Just picked up the May 2005 issue of Motor and flicked through the All Aussie Shootout. It was an awesome read. The test consisted of dyno-testing, acceleration sprints, Eastern Creek lap times, and a 2000km road trip. Not surprisingly, the HSV Clubsport won the contest. Unfortunately, FPV were still working on a clutch fix for the F6 Typhoon/Tornado, so they missed out. Here are some raw numbers from the test:
Power at the Wheels
1. FPV Falcon GT- 242.0kW
2. HSV Clubsport- 227.8kW
3. HSV GTO- 227.2kW
4. FPV Pursuit- 226.2kW
5. HSV Maloo R8- 226.4kW
6. Holden Monaro CV8- 218.1kW
7. Ford Falcon XR8- 210.9kW
8. Holden Commodore SS- 208.4kW
9. Holden Commodore SV8- 208.0kW
10.Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo- 192.8kW
11.HSV Coupe4- 180.5kW (aborted)
12.Holden Commodore SV6- 154.3kW
13.Ford Falcon XR6- 146.5kW
0-100km/h and Standing Quarter Mile Times
1. HSV Clubsport- 5.65/13.61 at 175km/h
2. HSV GTO- 5.72/13.77 at 171km/h
3. FPV Falcon GT- 5.86/13.88 at 170km/h
4. Ford Falcon XR8- 6.11/13.99 at 166km/h
5. HSV Maloo R8- 6.02/14.08 at 167km/h
6. Holden Commodore SV8- 6.08/14.12 at 167km/h
7. Holden Commodore SS- 6.14/14.21 at 166km/h
8. FPV Pursuit- 6.22/14.23 at 163km/h
9. Holden Monaro CV8- 6.02/14.28 at 166km/h
10.HSV Coupe4- 6.69/14.74 at 154km/h
11.Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo- 6.25/14.81 at 157km/h
12.Ford Falcon XR6- 8.11/16.06 at 146km/h
13.Holden Commodore SV6- 8.21/16.28 at 143km/h
Eastern Creek Lap Times
1. Holden Commodore SS- 1:55.26
2. HSV Clubsport- 1:55.96
3. HSV Coupe4- 1:56.74
4. FPV Falcon GT- 1:56.99
5. Holden Commodore SV8- 1:57.07
6. Holden Monaro CV8- 1:57.21
7. HSV GTO- 1:57.38
8. FPV Pursuit- 1:57.59
9. Ford Falcon XR8- 1:57.86
10.Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo- 1:58.05
11.Holden Commodore SV6- 2:00.61
12.Ford Falcon XR6- 2:01.46
13.HSV Maloo- Not Available