Motor: Aussie PCOTY

[fpv_gtho]

Motor have - again - compared the best local performance cars from the GTO, DTS Clubby, man+auto XR6T, F6, XR8, GT and SS. Gathered from other forums, its been a Ford white(blue) wash, with the once shameful F6 Typhoon being voted "Australias Best Performance Car", admirably ahead of its XR6T cousins.

[SlickHolden]

Good for the phoon, Bad for the Boss.
Just like AFL, One kick to make you a villian, One kick to make you a hero

[Blitz_]

w00t, to be honest i had doubts it would, after the whole clutch problem. Then i read the comparo. with the Clubbie, where the 'phoon won, it sparked a little bit of hope..

one thing, is it just me, or do they somehow have the comparisons a little different? What i mean is that the Ford's are always some vibrant, exciting colour, like red, white striped - where as the HSV's or Holdens are always that boring grey-ish colour? haha might be just me, but i notice those kind of things...

[magracer]

This thread is worthless with out pictures!

Meaning by pictures a scan of the article. Would any of you downunder oblige?

[Blue Supra]

suprising but not a shocking result.

is that the only cars that did? isnt there normally a few more then that?

[motorsportnerd]

Sounds like some sort of Best Aussie Muscle Car shootout, rather than Performance Car of the Year. You only listed Australian cars, whereas PCOTY is open to al performance cars.
I'll get the magazine tonight most likely.

[2ndclasscitizen]

I've got and read it already, i'll scan it later. Basically what they're gonna do now is break PCOTY into 4, an aussie shootout, Euro shootout, and a US/Japan shootout, with the top 3 from each, plus any 'wildcards' that get released after their respective shootout, in a Grand Final sorta thing.

Top 3 was F6 auto, XR6T manual then XR6T auto, with the DTS only just missing out for being a bit of a one-trick pony. The F6 got the gong because its a very good road car

[thatdbeme]

so what won the overall thing???

[motorsportnerd]

Fair enough policy. Good way to fill up four magazines (the three heats and the final).
As long as people don't get too confused and spread around the belief that the winner of one of the heats is the overall winner. I can see that happening.

[SlickHolden]

I've got and read it already, i'll scan it later. Basically what they're gonna do now is break PCOTY into 4, an aussie shootout, Euro shootout, and a US/Japan shootout, with the top 3 from each, plus any 'wildcards' that get released after their respective shootout, in a Grand Final sorta thing.

Top 3 was F6 auto, XR6T manual then XR6T auto, with the DTS only just missing out for being a bit of a one-trick pony. The F6 got the gong because its a very good road car

It's price would kill it to cause it's overall yeah?

[syko]

Sounds like a way for them to sell more magazines, or maybe so they can thrash more cars

[SlickHolden]

Yeah dam lucky bastards

[2ndclasscitizen]

It's price would kill it to cause it's overall yeah?

I imagine so, plus the whole holden interior v ford interior

[fpv_gtho]

I'd imagine the DTS to get in as wildcard if thats the case then.

Not expecting any US cars at all to get in....

[SlickHolden]

Wish we could view it on the net. I think I'll grab a copy tomorrow.