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01-09-2014, 10:10 PM | #8611 | ||
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Saw the black xr8 at 7 this morning thats been getting around plates are 1cn-2lb pulling onto doncaster rd... looked like it has been copping a flogging from all the mud up the wheel arches and side, but god did it look good with lights on... was too slow to grab a pic!
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01-09-2014, 10:34 PM | #8612 | |||
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Second one I've seen in my area. |
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02-09-2014, 12:05 AM | #8613 | ||
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02-09-2014, 01:26 AM | #8614 | ||
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Well, the dealer told me there is a great chance of ordering in the first two weeks of September... Let's hope he's right so I can order my birthday present! And that XR8 sounds mean too, love it.
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02-09-2014, 04:19 AM | #8615 | ||
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Yip in everything
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02-09-2014, 06:53 AM | #8616 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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May have missed it but has anyone read about the XR6T and whether it will available with brembo's as an option?
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02-09-2014, 08:09 AM | #8617 | ||
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02-09-2014, 08:53 AM | #8618 | ||
The 'Stihl' Man
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Yeah or just pluck the setup that the XR8 uses if they have too...just make it part of a performance pack or similar.
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02-09-2014, 09:04 AM | #8619 | ||
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Yeah same setup different wheels.. Be pretty **** if the bonnet was the only difference between the two.. I think the F6 wheels would look mint on the FGX
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02-09-2014, 09:35 AM | #8620 | |||
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However Ford does not make it (Police HWP Pack) available to the Retail (public) Market. https://www.flickr.com/photos/specia...n/photostream/ |
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02-09-2014, 09:55 AM | #8621 | ||
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Police wont go XR8s as I doubt there will be fleet discounts on them.
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02-09-2014, 10:08 AM | #8622 | |||
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The AUII & III 220 and BA / BF XR8s all had Tickford/FPV hand built engines, and the HWP bought plenty of those - fleet discounts. My EX-HWP XR8 was $58K with options PLUS on-roads, less TAX of course - and they bought heaps - until the FG XR8 with crap 322/303 mm brakes - which failed the HWP Brake tests (which is why the HWP stopped buying them - and the XR6Ts). |
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02-09-2014, 10:22 AM | #8623 | ||
Loving my '335' kW!
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I had a dealer tell me that the XR8 will have the FPV GT engine. Not sure if he joined the dots or has the inside track, but it was nice to hear.
Ties in nicely with our insider hints and tips.
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02-09-2014, 10:22 AM | #8624 | ||
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What was the HWP pack on the BA XR8? What did it include? Was the V8 actually hand built? What spec was it? 260 or 290? I'm interested because I have an ex-NSW HWP BA MkII XR8.
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02-09-2014, 10:25 AM | #8625 | |||
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02-09-2014, 10:28 AM | #8626 | ||
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Wow!! what have I been telling you??
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02-09-2014, 11:07 AM | #8627 | |||
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All BA/BF & FG XR8s had hand built 5.4 DOHC 4V Alloy Head engines, with Ram-Tube inlet manifolds by FPV. The engine # starts FPV... FPV Press Release on the introduction of the BOSS 260 & 290 5.4 engines (XR8 & GT): www.fpv.com.au/content/new-boss-born-australia FPV 5.0 Miami 335/315 engine build: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPeYEG76ii8 Last edited by stevefreestyle; 02-09-2014 at 11:13 AM. |
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02-09-2014, 11:47 AM | #8628 | ||
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Correction to above, of course all FG XR8s were BOSS 290 engines not 260.
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02-09-2014, 12:18 PM | #8629 | ||
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I see the current Motor Magazine states in the back car release section that the FGX is released in September, I'm guessing they have stuffed up??
Do we really have to wait until December?
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02-09-2014, 02:29 PM | #8630 | ||
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I was told September release, on sale late September early October.
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02-09-2014, 03:28 PM | #8631 | ||
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Ford themselves have said December so I think that's a much safer bet.
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02-09-2014, 05:04 PM | #8632 | ||
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Facebook Fullboost has a vid of the XR8 on the road - about as good as the motorbike helmet one - well no its a lil but better lol
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02-09-2014, 05:21 PM | #8633 | |||
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02-09-2014, 05:27 PM | #8634 | ||
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so how many engines are there (2500 zf's aint many)
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02-09-2014, 05:49 PM | #8635 | ||
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Thats if the 2500 ZF Auto 'boxes for both XR8 & XR6T rumor is correct - it has not been confirmed by Ford and hopefully its inaccurate. Or maybe they will bring out a 7 speed for the final run of cars ?
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02-09-2014, 05:56 PM | #8636 | ||
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Can't see there being an engine limit...
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02-09-2014, 06:10 PM | #8637 | ||
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ZF are still listing their latest 6HP 6-Speed Auto (with up to 850 Nm) on their website as a current product - so hopefully a critical shortage of supply may be averted:
http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/produ...smission.shtml |
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02-09-2014, 07:09 PM | #8638 | |||
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02-09-2014, 08:19 PM | #8639 | |||
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Was getting booked in '04 0r '05, by a Winter White XR8 and once the business was out of the way (got a GOOD discount on the fine, km/h and $ wise), we compared cars, motors, etc - i had the BA Barra 220 - and old mate tells me they were having to fill the BA XR8s TWICE per shift, and the VZ Bommodores ONCE per shift. He was looking at a Pearl Blue Barra 220 for personal use, and was impressed with the economy i was getting, which was not that different to a 4.0 at the time. Such a shame there's no base V8 FG sedan OR wagon.... When was the last V8 Ford wagon? XE?????
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