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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:02 pm    Post subject: F6 Typhoon - Cars Guide news Reply with quote

http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,11284031%255E21822,00.html

I read about the F6 in this mornings edition of the Herald Sun and have been slobbering about it for the rest of the day so I thought I'd share!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you read yesterdays story on how HSV boss John Creenan was taking a serve at FPV boss David Flint. Crennan was saying FPV does know what sort of performance company it is. Basically John Crennan was trying to say only Performance enhancing V8's is the only true way to go and not to enhance 6's. Flint they are a Ford Peformance company fullstop whether it be V8's or 6's.
I think HSV are running scared that the F6 Typhoon will whip their V8's in too the ground as obviously with an aftermarket factory XR6T you can wind them up to 370KW's.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Abso-tively.

They know that some of the people who are going to buy the F6 will spend a lot more money on their car to enhance the performance even further. It is one awesome package. Crennan is just digging for a little publicity.

Oh and the article for Crennan vs Flint is here: http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,11283178%255E21822,00.html
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive only got a small article about the F6 but when i readit and looked at the pictures i almost creamed my jeans very hot if you ask me do you know what they are worth
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i was druling over it aswell i also read the article in john mellours enews it was just basicly bout the car sounds like it going to be a great car. my dads boss just got 1 so cant wait to get it for a weekend should b fun
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

your dads boss is gonna loan u the car? u lucky prick!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah you are ever so lucky. Hey Stuzzy you got to tell us how it drove etc. icon_biggrin.gif
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why would holden give a crap about what Ford is doing. The only reason to get up and say something about it is because they dont like it cause its better. Same way labour and liberals work.
Who wants to say that a rival companys (Ford) 6 cylinder engine has more power than most of Holdens HSV V8s. So what do you do? Get up and bash it.
Pure preschool. And then to go on and say for every 10 cars they sell we sell 3. I'll look at it as 10 of their cars equals 3 of Fords.
That Creenan guy seems like an idiot.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Timmeh wrote:
Why would holden give a crap about what Ford is doing. The only reason to get up and say something about it is because they dont like it cause its better. Same way labour and liberals work.
Who wants to say that a rival companys (Ford) 6 cylinder engine has more power than most of Holdens HSV V8s. So what do you do? Get up and bash it.
Pure preschool. And then to go on and say for every 10 cars we sell they sell 3. I'll look at it as 10 of their cars equals 3 of Fords.
That Creenan guy seems like an idiot.


Mate, I couldn't agree more.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah ill let u know how it goes not qiute sure wen will get it but ill let u know once ive had a drive
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:43 am    Post subject: Crennan Reply with quote

HSV isnt the only car company that can make cars.

They are not that greate anyways.

Just because someone has built something that doesnt 8cyls and no HSV badge then it isnt a performance car????


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

stuzzy wrote:
yeah ill let u know how it goes not qiute sure wen will get it but ill let u know once ive had a drive


I cant wait to hear icon_biggrin.gif icon_biggrin.gif icon_biggrin.gif icon_biggrin.gif icon_biggrin.gif
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the funny thing was when i read this article the other day Crenna Said " ford dont know wether there into 6's or 8's" funny thing is i remember holden had a hsv superchraged 6 in there range up until the release of the ba falcon when they discovered the standard i6 delivered more power than there hsv enhanced supercharged 6

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah folks here is the latest Carsguide on the F6 Typhoon. I must say reading a lot of their articles it isn't half obvious they are so "HOLDEN" biased. Only giving FORD a rap for fear of looking too biased icon_evil.gif icon_evil.gif

http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,11273502%255E27286,00.html
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome, i have been waiting for tis car for years.

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"The 0-100km sprint would be a low five second event."


Honestly i seriously dout that icon_cry.gif
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

they are high 5sec, thats still good though
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah runs high fives and a 14.02 down the quarter (reference motor). With 30 extra kw and 100nm it only manages to better the standard turbo by one tenth in the 400m. With that nice increase in power and torque and also the addition of the six speed, it should have at least dipped into the mid to high 13 sec bracket.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

5.72sec to be exact, that's pretty good for 0-100, but i would also expect a slightly lower time down the 1/4.
the gt isn't doing too bad, 13.85 1/4
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I looked the other day and the CarsGuide had 3 good articles on the Typhoon, very nice car for only 58 grand starting price. Supposebly the GT manages to catch up by teh end of the 1/4 mile...
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For 58 grand i'd rather purchase a brand new xr6 turbo fully optioned and mod it with one of the phase kits. For the difference in price and performance between the typhoon and the xr turbo, the typhoon just doesn't seem worth it. Its a great looking car though.
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