we had in the big test last month, it was the Holden Colorado. The revisions to the long-serving model back in 2017 have elevated it from a back-of-the-pack player to one worth serious consideration if you’re in the double-cab ute market. The improvements in refinement, equipment, styling and, most of all, off-road ability have seen it climb up the leaderboard of this ultra-competitive segment.

We thought the improvements were so significant that it warranted a closer look, so we secured this Colorado LTZ for the next three months. We picked it up from Holden on a Friday, I packed it Saturday and on Sunday took off on a drive to Alice Springs to watch the Finke Desert Race – a 5000km round trip covering highways, back roads and the Oodnadatta Track.