Originally posted by IS2Scooby
I got turned on to these cuz' my Tivo was nice enough to record the latest round in the Australian V8 Supercar series and it's AWESOME.

This series is what NASCAR should emulate... Bad *** V8 cars built to handle a roadcourse and 34 ticket off Aussies vying for beer money!

Awesome, simply awesome. Ford Australia has held nothing back with the release of its new Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo and the result is good enough for it to become the next cult car. Consider the XR6T 'big picture' for a moment; here's a freshly styled full size sedan with a modern tech turbocharged engine capable of 240kW and enough low-to-mid range torque to make a big 5.7-litre V8 cry.

Certainly, the 4.0-litre turbo (dubbed 240T) is an engine worth getting excited over. Ford has treated their long-standing 4.0-litre design to a 24-valve twin-cam head with variable inlet and exhaust cam timing (VCT), roller bearing GT40 Garrett turbocharger, Garrett front-mount air-to-air intercooler, Bosch blow-off valve and electronic throttle control. It is truly a quantum leap over anything in the previous Falcon range. For maximum drivability there's a relatively high 8.7:1 static compression ratio combined with very mild boost pressure. With the turbo set to deliver just 6 psi, the new engine can stomp out 240kW at 5250 rpm and a very handy 450Nm from 2000 through to 4500 rpm. Who said all turbo engines are peaky?!

You can't help admire how effortlessly the XR6 Turbo 5-speed can outrun the fabled Impreza WRX and run alongside a 5.7-litre Commodore. Giving it just a gentle launch with two people onboard we hand-timed a 0 - 100 km/h sprint in 6.6-seconds. With a bit of practice, though, we reckon the XR could crack 6-seconds flat - seriously cookin'.

Originally posted by JohnQGearhead
That "ranchero" is a rip off of the already-in-production Holden Monero Ute'. Most of you probably know but Holden is Chevy in Australia. Has anyone seen the new GTO yet? HOLY COW!