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11-05-2011, 09:16 PM
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As per the title, latest Motor mag covers their "fastest fight ever" using a Walkinshaw GTS costing a cool $140k with a supercharged 6.2 litre V8 churning out a claimed 480kw.
This rapid vehicle has posted a 13.23 second quarter with a 80-120 time of 3.12 seconds. Sorry, not when you can have yourself a brand new FPV (or HSV) going just as fast (if not faster) with enough change for a healthy deposit on a new house or investment property... And this is the car the Holden / HSV aficonado's point to as their answer to the s/c 5.0 litre GS/GT. Thoughts ???
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11-05-2011, 09:18 PM
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traction issues.
thats all it will be but at that money id have a c63 |
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11-05-2011, 09:21 PM
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traction issues dont account for the slow 80-120 time...
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11-05-2011, 09:21 PM
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Maybe MOTOR are just hopeless at recording times; the Porsche in the comparo gets a slower time, despite them posting like a 11-second quarter in a previous issue.
Also, whenever they test tuned cars (i.e. Herrod, Walkinshaw etc) they rarely get better times than factory ones. Whats up with that? The only exception I saw was in a Hot Tuner special where a G6E or F6 did 0-100 in 4.3 seconds or something cool like that. |
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11-05-2011, 09:23 PM
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11-05-2011, 09:27 PM
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They always get rubbish times from modified cars. I bet they only do one run and dont have a go at different launching techniques.
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11-05-2011, 09:28 PM
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With that kind of grunt it must be wheelspin, I wonder if it used big 20 inch or bigger wheels and tyres. Do we know if it was manual or auto?
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11-05-2011, 09:31 PM
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Hahahahahaha
Buy 2 gt's for that money and WIN |
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11-05-2011, 09:36 PM
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11-05-2011, 09:46 PM
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The launch was said to be tricky due to a difficult to modulate clutch combined with axle tramp.
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11-05-2011, 10:45 PM
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A bit left field but I think these journos should start to record and publish 60' times and terminal speeds; it'll always paint a better picture.
Anyhow, considering that it's times don't appear to reflect it's power and price, did they bag it in end, or praise it?
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I know after one hot tuner challenge with mercs, i was told the winning merc was given umpteen runs until it won, where the others were limited to only a couple. The winner was a bigger client.
Look, in the end i have heard of times quicker than that with 250rwkw. Too much power to be of any use really. |
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12-05-2011, 12:06 AM
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XR6T and G6ET's are consistently getting better times than those, in standard form. At around 90k cheaper to boot.
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From what I'm hearing they do. Its the price tag that would put me off. I'd say Herrod or KPM would have some good packages for much less.
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$140k Walkinshaw GTS posts a 13.23 Second Quarter In Latest Motor Mag
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