Banned1 Banned Banned 734 Member For: 14y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: Caloundra Posted 22/10/10 02:16 AM Share Posted 22/10/10 02:16 AM touche' the XR6T stands for Xtra Ranuchy ^cyl) Tyrannosaurus ! cos it REX anything else in its way ! god I feel about 8yr old now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 15y 11m Gender: Male Posted 26/10/10 12:23 AM Share Posted 26/10/10 12:23 AM (edited) Sorry Tab, didn't realise that because you had to slow down on a cruise once that proves the G6ET is quicker than any XR or F6. My bad. In fact, all magazines and reviewers need to talk to Tab before publishing anything on the G6's handling prowness. It seems they've been getting it wrong over an over! What fools! I heard Lotus was actually in talks with Ford about obtaining the rights to run the g6 suspension in their next Elise. And McLaren have pulled in the engineer's that worked on the G6's suspension for advice in their F1 cars. In all seriousness, both are great cars, it really comes down to whether you are actually going to drive the car (using both feet) or whether you are going to dribble on and on about which button does what and where, and how amazing the fake leather seats feel, and how much room there is in the boot for your bowls set and cardigan collection. If you do buy the G6ET, make sure you tick the "pillow and tissues on the back parcel shelf" option. You have to look the part. Edited 26/10/10 12:24 AM by seduced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satz Member 65 Member For: 18y 10m 14d Posted 26/10/10 12:43 AM Author Share Posted 26/10/10 12:43 AM okay...the folks at Ford kindly let me borrow a demo XR6T auto for the weekend! Enjoyed it...a lot!my thoughts:Positives:power was good! Especially uphills.gearbox was pretty good, most times would kickdown pretty quickly.the suspension (18 in wheels) was not too firm. Seemed just right. Slight roll, but nice on the 'swishback'. Was nice to be able to control oversteer on the throttle to give that nice floaty feeling to the rear Windnoise was quite low, with just a gentle hiss from the door edge/mirrorPremium audio was good. Loved the Ipod integration and the MP3 title display!Bluetooth was easy to set up. Is it meant to be able to show the phone number on screen? (didn't have the manual in the car)AC performance: wasn't able to check due to cool weather but controls were easy to use and the display was niceNegatives:Some road noise on some road surfaces, but nothing dramatic.Driver's seat literally gave me a backache, even with careful setup and using the lumbar adjustment to the max. Felt it was a bit soft, and the lateral support was also rather soft.Some of the finer fitment and operation was a little rough, but nothing major (eg ext mirror movements, glovebox dropping, strange glovebox light pattern)Rear seat headrests are not high enough for anyone over 5ft 8Didn't like the blue rings around the dials (personal preference)Visibility - A pillar was slightly too thick and came into my field of view quite often, especially in carparking areas.Overall I felt the car wasn't 'hardcore' as some people have said. It's actually much more user friendly than a Golf GTI for example (let alone a WRX!). But that's not a criticism! Also it was nice that the car felt smaller than it actually is, when driving. That's a sign of good body/suspension/throttle response design.So how different is the handling/roll on the G6ET compared to an XR6T? I can't get a G6ET to try out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrick Member 210 Member For: 15y 1m 12d Posted 26/10/10 01:16 AM Share Posted 26/10/10 01:16 AM (edited) I can't get a G6ET to try out...go to a dealership and ask for a test drive, it`d be interesting to see how you compare them.Didn`t you borrow the XRT from Ford...they didn`t have any G6ET`s?They do sell like hot cakes at a primary school fate, very popular car, lots of XRT`s in stock but no G6ET`s. Edited 26/10/10 01:19 AM by hrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satz Member 65 Member For: 18y 10m 14d Posted 29/10/10 08:03 PM Author Share Posted 29/10/10 08:03 PM Hi allCould you please let me know:A. What colour the dash lighting is on the xr6t 50th? Is it blue?B. Why the doors on the g6et close with a nice thump compared to xr6?Cheersquote name='hrick' date='26 October 2010 - 11:16 AM' timestamp='1288055800' post='1050547']go to a dealership and ask for a test drive, it`d be interesting to see how you compare them.Didn`t you borrow the XRT from Ford...they didn`t have any G6ET`s?They do sell like hot cakes at a primary school fate, very popular car, lots of XRT`s in stock but no G6ET`s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob Mitchell Inactive Members 1 Member For: 14y 2m 12d Posted 27/11/10 07:22 AM Share Posted 27/11/10 07:22 AM ahah! My Stock FG XR6 Turbo has smoked every single G6ET I have came across. and why wouldnt you want the LSD? and on cheap Ling Long tires it goes 0-100 in 4.8 sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 27/11/10 07:54 AM Share Posted 27/11/10 07:54 AM "Smoked"? Pretty sure there's something getting smoked and it aint a vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrick Member 210 Member For: 15y 1m 12d Posted 27/11/10 08:45 AM Share Posted 27/11/10 08:45 AM ahah! My Stock FG XR6 Turbo has smoked every single G6ET I have came across. and why wouldnt you want the LSD? and on cheap Ling Long tires it goes 0-100 in 4.8 secInteresting first post, exactly how many G6Et`s have you smoked ? I prefer White Ox myself. The fastest 1/4 time I have found is 12.67 Stock standard G6ET, pretty good !How did you time yourself 0-100 doing it in 4.8 ?Ling Long tires as well, I went to school with Penny Long and her brother Dong Long, hey, are those tires any good in the wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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