was thinkin last nite, theres a xr2,xr3,xr2i,xr3i,xr4i and a xr4x4 but why wasnt there a xr1? y did they start with a xr2 and not xr1??

anyone??

 

Get yourself back down the pub Chris

 

i think the 2.8i capri was the first project by the SVE team that did the XRs... so then the next they just started as xr2..???


but ditto nath!

 

whos buyin???

 

Only kiddin m8, I 'm in one of those funny moods today

 

i beleive it was an aussie car called the capri (which looked nothing like our capris)

could be wrong tho...

there's also XR6 & 8

 

yeah the aussie capri looks a little bit like one of the old lotus's I think it is. XR6 and XR8 are good looking cars in the latest versions

 

XR6 Turbos are fuckin quality, i want one

 

oyeah forgot thos. xr6 looks like a xr4x4 dont it?

 

Depends, if you mean the SIERRA XR6, looks like a XR4x4, RWD, and 3litre Essex V6 in it.

SIERRA XR8s looked similar, South Aftrican GrpA Homologation special, 5litre V8 from Ford Mustang and T5 box.

The more recent Aussie XR6s and XR8s are totaly different cars all together, and the newest shape versions of both look VERY nice, and the XR6 Turbo is 3.5litre 24v straight six turbo, comes with a massive GT40 turbo and a shitload of power as standard

 

cos i remmeber reading a letter in fast ford or performance ford about some1 who had one and there was a pic of it aswell.

how recent are the xr6's xr8's? they still basied on a sierra or they a different car?

 

the old S.A. Xr6s and Xr8s were old, based on the Mk1 Sierra.
http://hjem.get2net.dk/genie/XRFiles/africa.html

the newer Aussie Xr6s and Xr8s are totaly different cars, ford falcons, in production as we speak.

XR6 turbo-




Good link...
www.airpowersystems.com.au/falcon/phase_iv.htm

Xr8s...





Im "fairly" sure the latest Xr6 and Xr8s are same body, jus one a straight 6 turbo, one a non turbo V8

 

the GTP is the even hotter one of the above - very nice

 

fook me!! ME WANTIE!!! i've always loved the big aussie touring cars they sound mean as fook 2!

 

"Its 5.4-litre capacity, 32 valves and double overhead camshafts per bank therefore work in concert to release 290 kilowatts of power and a phenomenal 520 Newton metres of torque. So not only is there free-revving top-end power but a wall of torque from down low as well. In combination with the tuned stainless steel exhaust system, it produces the trademark rumble that lets you know you're driving a real, blue-blooded Aussie V8. It has a quality that clearly communicates who exactly owns the road".



Text courtesy of http://www.qford.com.au/models/fpv/gtp.htm

 

wheres the nearist dealership that sells em i want one!!!

 

I pass a few on the way to work each day. Was going to import a few myself anyway as they are not that expensive here and especially not with the english pound.

 

have u been in one? or at least herd it drive?

 

not yet. could do that this weekend now you mention it! I will call in on the way home and see if I can book one. Have seen inside plenty of them. That webpage has some good pics and stats.

Hear them a lot as they are relatively common here, at least the XR6 turbo is anyway. There are a lot of V6's and V8's here. I think it is fordfalcon.com.au has some more pics. Will see if I can at least get a brochure

 

v6s and v8s r the bollox! just something about that sound that u cant get enuff of!

 

ha! thats there slogan here "can't get of enough of it"