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Old 01-04-2011, 11:20 PM   #24
Polyal
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Default Re: A Badge Engineered XR8?

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Originally Posted by DASH GT
A GS is too dear for a base model V8...

Not everyone wants to spend 60 kay to get what they traditionally got in an XR8 for mid 40's..

Theres alot of customers that are limited due to lease constraints and other things, they all just go buy SS's now.. No wonder Holden's selling what they are atm.
That's right ss/calias are everywhere.

The 5.4 even made more power than the ss and the GM still sold well, it's a car that ticks the boxes for that segment at the right price.

Ford are on drugs if they think the xr6t can carry the load, it's proving to be an incorrect strategy (although there are many other factors in fords sales performance at the moment).

A V8 option in the falcon range won't save them, but it will sell more cars and make more money in the long term than the Miami vehicles.
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