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When 360 tonnes and 108 metres meets a roundabout

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All the best, and thanks to Oz #ford workers finishing up today. Thx for the sense of pride given to many 👏🏼

EricBana67's tweet image. All the best, and thanks to Oz #ford workers finishing up today. Thx for the sense of pride given to many 👏🏼

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Just imagine racing around here.. 😬 #TBT @FIAWEC #6hFuji #japan

StrakkaRacing's tweet image. Just imagine racing around here.. 😬 #TBT @FIAWEC #6hFuji #japan

Maserati's V8 is *the* low speed engine. I could happily buy a Granturismo and just drive around all day, every day looking for a car park.


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Oh, look, it's Allan Moffat's famous beer carton livery! @FordAustralia #56DaysOfFalcon #Bathurst1000 goo.gl/2h3EYO

WheelsAustralia's tweet image. Oh, look, it's Allan Moffat's famous beer carton livery!
@FordAustralia #56DaysOfFalcon #Bathurst1000 goo.gl/2h3EYO

Reminds me of Saab "discovering" the Haldex AWD system 15 years behind everyone else for the $90K (yep, that's $90,000) 9-3 TurboX


Also, discovers stop-start system as a fuel-saving measure for new donk


GM uses BMW's 5yo inline TT3.0L, Audi's 4yo SC3.0L V6 as knob-pulling benchmarks for its not-yet-on-market, no-official-output V6


One thing Aus lacks is an effective aftermarket tuning industry. We're lazy bastards, happy to just buy off the shelf.


HSV badges on Cadillacs isn't really kosher, is it? Fark, we may as well just buy in aftermarket bits off the internet and do it ourselves


HSV contract with Walkinshaw is up for renegotiation this year, but if all it is going to do is rechip hot Opel cars, what's the point?


So if Caddy the brand comes to Aus with HSV-killing V6, what's that mean for HSV? Holden will lock itself in as Opel/Daewoo/Isuzu reseller


GM has unveiled a 3.0L turbo V6 that produces 99kW/litre, but flagged that it is only for Cadillac-badged cars. Now, bear with me a moment


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At 4pm today, Senator @Ricky_Muir will give his first speech in the #Senate


Is Ford Aus officially jumping the shark pool with 'Stang PR? Discuss ...


If they're trying to replicate the 'Stang on Empire State, why not Level 88 of Melbourne's Eureka Tower? Then people can go and see it.


So I'm scratching my head as to what Ford gets out of a US muscle car placed on top of an anonymous Sydney building on New Year's Eve.


All those sports people who took a free car/sponsorship from Holden now have to talk up its exit. Wonder if that was part of the exit plan?


So Holden's advertising campaign leaves it open to a bit of ridicule?


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@holdennews @jcourtney providing the best cars for Australia.. So all of their residents can drive them to centrelink as they have no job...


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