latest Motor Mag

UNR8D · 13-11-2005, 07:02 PM

reading through the latest motor mag they havent posted any times on the BF or VZ, by the looks of the article they give the SV6 a hammering and declaire the BF the winner on performance handling and build quality.

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one of the comments in the article was that at high revs the HVV6 sounds like its about to tear its self apart, and that they have alot to do in regards to NVH to get it anywhere near the BF.

interesting read non the less.

Fairlane · 13-11-2005, 07:03 PM

Nothing new really, Motor (was it Wheels) gave the Holden a hammering when compared to the BA Xr6, so no suprises there.

SSBUB · 13-11-2005, 08:23 PM

when the sv6 first came out i jumped on the bandwagon, but since time went by i have had a bit of a 'meh' reaction towards them...just a higher spec alloytech with a bodykit...dare i say it, i would rather an xr6 too, but they are as common as muck on the roads....for that price i would get something different from both i think

Smoke Pursuit · 13-11-2005, 09:49 PM

The SV6 is a disaster but they are around and those who have them seem to be happy with them..

If i had the choice between an Executive and SV6 for 5 - 6 k SV6 would be the way I would go, they are a nice car from the outside, but interior is tacky and old.

SSBUB · 13-11-2005, 10:41 PM

i agree, from the outside they look quite good, but the interior is basically stock commodore

Steffo · 13-11-2005, 11:01 PM

When the SV6 came out, I was afraid Ford would actually lose in the one area they've been on top of almost forever, the base 6cyl performance (XR6 has dominated this since its inception).

Looks like I was worried for nothing. SV6 couldn't tackle the BA, let alone the BF.

paul7v7 · 14-11-2005, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Steffo

When the SV6 came out, I was afraid Ford would actually lose in the one area they've been on top of almost forever, the base 6cyl performance (XR6 has dominated this since its inception).

Looks like I was worried for nothing. SV6 couldn't tackle the BA, let alone the BF.

I was the same. I even recommended a friend to buy an SV6 (he did and he is still happy with it) all based on a presumption it was going to be a better car. It seems the SV6 isn't all it is cracked up to be at all, actually I very disapointed by the alloytec engine as well. Seems the ol boat anchor I6 (as some on a certain other forum have called it) is still kicking some butt.