The Battle Of The AU's! XR8 Vs XR6 Which One Is Better? 

(David Attenborough)

@@RossReviewsau atleast someone got it

Agreed

thank you mate! absolute legend.. ill be back again soon and we will have to catch up

Nice car mate

Sick car Michael sounds mental!!! 👍👍 mad review jono

Not enough info on exhaust set up😔.... True duels? H pipe? brand mufflers? or Y pipe into 3inch? I need this setup 🤣

@@lloydhookey8739 twin 3, h pipe, and 2 unknown brand hot dogs around the centre of the underside, then straight out.

CUT THE BS HOLDEN BOY, YOURE A DIEHARD HOLDEN FAN AND WEIRDO. FORD FANS DONT REQUIRE YOUR INDISCRIMINATE SUPPORT.

They are ugly, the front on the XR8 changes it a little, cant get around the matching ugly interior,glad i bought an FGX 😁

@@DrSaucePacket yeah umm....just like the AU....everyone hates it at first...but 10 years down the track......💕❤👅💋💕❤

@@jimclarke1108Just don’t expect it to hold up for decades , b series on , rubbish fragile interiors . The au will follow & pass you by as your fox goes to the wreckers.

gotta love it

Should see the roof, man I cant wait to get her resprayed!

cheers Peter! the 3 inch sounded so good!

The V8 every time. Your first shot is why. They’re fun even going slow.

The AU falcon will be the new pyramids🤣 when we’re all gone these cars will still be sitting in a paddock somewhere ready to send it

.....I almost wish I had kept my AUIII SR. Nothing spectacular but an excellent Stuart Highway cruiser and yes, I did hit the speed limiter restriction at 180km/h. 😎

Glad you liked it! ill be back soon ;) part2

Thanks for sharing! def the underdog but man it still goes hard!

Hell yes Barra swapped AU 😈

both are epic!

@@RossReviewsau Agreed...

I have a series 3 liquid silver xr8 but mine is auto. These cars are definitely worth hanging onto.

Awesome collection mate

glad you enjoyed it mate! was a blast to film

You gotta love the mighty AU

very cool wing eh

Couldn't agree more!

They really are amazing machines in there own crazy way

@@RossReviewsau For sure, before I got the AU I bought a new GT, the last of the BF's just before they went to the FG model. I kept that GT for 2 years, sold it and got the AU an kept that for nearly 8 years. If prices had not of gone nuts Id have loved to grab a T3 TS50 manual.

Gotta love an AU

Triple? No it two spoilers not three.

Thanks so much mate glad you enjoy the channel 🙌 love showing these cars off

Port and polish the head, pistons, cam, double valve springs, throttle body upgrades, diff gears, E85 tune...

@@lachlanbrown409 May as well just turbo at that point

@@JC-zg4xe nah itb em or better yet tripple webbers...

oh hell yes! good stuff man

@@RossReviewsau 👍💪 utes a project but complete and registered

Awesome work mate!

🤣🤣🤣 cheers mate 🇦🇺

love it mate.. nice score

Was the universe aligning 🙏😈🇦🇺

Still Amazing numbers 🙌🇦🇺

:( RIP

hope you enjoyed it

@@RossReviewsau it was a great vid mate

AMEN

Not to shabby

BeAUtiful mate 👌🤤

i have a 99 5 litre 5 speed ute with 263k but not sure how many owners its had but its an occasional car as i want to hang on to it as there arent many around

@@iansmith1455 they're a pleasure to drive ey mate

hold onto her mate! getting rare to find

@@RossReviewsau and like you said, at the time they were not well received in the front looks, but now I love, drives like the day it came off the showroom, and yeah you're mate, I can't bring myself to sell it. Thanks for the review I like em mate

Love a manual AU

It’s a cult classic now

@@RossReviewsau who would have known the AU would be the next EH.

Not quite, 195kw was what the base model of the holden 5L made in 1998, you could get a harrop stroked 220kw version of it from hsv since the vr/vs models though. Then by 1999 all base model v8s got the early Ls1 with 220kw right through to the calloway tuned Ls1 in vt gts that made 300kw. Most hsvs in year 2000 would have been at least 255kw though.

Both are amazing 🇦🇺🤝

@@RossReviewsau yes mate, the best car at those times

I do love a good AU mate

They are so cool eh.. wish I still had mine too

Very Equal quite impressive

100% as equal in performance add headers and exhaust and bigger intake to the sohc vct the 8 will have its work cut out to keep up

comparing apples to Oranges, when series 2 had 200 and 220kw windsors, not making a VCT hit those numbers without boost

🤣 true.. the AUs just to damn good

i need to find a barra swapped AU!

