[ROVERNET - UK] The price of performance

[Damien Briggs]

That's right - a 4.6 litre Ford V8.  Have you driven one?  A fantastic drive


I await the new Rover 75 V8 (or should I say Brilliance or whatever silly
name the Chinese will put to the vehicle) with interest...

Damien
Rover 75


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[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Ali Al-Abbasi
Sent: Wednesday, 2 August 2006 2:23 PM
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] The price of performance

That sounds like the Mustang Cobra engine
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From: "Winchester, Miles" <Miles.Winchester at ArvinMeritor.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:40 PM
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] The price of performance


> Maybe a better option is a ROVER 75 V8 with sprintex supercharger which 
> was
> meant to produce 385bhp. They never reached production but here is the
> demonstration vehicle at Melbourne Auto Show 2005. This is the MG version.
>
> http://www.sprintex.com.au/2005_Melbourne_Motor_Show__Photo_Gallery.asp
>
>
> Miles
> Vanden Plas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Paul Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 August 2006 13:16
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] The price of performance
>
>
> Hmmmm; a 2000 for <$3000 is the go then.
>
> PVS
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of Drew Egginton
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 August 2006 1:07 pm
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>
>
> Quite true and similar to the situation in Australia then and now!
>
> The standard 2006 BMW 320i sedan (6 speed manual, 2.0 litre 4 cylinder)
> is about A$50,000 (about US$38,500!) plus on-road costs (dealer
> delivery, state stamp duty, registration etc) plus any expensive options
> that are often fitted. It has 110kW of power (~150hp). The local GM
> outpost Holden has just released prices for their new VE generation
> Commodore range due in August, which is the first car to be spun off the
> new global GM "Zeta" rear wheel drive platform. The high performance SS
> model which has the GM 6.0 L V8 with 270kW (~366hp) and 6 speed manual
> gearbox is listed at A$44,990 (~US$34,600). To get similar performance
> from a BMW (barring the E46 M3 which has now finished production) you
> would need to go for the A$98,500 (~US$75,800) 330i which has 190 kW of
> power (~258hp).
>
> But I doubt whether buyers of these vehicles would even consider the 
> other!
>
> Andrew E
>
>
>
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