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They have an extremely narrow usable rev range if you want them to keep up with the flow of traffic. Then when you do the NVH levels are through the roof and fuel consumption isn’t much better. A Barra will walk one under any condition, mainly thanks to 200kw. The only downfall is fuel consumption. |
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I've towed with an FG xr6 6sp and a diesel territory. The Territory runs rings around the falcon. About to buy an Everest so I guess I'll find out how far backwards we've gone with family cars. I have a feeling I'm not going to miss the territory, or think I've gone backwards. Those who think the falcon is the pinnacle of family motoring need to get out more.
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The new v6 ranger might be a different story but a Triton, Navara, Hilux etc. is the automotive equivalent of running finger nails down a chalk board. I’d hope the Everest is a better vehicle than the Territory, after all the terry is pretty much a facelifted 20 year old vehicle. |
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I can drive that big 4.0 under 2000 rpm all day long while keeping up with traffic / not being a Sunday driver. It's smooth, quite and refined. Yes, it sucks fuel around town, but then so do the overweight Ranger and Everest I might add, many have complained about a lack of economy with the 3.2 in particular. That's not really possible in a 2.0 or 2.2 diesel Ranger, they are entirely reliant on boost in a VERY narrow powerband, the 2.2 in particular. The 3.2 was a bit different in that it had more natural off boost torque, but any time you needed more than gentle throttle, it was a very vocal companion. The 2.0 is much more refined, but its working hard most of the time, which the 10-speed facilitates. What's interesting though is how we have not really improved in fuel economy over the last 10 to 15 years. Where the number one and two sellers were large 6-cylinder cars sucking plenty of fuel, those have been replaced with large, heavy pickup trucks that suck plenty of fuel. Go figure.
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Your comments on fuel economy at the end bite harder when you consider diesel is much pricier than petrol on a per litre basis. They bite even harder when we were constantly being told by the media that nobody wants those fuel inefficient Australian dinosaurs…
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These days we have no choice.
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A lot in NZ because diesel was half the price of petrol
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Turning right across Hume Highway - get on the brake and stall it up so it actually moves rather than creep off the line until it builds boost, we've got the thing either at or exceeding GVM with its service body and its ****ing hopeless. We're on its second transmission, and coming up for its third soon I reckon, she's been getting hot and going into limp mode with warm weather, its got 150,000km on the clock. We probably should have a light truck ![]() Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 06-02-2024 at 10:04 PM. |
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