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Btw, I agree with you. Wish we had it in the Ford lineup
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USDM Ranger has no diesel, only Ecoboost. The only unleaded competitors are the Hilux Workmate and the VW Amaranger but only at top spec. |
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Think you can still get the 2.4 petrol in the Triton, or has the new model discontinued it?
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has a 2.7 turbo hybrid petrol engine with 326 hp and 465 lb ft of torque To me, that sorta looks like the replacement for a V6 turbo diesel. https://www.toyota.com/tacoma/ |
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The specs on that 2.4L unleaded engine are woeful - 94KW/194NM That's less torque than my 20 year old unleaded Mazda B2600, which its engine was designed in the 1980s. |
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Absolute bizzaro-world out there these days, used Triton povvo pack with the unleaded engine is just under $30K for 5sp manual unleaded job with 20,000km on the clock.
New workmate Hilux povvo pack is $33K DA, up from $26K DA. Remember when the PX Ranger was introduced at $19,990 or something for the povvo pack unleaded job ![]() |
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How's the petrol Nissan patrol doing against the diesel rivals?
I'm sure the anti diesel crowd will come up with a list of reasons why it's not outselling landcruiser, Everest etc. Sure, it's pricey, but apparently people are only buying diesel because there's no other option.
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If so, how come I own a diesel ute? ![]() |
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That’s not a ute
That’s an Aussie lorry A legendary Acco |
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Has a tray,
Can carry things Body on frame just like Australia's most popular selling vehicles Small diesel engine - only 8.3L. It's a ute as far as I'm concerned, its just a scaled up space cab Ranger or Hilux |
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It's only made for here, and doesn't get the updated LHD interior.
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Ford getting their own ship was a good idea. It's probably getting orders easier (from fleets) that they might not have to compete as hard for.
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[QUOTE=DFB FGXR6;6894084]V8 Patrol's are extremely popular around here, most have aftermarket exhausts, so they sound pretty good too. I would say most of them are farm write offs.[/
Daughter has a TiL Patrol.. Last of the V8s, and just installed a Harrop cat back.. Sounds awesome. Interiors a little dated with all the woodgrain bits, but would still prefer over 300 V6 landcruiser which is 30-40k more
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Anyway, whatever it was, they were banging the thing off the rev limiter. I went into the front courtyard to see what it was, to my surprise it was a V8 Patrol parked out front. Sounded waaaay more potent and exotic than the bloated overweight SUV appearance would have you believe.
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Not specific to the Australian market, but sales related.
Mercedes-AMG planning a 585-hp V8 for the AMG CLE 63 Slow sales of the four-cylinder PHEV AMG C 63 S making a statement at HQ https://www.autoblog.com/2024/05/12/...he-amg-cle-63/ I think we all knew the four-cylinder AMG's were a step too far in terms of "downsizing". Either AMG ignored instinct, or they did it on purpose so that they could make an impact by "bringing the V8 back because we listen to our customers" type of deal. Same happened when Porche dropped the manual GT3, then made a killing when they brought it back.
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and can not be driven on a car licence.
Besides real utes are unibody constructed.
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Jeep takes axe to Grand Cherokee prices
Jeep has slashed prices of its Grand Cherokee by up to $28,000 as sales of its latest generation of family SUV have continued to slump. https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...herokee-prices This illustrates just how much fat is built into car pricing in this country.
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I know someone who had one of those, it was just as bad as the Range Rover that replaced it, always something wrong with the thing, even one of the headlights fell out onto the road while sitting at the traffic lights. Just American made junk.
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We'd repair the wiring loom in the door which fell off. That 4L I6 was bullet proof though, it was always fixing the shitbox that housed it. |
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A relative to the 245 hemi in the Vh Vj Vk Cl Cm Valiant perhaps?
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The Jeep I6 is the Rambler 6 seen in the Hornet & other cars from AMC, in the 60s, 70s & 80s. Before Chrysler owned Jeep the compnay was owned by AMC/Rambler. Dr Terry |
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I wonder if Holden had it’s time over whether it would have evolved its I-6 the same way… The painful cost of Nissan I-6 that nearly broke them and then settling for Buick V6…yikes…. I guess the Alloytec won back a lot of buyers but still seems like the long way around… Still, the Alloytec probably won back a lot of lost ground… Last edited by jpd80; 18-05-2024 at 05:45 PM. |
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