This is Why You Buy a V8! 2005 FPV BA GT Review* 6MT 

That’s it eh brother 🇦🇺👏 the back roads in a GT are something else

It's the prettiest thing out there 🤤🤤 love the B series 8s

Definitely agree I love driving my bf xr8

May not accelerate as rapidly as some cars with less pots, but it pulls like a locomotive and is unaffected by hills

@@detailedmodelcars sames

you Legend! great buy.. they are a real nice car! love a BF

I couldn't afford the FPV but last year I picked up a all original low km 07 upgrade BF Mk2 XR8 manual in ego and I love it. It's staying with me

@@change_your_oil_regularly4287 nice work mate! love an xr8

Great choice man

very true! i loved the T series but completely agree the B series really saved ford! LOVE EM

@@RossReviewsau Oh me to Ross, Its unfortunate because the AU definitely were a very reliable car as you said.

I remember seeing the first BA GT driving down the road and my mates along with myself were like 🤤🤤🤤.. I've owned a BA XR8, BF XR6 Turbo (had an FG XR8 too) and now own a 2008 BFII XR8 Aggressor with only 57,000km.. my favourite shape by far is the B series XR8s and GTs

Exactly ,, AU was hit with the ugly stick big time ... how the hell that design was approved i'll never know .. didn't even look like a Ford..

@@billybodybuilder to be fair the AUII and III XR utes with the Tickford body kit looked ok.. the squared back of the ute and the twin headlights... and the sideskirts squared off the doors and side profile to make it look less jelly bean like.. But still got nothing on the B series , especially the V8s with that bonnet bulge 🤤🤤

they are great!

Ditto!! More Love than the missus

thanks mate :) glad you enjoyed this one

i don't trust any of the old aussie car journalists.... almost all of them were paid for..

The Boss motors were more reminiscent of the V8's of old, carrying more weight up front. They actually drove and felt more like a muscle car in contrast to the LS which was lighter, and I suppose felt a bit more modern. I think people buried their heads in the sand a bit once the reliability issues surfaced in early LS motors. From recollection, the Boss motors were reliable all the way through 👍👍

OH MAN! COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW GOOD THAT WOULD BE!

absolutely nothing not to love eh! gotta love a V8 Manual :)

oh yes you do :)

Glad you enjoyed it! HUGE credit to the owner it was a fantastic car! the Bseries look so good

HAHA.. manuals are very fun!

thats it! its a GT and its bloody good

totally agree the owner has done an amazing job with this GT damn near perfect

@@RossReviewsau you're very lucky indeed to have driven such a mint specimen.

Glad your rewatching some episodes 🙌 this was a beautiful machine

Same here!

ITS A BIG BOY EH! haha love it

@C A-S must be massive Cobra-R heads, not going to complain about that!

@C A-S mate I must be dribbling over the Cobra-R heads! If a car needs a bonnet bulge just to fit its engine something has gotta to be right.

agreed.. the Barra likes the ZF the V8 gotta be a manual..

i hope you got some more aussie cars in the garage :( i regretted selling the XR8 i should have kept both

the only way eh!

thanks :)

exactly it needs over 4,000rpm to get the best from it and even then the power band only lasts till about 5,500 before it falls off a cliff whereas the i6 turbo keeps on going and going and going. It's a shame Australia never got the 4.6L "Romeo" 32-valve QOHC "short stroke" v8 other then in that heap of shit Tickford Mustang (which was junk) and the Explorer (which was the bog stock SOHC version)

AMEN BRO! you get it.. the Miami engine is nuts (really love them) but the BOSS has the more relaxing cruising charm of rowing the gears and not getting thrown in jail lol

thanks Benny

the manual with that sound just makes it perfect for cruising. loved this review

@@RossReviewsau Ive got the BTR 4 speed, and you can adjust the No. 5 Solenoid quarter of a turn, for much more direct faster Manual gear changes from the BTR trans " Easy & free Mod to DIY " ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-abrNipqjIJI.html " " ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tDRoj6oCDy4.html "

credit to the owner!

yeh today people will laugh at a stock car.. even tho they drive a camry.. HP is just a number.. its about how the car connects with you and delivers that power is what's really important

thanks pete! thats it looks and sound are the biggest for me also and the GT does them so well.. epic car

The smiles it gives you are the best

Agreed mate and that is lost in a lot of today's cars their good but yeah lol

I think so too!

gotta love these cars! i miss my XR8 BA ute.. the 5.4 was not a rocket stock but man the noise of it! always made me smile

sounds very good

Thanks for sharing.. thats it tho eh...

Totally agree! LOVE THE LOOKS..

@UCEn4Xd-U4AOJk7t_8rXXf_g funny that, I actually like the vy/vz commodore shape. Probably my favourite shape of Holden and im a Ford guy. Although I see where you're coming from in terms of how the looks have aged over the years.

they are so good

gotta love a V8 eh.. glad you enjoyed the review :)

VERY! credit to the owner

glad you enjoyed it mate! gotta love an Aussie falcon

Nice work! Love then

the V8 manual is so special

100% mate.. this car is just pure smiles and we dont need to care how fast we got to 100kph.. the connection to the car is why we love it

That would be the best!

great drivers car ! and that noise with a 6mt is perfect

gotta love the GT's no matter what it is

Glad you enjoyed it

I will soon!

