That "Skyline on Bathurst will convince Kaz" is a legend comment.
I was sorely disappointed when (before release) I read that not only would GT5 have no new Aussie content, but they were dropping the FPV's. I thought for sure they'd have bathurst this time, but no, they even dropped my favorite track, El Capitan.
My favorite memories of GT4 was putting a stock F6 Typhoon up against the best tuned cars available in Motegi 8Hr, despite having to pit twice as often. It was a close race and I re-did it a couple of times with different opponents because of the close racing fun.
But I did question the cars in-game properties. I was quicker in the GT, even though it's well known (in the motoring community here) that the F6 is the faster Falcon due to it's lighter weight and plateau-like torque curve (before GT335 obviously).
In fact, I also ran the 5.7 GTO Coupe vs. SS vs. Monaro on the 8Hour and I got the quickest time with the GTO by a couple of seconds despite the three having near-identical stats.
I also put my stock AU XR8 Supercar in the Suzuka 1000 but won by 10 laps. I'll have to try against the DTM Touring Cars to see if that's a challenge. But that's a bit off topic...
I can only reiterate what others have said. At the minimum, please give us Bathurst. The old muscle cars (Falcon GTHOIII, Torana XU-1, Charger) would be sweet. I'm not hoping for much though.
As a big, unrealistic wish list, I'd love to see every Aussie car and track that's been mentioned in this thread.
How the hell am i wrong? Did you not read my post at all?
Obviously i am referring to the current HSV's, as HSV's have been around for more than 40 years so the majority won't run LS3's. The current HSV's do run LS3's and the W427 runs a LS7.
Get your eyes checked out mate.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you first stated
most HSV's sport the 7.0L (yes, we realise you mistakenly said ZR-1 instead of Z06 C6). Only the W427 (approx. 200 of them) had the dry-sumped N/A 7.0L.
And also, didn't HSV celebrate their 20th anniversary only a couple of years ago?
Wrong.
The Limited run W427 used the LS7 rated at 375kW?
The current HSV range used the 6.2L LS3 rated at either 317 clubby or 325kW senator/GTS.
My 2006 Senator uses a 6.0L LS2 rated at 307kw.
Jan 1 2006 the LS2 was introduced to the HSV range in the Z series (due to Euro4 emissions),
Before that both holden and hsv used LS1 motor (except for some of the 300kW GTS's etc which used the C4B motor).
So jan 1 HSV started using the LS2 and holden moved the the L76 (which was a L98 with the DOD removed (displacement on demand (cylinder deactivation)).
Then the E series was released later that year, HSV kept the LS2 and Holden moved to the L98 (6.0L).
HSV introduced the LS3 (6.2L) with the E2 in 2009.
In 2010 Holden introduced the L77 (6.0L) with there VE series II update. (HSV introduced the E3 range but kept the LS3 motor).
This completes your LS1+ HSV/Holden Lesson!
kayman is spot on. I don't know where you get your facts from (magazine, Simon McNamara, whatever) but they are way off reality.
My comment did help. It showed people what 3 and a half bottles of milk looks like.
That cracked me up. 👍
or any other aussie muscle car/ute even a ford
) that looks like the most fun you can have outside a bedroom.
