Well just head down to the news agent and found the new Wheels magazine. November issue, nice write up about the GT and the XR6 Turbo again! With a shootout against the XR6 Turbo and the SS.

Once again XR6 Turbo gets 4.5 out of 5 !! and the SS 3.5 out of 5. GO the XR6 Turbo! :D

They even had some photos of the Acid Rush colour.. bloody nice can't wait! :D Check it out has the Red 427 on the front..

I've already got that mag.

I particularly like the BA Falcon vs VY Late model camira article.

Falcon 4 : Late model camira nil.

Not to mention that for the most part the BA is fighting a division higher.

yeah, read that article, I always thought wheels had a Expensive Daewoo bias but after this article, that thought has gone from my mind

also, they said the GT might be 300kw becuase Ford tended to underate there engines....?????, even at 290, it still is damn good

but to put it in there words, a 300kw GT at HSV ClubbieR8 prices!!!

I enjoyed reading the latest wheels but lost a lot of respect for them when they stated on the front cover the GT to be 300kw. Even though they tried justifying it in their article, it was simply a marketing stunt to get readers attention. A quote direct from MOTOR October,

"One Ford engineer told MOTOR that part of Ford's quality accreditation to ISO 9002 meant accurate reportage of power figures."

Why play the readers for fools just to sell a few more mags? How many other facts have they blurred?

that's a bit dodgy - claiming that GT's got 300kw.

keep in mind that if you dynoed all the C4B engines, you'd find that a lot of them are around 290-295kw mark.

and it's a well known (unofficial) fact that the T3 had closer to 260kw.

it's all about marketing...

290kw.......295kw.......300Kw......who cares weren't they talking about sub $70k?? That is going to hurt HSV!!!!

RR.

Just wondering guys, the wheels magazine with the Acid Rush XR on the front cover. What Rims are those? They look like GT rims.

also ive hard the 18" rims are a different design to the standard 17" rims. Can anyone confirm this?

That's because the Acid Rush XR is an Acid Rush GT... :lol:

(Yes, they are GT rims)

And If I understand correctly, the 18" option are the XR8 wheels?

I'll take the stock 17s any day. Yum. :D

The optional 18's are pictured in Wheels Oct 02 , bottom of page 19 on the Phantom ute. Same pic that is on Fords website.

l seen them fitted on an XR that the dealer we bought from had just recieved into stock. Look great, really toughen up the cars apperance. Needless to say we optioned them.

From the Spec sheet and what the dealer told me, the 17"s are standard on the XR8, with the same 18's available as an option. Apart from the 5.4 lt, l am not aware of any other differences between the XR6T and XR8. If rumours of the XR8 costing $52k are correct, by the time you added premium sound, an auto and maybe premium barkes or leather, you are looking at $60k on the road.

Might have to try and get myself some 18" then. How much extra did it cost you?