That's What's Lacking!

[Charliewool]

Is it production cost retraints or what?... A GT NEEDS 2 pipes out the arse end!. ( not "siamese" either!) One left.. One right!... The one eye catching thing on the VY Maloo R8 is the pipes!! Anyone noticed?.. The GT/Pursuit is so similar to the XR8's It's a joke!.. Would it take much to give them their OWN rear end signature? ( Which , BTW, Is the end most road users will be seeing!)

[Turbo6man]

Charlie it doesn't worry me that much - I'd actually prefer to have an oil pressure guage ... AND a boost guage on the Ts.

Sorry mate but I've never seen the arse end of a Commie - just the front getting smaller heheheh.

[Mondie]

l agree Charlie, l would even settle for twin pipes like the AU XR8 had instead of the siamese jobbie.

Ford must be trying to look all euro techie or something.

l agree the looks are similar to the XR8, but its a hell of a lot of car for 60 grand. So what if it cant pull a sub 14 quarter, there is a bit more to a car than that!

[Charliewool]

l agree Charlie, l would even settle for twin pipes like the AU XR8 had instead of the siamese jobbie.

Ford must be trying to look all euro techie or something.

l agree the looks are similar to the XR8, but its a hell of a lot of car for 60 grand. So what if it cant pull a sub 14 quarter, there is a bit more to a car than that!

Mondie...No.1. Forget all the crap re: Not pulling sub 14's!! ( I AM convinced that it WILL anyhow!! ).. You are being positive regarding it being "a hellava" car.. And the 60k price , I believe IS an absolute steal!...... You know the looks your xrt got ( & still gets, no doubt)??... Just wait 'til you rock up in this beast!!!...MAATE!!.....PLUS, the BOSS note!... Gee life's great, ain't it?... BTW What colour?

[Mondie]

We havent put our order in yet, but will next week.

Colour at the moment is between black with silver stripes and silver with black sripes. However we intend organinsing a visit to FPV and will make the final decision on colour then. l like the idea of red too, but my wife is pretty set on black.

[Charliewool]

I Trully believe that the BA GT has more "presence" then any aussie built car in the last 30yrs!.. ( I include all the HSV range here).. It Exudes class...It Exudes performance... It ,IS ..what the aussie "muscle" car is all about!... You are buying a "legend"..NOT a car! ( Bit melodramtic, BUT.. You wait & see?)

[Charliewool]

Yummm!!.....Black with silver stripes.. ( And YES , Do go the stripes).. No doubt you've been to Ford Forums ( & all their colour combos & comments?).. I think the GT has to have the stripes! BTW.. If your contemplating Merc with stripes ..Have a look at what CSV_LS1 did with putting the splitter colour as the stripe colour?.. Only my opinion, but Looked great!

[Lumpen]

Older GT's exude class?I love em to death, I really do but they say grunt to me especially the XY's and XA's.They were swish looking things but not what I'd call "Classy"...However they are Grand Tourers after all and the BA hits this right on the button but you are right,it does deserve Twin Fat pipes Left and Right.Id like to see them on the XR8 too.Twin Pipes just say V8 to me.

[Charliewool]

Older GT's exude class?I love em to death, I really do but they say grunt to me especially the XY's and XA's.They were swish looking things but not what I'd call "Classy"...However they are Grand Tourers after all and the BA hits this right on the button but you are right,it does deserve Twin Fat pipes Left and Right.Id like to see them on the XR8 too.Twin Pipes just say V8 to me.

Maate... didn't mention the old beasts "exuding" class?..I said the BA GT.!!.. & YES.. The XY, XA.. etc ARE about BRUTE H.P.!!! ... ( pretty classy though, eh?)

[ms700]

my xc has twin factory pipes out the back, and it does look super. especially the twin "factory bumps" in the rear bar so the tips have a bit more room. plenty of cars running around with twin pipes, but not many that left the factory like that!