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The last of the Aussie utes
Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute v Holden Ute SS V Redline
www.caradvice.com.au
Ford and Holden. Good start.
Ford and Holden utes, at the beach. Getting even better.
Well, how about the fastest versions of each of those respective vehicles – the Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute and the Holden SS V Redline Ute – finished in green and gold?
The only thing that would make this Straya Day – ahem, Australia Day! – showdown even more true blue would be John Williamson chortling dandy sing-alongs in the tray of one while slurping on a steamy, sloppy meat pie, while Midnight Oil was pumping from the cabin of the other ute and Daryl Kerrigan was demanding something be done about housing affordability.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t organise any of that. Nor could we get Tony Abbott to show up in is infamous budgie smugglers. But we didn’t complain about that.
So, what have we got here? In short, these are two fast utes that are the last of their kind, and within a couple of years they will be no more due to the imminent demise of the local manufacturing industry.
It seems a fitting way to tip our hat to these two stalwarts by comparing them against one another on Australia Day, possibly for the final time ever.
Firstly – there’s no such thing as an XR8 Falcon Ute anymore, so we couldn’t go the full V8 hay-hauler extravaganza. We did ask Ford’s public relations if they could work something out for us (and the buying public!), again to no avail…
That means we’ve got the Ford FG X XR6 Turbo Ute with a six-speed automatic transmission, which has a list price of $39,810 plus on-road costs (you can get a six-speed manual for an even more affordable $37,610), which will hardly leave you feeling short-changed when it comes to bang for your buck.
The 4.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine offers enough poke to make diehard V8 fans blush, churning out 270kW of power and 533Nm of torque and sending it to the rear wheels.
That positions the Ford in a marginally better position in terms of power output, with the 6.0-litre V8-powered Holden VF SS V Redline Ute pumping out 270kW and 530Nm in six-speed manual guise.
It’s the manual model tested here (with a list price of $48,990 plus on-road costs), and there’s a six-speed auto version available, but it has less power (260kW/517Nm).
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Read more here
www.caradvice.com.au
Ford and Holden. Good start.
Ford and Holden utes, at the beach. Getting even better.
Well, how about the fastest versions of each of those respective vehicles – the Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute and the Holden SS V Redline Ute – finished in green and gold?
The only thing that would make this Straya Day – ahem, Australia Day! – showdown even more true blue would be John Williamson chortling dandy sing-alongs in the tray of one while slurping on a steamy, sloppy meat pie, while Midnight Oil was pumping from the cabin of the other ute and Daryl Kerrigan was demanding something be done about housing affordability.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t organise any of that. Nor could we get Tony Abbott to show up in is infamous budgie smugglers. But we didn’t complain about that.
So, what have we got here? In short, these are two fast utes that are the last of their kind, and within a couple of years they will be no more due to the imminent demise of the local manufacturing industry.
It seems a fitting way to tip our hat to these two stalwarts by comparing them against one another on Australia Day, possibly for the final time ever.
Firstly – there’s no such thing as an XR8 Falcon Ute anymore, so we couldn’t go the full V8 hay-hauler extravaganza. We did ask Ford’s public relations if they could work something out for us (and the buying public!), again to no avail…
That means we’ve got the Ford FG X XR6 Turbo Ute with a six-speed automatic transmission, which has a list price of $39,810 plus on-road costs (you can get a six-speed manual for an even more affordable $37,610), which will hardly leave you feeling short-changed when it comes to bang for your buck.
The 4.0-litre turbocharged six-cylinder engine offers enough poke to make diehard V8 fans blush, churning out 270kW of power and 533Nm of torque and sending it to the rear wheels.
That positions the Ford in a marginally better position in terms of power output, with the 6.0-litre V8-powered Holden VF SS V Redline Ute pumping out 270kW and 530Nm in six-speed manual guise.
It’s the manual model tested here (with a list price of $48,990 plus on-road costs), and there’s a six-speed auto version available, but it has less power (260kW/517Nm).
Read more here
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