This is the third write-up of cars present on our “Aussie Built” drive day. There was a time when the XR8 and it’s rival from Holden, the SS Commodore, would battle it out for dominance of Australian streets for model after model. In June of 2010, the XR8 was dropped from the lineup, thanks to …
Tag Archive: V8
Sep 28
Holden Caprice-V V8
In the second of our “Aussie Built” cars series, we drive a Holden Caprice. Since the death of Ford Australia’s Fairlane and LTD twins in December of 2007 and the similar demise of Holden’s Statesman badge in September, 2010, the Holden Caprice stands alone as Australia’s extra-long-wheelbase sedan. Our test Caprice V8, in Phantom Black …
Sep 26
FPV GT
A couple of weeks ago, we had a World Car Reviews/Blacksands Racing drive day. The members of World Car Reviews that are from Victoria, Australia got together with Blacksands Racing to discuss driving techniques, to explore some fantastic roads together and in general have an enjoyable day. The theme for the day was “Aussie Built”. …
Sep 06
Infiniti to Drop V8s from their lineup
As we reported last week there is a fear the V8 engine will go by the way side with the new CAFE regulations. While I still stand by my statement that it is not true it seems Infiniti is ready to dump it’s V8s. According to Infiniti it will no longer produce V8s and instead …
Aug 30
Does the 2025 54.5mpg signal “the last of the V8s?”
This week the President signed into law a new EPA fuel economy standard making 54.5mpg the average for new cars by 2025. This of course has car companies, gear heads, and the internet up in arms. The concern is this will kill off V8s for good. Of course this will not be the case, let …