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28-05-2010, 06:00 PM | #31 | ||
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From memory I thought the E49 Charger held the Australian record over 1/4 mile.
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28-05-2010, 06:01 PM | #32 | ||
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The GTHO and XU1 are not purely about speed. They are about pedigree.
You can mod a modern-day car to fly, but what made the HO so damn special was the fact that you had a car that resembled what was driven around Bathurst at the time. Compare that to now, and the only similarity is the shell. For me, it makes no difference whether the HO is the fastest. Its contribution to performance cars in Australia is immense. Whether it left Australia or not is almost irrelevant. In the world of motoring (which FYI spans the globe), the HO was a special car. Never seen before, and hopefully never seen again (to those who want it back).
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28-05-2010, 06:02 PM | #33 | ||||
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How can it be false when its true? (The GT was sold in South Africa) Its a four door car.... Fact It was a production car... Fact It was the fastest when compared to other 4 door production cars AT THE TIME... Fact Anyone could buy it.... Quote:
In a straight line performance race the UX1 was not fast when compared to the HO. The UX1 was quick around the corners because it was lighter. The HO wasnt as it weighed what? twice the weight of the XU1? Your comparing apples with oranges... Performance and Handling are two different things...
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28-05-2010, 06:02 PM | #34 | |||
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28-05-2010, 06:24 PM | #35 | |||
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I believe on one of the posts this has been addressed. I'm quite interested in this topic but rather everyone post knowledgable and factual info. Otherwise i can already see this post not making it to page two. enjoy your weekend folks.
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28-05-2010, 06:25 PM | #36 | |||
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28-05-2010, 06:32 PM | #39 | ||
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It was the fastest 4 door in the world.
Do not confuse it with 2 door. |
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28-05-2010, 06:35 PM | #40 | |||
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28-05-2010, 06:44 PM | #41 | |||
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28-05-2010, 06:52 PM | #42 | |||
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Fastest 6 cylinder though!!!
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28-05-2010, 06:54 PM | #43 | |||
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car BA GT-P for the shed Mustang GT for the other half E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it. BA XR6T for a daily NT Pajero for the bush XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo My dad is a generous bloke. He gave away his dead car batteries free of charge.... |
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28-05-2010, 07:14 PM | #45 | |||
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What factory 4 door sedan is faster than the F6? |
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28-05-2010, 07:20 PM | #46 | |||
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335 S/C GT: The new KING of Australian made performance cars.. |
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28-05-2010, 07:31 PM | #47 | ||
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F6 ~12.4/5/6/7/8 where is it these days?
M3 ~12.7; M5 ~12.4; 335i ~13.5; C63 ~12.3; With the F6 seemingly so close, wouldn't it be nice to grab the title with a LE before the Bugatti ruins it forever more in 2013. |
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28-05-2010, 07:35 PM | #48 | |||
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Havent seen a mag get under 13 over the 1/4 for a F6 yet either.... There seems to be allot of miss information and selectively anti info about the H3 here to...
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28-05-2010, 07:50 PM | #49 | ||
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Went with my mate to buy his G6ET from a Ford dealer here in melb.
In the showroom was a black BF with a poster across the windscreen FASTEST 4 DOOR IN THE WORLD was it the F6?
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28-05-2010, 07:50 PM | #50 | ||
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Who cares about the top speed
they are limited as are the FG's a flash tuned FG F6 with no speed limiter is able to easily do 300km/h! They have the power torque and aerodynamics to achieve it |
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28-05-2010, 07:52 PM | #51 | ||
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Jaguar XF would have to be up there...
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28-05-2010, 07:56 PM | #52 | |||
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28-05-2010, 08:00 PM | #54 | ||
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Why must it always be the fastest car? Why does no one ever care about the slowest car? They are cars too!
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28-05-2010, 08:03 PM | #55 | |||
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Melz, always the voice of reason! It's not always about speed, but handling, looks, brakes, etc.
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28-05-2010, 08:04 PM | #56 | |||
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all race cars are built to race in dry conditions. in dry the little pos did not stand a chance against the greatest car australia has produced. it needed mother nature to turn her hand to give the pos a chance and to answer the original posters question. it was the fastest four door production car of it's time. are any faster now - no doubt, but who cares. they needed 20-30 years of technology to do it on a regular basis |
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28-05-2010, 08:06 PM | #58 | |||
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Fair statement but it had to rain for the Torrie to have a chance, and 1971 it was HO 1st to 5th from memory and then got second the next year. correct me if i'm wrong here???? |
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28-05-2010, 08:06 PM | #59 | |||
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And don't start with the flash tuned blah blah. Factory times and powers. The GTHO was largely claimed as the fastest 4 door production car in its day, which is a huge achievement we will never see again from an aussie car. I do believe that the claim is correct Long live the king
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car BA GT-P for the shed Mustang GT for the other half E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it. BA XR6T for a daily NT Pajero for the bush XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo My dad is a generous bloke. He gave away his dead car batteries free of charge.... |
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28-05-2010, 08:11 PM | #60 | |||
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Are you missing a few beans up top or something???? worlds fastest production four door sedan means it was capable of the highest top speed n it doesn't need to to race any one to prove it it just needs to be tested independently and proven just like anyone elses car |
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