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To be fair I don't think ive ever seen a Holden taxi
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Yep
Awesome looking beasts.
What about this thing, a shame it never happened.
Interesting backstory to why these weren't made in huge numbers with politicians whipping up anti-muscle car hysteria in Parliament over the horsepower regular punters would have after Bathurst, where these cars would be unveiled for the first time, after which they'd go on sale to the general public.
I lived in a large-ish regional town in NSW and in my street I swear this older guy owned one of these famed Phase IV GTHOs; it would live under its car cover in his under-house garage and the whole time I lived there (nearly 10 years) I saw him take it out maybe three times.
Or maybe made it more of an icon.
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I have a 2013 XR6 MkII - first falcon Ive owned and I hate it. Sluggish, heavy, clunky, unresponsive, bluetooth connectivity is awful, guzzles like you wouldn't believe, aircon is s**t, clunky transmission is massively over rated. Guess that's what you get with a straight 6.
My old VZ commodore had more guts. I miss it.
My old VZ commodore had more guts. I miss it.
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Generally a Holden man but that looks pretty nice.
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I have absolutely zero issues with mine...Exact opposite of everything you said.
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I've driven XR6's on business trips too, they are all the same. Sluggish pieces of crap.
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Lol I reckon you're lying/Holden fanboying
The vz commodore is a piece of s**t.. The alloytec v6 is the worst engine in Australia's history and those GM boxes all either fail completely or start slipping off their head at 50,000 kms
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The FG xr6 is really just a futura with a body kit though, isn't it? If you want a different engine to the base falcon I always thought you needed to get a v8 or a turbo (or a vct if we're talking au)
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I couldn't give a s**t about branding - just someone sitting in the car and driving.
Had plenty of problems with the VZ, and that's why I got rid of it. But it had plenty more pick-up that's for sure.
The straight 6's are gutless wonders. Got smashed by a Magna at the lights a few days ago!
Patiently waiting for the Mustang to arrive.
Man you have no idea what a straight 6 TT can do.
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Wish I did, cos Im not experiencing it.
Just calling a spade a spade from my own experiences - not taking sides with bogan ford v holden s**t
Got more zip out of a 4 cylinder camry I drove around recently
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I experience it everyday and when I hit 4000rpm...
With turbo?
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VZ Commo was indeed a lump of s**t. First use of the Alloytec by Holden, wasn't good. VEs are better cars.
The aspirated Ford 6 is nothing special. Definitely a bit sluggish. The turbo... boy oh boy wowee. What an engine.
The aspirated Ford 6 is nothing special. Definitely a bit sluggish. The turbo... boy oh boy wowee. What an engine.
The F6 Typhoon is bloody scary!
Agree with the VE, the first Holden to be designed and built in Australia.
Agree with the VE, the first Holden to be designed and built in Australia.
I did uni placement work at Ford many years ago when this was being released and I drove one, *en s**t myself! Never driven a car when you get thrown back like that on accelleration, no s**t it was like taking off in a jumbo jet.
Exactly. When i was a mechanic at a Ford dealer the boss had one to drive. Not only the accellaration was out of this world, i found the car's breaking power was just as good. My head would nearly hit the windscreen!
