astra turbo? xr6 turbo?

[kr1sh]

wats going on, next theyll have camrys with turbos!

they are ruining the car industry!

turbos arnt fun no more!

[nav12c]

they are jumping on the band wagon. the local car industry realises just how much of a performance advantage the turbo can have on a vehicle.

[kr1sh]

yeah well ill bet the coppers wont be chasing THEM up though!

[TTT]

don't be so narrow minded..

have you driven either of those cars?

how is that ruining the car industry?

[kr1sh]

well for years and years theres been the issue where u get ur fellaz that drive the v8's challenging the fellaz that drive the turbocharged v6's...our "society" has always been bagged out by the holden/ford "society", and now they go on makin turbocharged cars of their own. its really sickening. i dont think i know wat im on about, but i think some of u have an idea of wat i mean!

[TTT]

your "society"?

there is more to life than skylines you know....

Dude.

If anything, more turbo variants, the better..

there is nothing wrong with more choices of performance cars to choose from..

And you go on about V8 drivers challenging V6 turbo's..

First of all, skylines have Straight 6's, and FORD has made a STRAIGHT 6 TURBO not a v8 turbo.

and the ATSRA is a 4 cylinder turbo like many other 4 cylinder turbos.. 200sx, wrx etc...

and this is really sickening to you?

you've got issues dude...

do other turbo cars make you feel insecure or something?

and how old are you if you don't mind me asking?

about 18 would be my guess.

[nemz]

yeh i get what ya mean, all the fag holden and ford lovo's "our v8's are better then ure rice turbos, need bigger engines not gay turbos" now they are "our xr6 turbo is better then ure rice turbo"

[kr1sh]

after all that, nemz actually got wat i meant.

but thanks for ur lecture GTST.

[95GTST]

My boss has an astra turbo... gotta say, it's pretty good. I think he's going the usual mods (exhaust, intake, etc) as well as some rice bits. Fun car, although he wouldn't let me drive it for some reason

[kr1sh]

well i guess now the imports have some real competition!

[HSVKLR]

$37k for Astra Turbo - FWD - 2ltr 4cyl - 147kw, 250Nm

$43k for XR6 Turbo - RWD - 4ltr 6cyl - 240kw, 450Nm

For a $6k difference? Let the figures do the talking....

The GT30/40 turbo in the Falcon is good for 600+hp. Dunno what the Astra turbocharger is specs wise but the XR6T really is good news for future tuning.

Horses for courses but dont even mention these 2 cars in the same thread!! ....

It is exciting though having more new cars entering the tuning foray...

[Chef_32]

i think you got the figures a bit mixed up

hehe, i wanna see a cops driveing Astra's

[Pekatu]

It had to happen sooner or later, the manufacturers must have finnaly realised what a large market there is for turbo cars, and decided to try and get a peice of the pie.

They are obviously trying to break into the type of market that untill now would have been buying imports, or nissan Aust delivered turbo's.

[RbHed]

any car manufacturer turbochargin their cars r alright by me

dont matter if its nissan, toyota, mitso, subaru or ford or holden

its all good

[Zdenko]

lol funniest thread ever hahaha

how about every any that doesnt own a skyline.. sell there car

burn it cause its just shit yeh.....

lol funniest thread ever

[Zdenko]

http://www.aps-wrx.com/falcon/xr6turbo.htm

ps this is shit as well yeh

[Duncan]

woo hoo, lets make this a versus thread

BTW, I think you'll find that the Astra Tubro beat the Falcon Tubro in Targa Tas

I reckon its great having more tubro cars to choose from

[kr1sh]

XR6 TURBO

"Those who think that simple bolt-ons will do anything for this vehicle without seriously compromising engine durability are making a huge mistake. The manufacturer has gone to truly extra ordinary lengths to prevent aftermarket enhancements from altering the power output of this engine."

bulllllshiiiiiiiit

[dAVE]

firstly, if you think that the car market is being flooded by turbos, then your in dream land.

For the 2 new turbo vehicles you meantioned, how many are dropping the turbos.... eg, the new skyline, the 350z etc etc.

and kr1sh, i think you will find the last bit of that statement you posted pretty true.

"The manufacturer has gone to truly extra ordinary lengths to prevent aftermarket enhancements from altering the power output of this engine"

not only have they made it damn hard to play with the ecu, but it will tell them of boost changes etc that have been made, making any warranty void.

however, in the next few years when these vehicles drop out of the warranty period, im sure u will find some very mean examples on the street.

[Morgs]

What are you guys whinging about?

The government has given the import industry a lethal injection. If cars like the Astra turbo and XR6T are not produced, where are you going to buy your turbos cars from? Or you'll keep your R33s for the next 20 years?

Food for thought. I think its a great move to see some of this new stuff in the marketplace.

And yes I know of a 500rwhp XR6T it hasnt taken them long