Xr8s diff was irs so I couldn’t see it being on a wagon

@@JoeDirt-ok2hm it's a xr8 ute diff

i am wanting to do that! gotta sort my merch out again as society apparel has closed recently :( def in the 7s without the wet road and spinning

it really is! i was loving it haha

..........eargasm....???

@@lancecooper4646 correct

HAHA IKR but you cant not love the thing

EVERY EXPLORERER 302W is a 220kw version.... just shave the heads, port the exhaust, slap some roller rockers on & you have 220kw.

Yup that was a bit surprising eh

The long stroke of the ford intech 99.31 mm (3.910 in) really caps the RPM, that said standard non VCT ones with replacement cam can spin to 6000rpm without a problem.

not bad at all eh

@@RossReviewsau Sounds better than a barra even if it isn't as powerful.

So angry 🤤🥵

true.. is it not IRS also?

It was an option, VCT it was standard

@@RossReviewsau series 1 XR6 with the live axle only had 168kw, no VCT.

Ever thought dabbling in 4WDs ???

i have a little only really seen success at it tho with 70 series

Just a baby with them kms

Thanks Chris

Love it eh mate

It was raining and cold so yeh lots of slip

HAHA cheers mate! from canada originally ;)

Mmm maybe at first, but by the time the S3 arrived both the VX SS manual, and the S3 AU XR8 manual were essentially level pegging for the 1/4 mile. Mostly due to 3 things. : The more user friendly and nicer shifting 5 speed box, combined with much more logical gearing opposed to the vague 6 speed in the SS. : Lighter car with a rear suspension system that actually put the power down, rather than making loud drive train thuds and bangs as it tramped it arse off like the SS. : Torque... yeah you read correctly I said torque, despite the SS's extra 800cc of capacity both engines are very close in peak torque figures. However it's where in the rpm that peak torque is made, and as luck would have yessss the S3 AU wins this one too easy smashing the highway overtaking test well ahead of the SS and usually with one less down change to do so. P.s. an even better argument can be made for the T3's with their much improved all round package. Like factory stroker, big brake upgrades, beefier box etc etc. I have an original Motor Magazine from the day that the Red T3 went head to head with the Clubsport R8, the latter of which got it's teeth kicked in. Happy cruising man 👍

@@justin3131ify I have the wheels and the motor magazine when the AU XR8 220kw went head to head with the VX SS. You are right they were virtually the same acceleration and quarter mile times with in 1 to 2 tenths of a second. I wish they compared the autos as I know for a fact the ford adaptive shift Auto was ahead of its time and shifted a lot better than the Holden one.

@@yusuf.alajnabi Yeah I agree with that. The old btr 4 speed gets beaten up on & Bullied by enthusiasts a bit these days. Mainly because of the exotic shit that is available to them these days. The old lady has a completely standard s1 au xr6 vct, and the adaptive shit is so much more alert and awake, than the may as well be running on mogodon 4L60e that the boy's on the other side of town got in busses.

@@justin3131ify the BTR 4 speed was a great reliable transmission. They really strengthened it in the late 90s early 2000s.

@@justin3131ify yea fair points but i was still begging for Ford to bring back the 351 though

You reckon 🤣 I need to find a VT to compare

so rare nowadays

Next time I’m down let’s see her 😈

@@RossReviewsau ok 👍 done 🙂

Very nice eh

@@RossReviewsau no exhaust is the best exhaust - book of limi bash, compressions 9:1

Rip lol glad you enjoyed the video

brake upgrade is a smart move

🤌😴

Fair capl

HAHA gotta admit tho the 6 held up really strong to the 8

@@RossReviewsau windsor just has 2 extra cylinders to create noise not power

they did both sound great eh

@@RossReviewsau your not wrong mate

Cheers for the info mate! Wasn’t sure on ratios

@@RossReviewsau There actually is alot of small difference between them..., but in regards to the ratio's according to Ford each vehicle's ratio's were specifically matched to each engines characteristic. Its very obvious that this is not common knowledge or widely known information for many enthusiasts, let alone the majority of people out there. Hence why so many people believe that the only difference between the i6 t5, and v8 t5 is just the the minimal bit's that you need to have changed over when using a box from the 6 to the 8 and vice versa. While they do both work with each other once you change over all the input shafts, bearings, bell housings bolts & shit. While the v8 t5 definitely is not top of it's class in regards to it's strength & durability by any means compared with what we have today. Even so inside the 8 cylinder t5 it has had a somewhat revised finished gear set and slightly different ratio's for it's first 3 cogs. Take it easy Mr Reviews 👍

I was addicted to that noise

Was Melbourne 😅

So good aren’t they

@@RossReviewsau yes they are, I am half tempted to buy another AU, maybe a Fairmont wagon, as always love a wagon

Both are amazing yes🔥

amazing owner and car

love a good ED