They are epic eh

i do love a good BOSS exhaust note! miss my old ute

its gonna be a good one!

they aint slow at all!

i love the typhoon a bit more myself.. but gotta love a BOSS for that sound n cruising..

@@RossReviewsau yeah 100%. You're also right about the manual in the V8, where as after having a 6spd manual and an Auto turbo, the turbo works better as an auto.

Very nice Anne.. I bought my 2008 XR8 with only 57,000km on it in Newcastle this year. It's great to hear other novacastrains love the V8 Fords

cheers Anne! glad you enjoyed it! thats awesome you got the GS! great fun :)

the BA GT did kick start ford again in the right direction but yeh the BOSS engine was probably a little but of a let down in terms of power but man it drives well

:)

sorry but turbo torque has taken over these days, when BOOST hits it really does smack you ion the face, modern turbo petrol engines these days have torque curves that provide low, mid and high end range that no NA V8 can match unless it's got massive displacement and I'm talking over 7.0L.

your 100% right Brian! the throttle feels very good in these cars.. and the noise that follows keeps that smile on

@@351tgv I'm happy with my lexus v8

love the B series

I love it!

i miss my old XR8 ute.. i need another one to sit with the Typhoon

up the BOSS

Thanks for the idea! i would love to! i like rare weird aussie cars.. think that will be tough to find tho

great rumble

amazing machines

VERY NICE.. i think its referred to as a slug only because the barra is easier to make power and so is the LS.. but this example with the minor mods felt VERY HEALTHY.. loved it

amen brotha this car keeps that smile on your dial! lol

thanks Denis! thats awesome to hear your GTP will be sounding epic im sure! i looked at the receipt and unfortunately nothing was labeled.. just said "custom exhaust"..

nice buy! gotta love these cars eh

@@RossReviewsau yeah and I always wanted a GT since I was a kid. When I bought this one home my wife said, "why do you need a GT", I said "I don't need a GT, I want one"....and the way they're appreciating now I wish I had 2!

thats it mate.. not about out right speed but the connection to the car n how it makes you feel when driving! they are so sweet

they each have a place the Boss & Barra.. but for simply cruising the back roads with a set up like this! man that GT is hard to beat in terms of smiles

@@RossReviewsau 100%👍

so clean eh!

@@RossReviewsau Absolutely love it!

thats it mate! taking it to the grave! haha gotta love em

3.9! GOOD STUFF! gotta love these cars eh

@@RossReviewsau They go alright with some diff gears :D. Nice vid mate.

credit to the owner!

Very nice! the 260 is not much different to this honestly.. go get it a tune and it will become a lot more responsive :) they are great cruisers that sound great

@@RossReviewsau I really wanted a manual, mostly because I prefer them but also because I read a lot of negative comments online about autos, but couldn't find one in my price range. I'm not very learned on engines, performance or fords 😀 it sounds like I might have listened a bit too much to those forums. Everything I read said it wasn't worth improving a 260 or you couldn't improve it, so thanks for replying, I will try and find a shop in my area that can advise me further. I still want to do a manual conversion for my own enjoyment if I can ever afford it.

@@bigdaddy741098 a tune would really help it come alive :)

I’ve don’t one in BF form

very nice choice

its so good for what it is.. love this GT

@@RossReviewsau I think looks Wise it looks better than all the GT's that came after

@@davey6680 i think only the BF looks better but very similar :)

@@RossReviewsau Each to their own! Yea the BF looks similar but i love the simplistic BA GT

@@davey6680 fair call :)

cheers Adam! i love the old BOSS engines!

So true! Cars like this are simply not around anymore sadly 🥲 love this thing for cruising smiles ☺️

😂👏 thanks brother this car could sell its self tho honestly 🔥

100% mate.. cars like this are just not made anymore.. definitely one to hold onto!

thanks mate! its all about that drive and how the car connects with you :) the smiles per gallon haha

I agree, it seems wrong to me that Jonathan gets an auto when he clearly loves a manual and drives one so skillfully. I know he likes that turbo six immensely, and as autos go, the ZF 6 speed is very good, but I feel he should still have his yellow ute. I liked that more than the typhoon. It fit his personality.

ive always wished i had of kept the ute :( i want it next to the typhoon

thats a fair call.. im in a typhoon also but i still love the BOSS engine but the LS is great also!

@@RossReviewsau the typhoon is a god send! Would love one heh especially bf I’m not the biggest fan of the g series personally but each to their own, the boss are a nice rig but my v8 is a vz maloo or senator with a harrop supercharger and dirty cam with bags all round 😍

@@thecatchtherelease8982 oh id love a VZ Maloo next to the F6

@@RossReviewsau sexy duo

🤣 at least I got you in one eh.. I definitely want another XR8 Ute to go next to the Ute

Great car

@@RossReviewsau I concur

:(

It’s called the dragy

these are pretty reliable.. i think only timing chains can go.. but ive seen plenty well over 200,000 kms going hard

@@RossReviewsau The U.S 5.4LTR is the 24valve 220kw Triton 3v per cylinder, l had one in my 2002 Fairmont Ghia & there were only 1500 built with the V8 & only 50 of them were actually 5spd manual, spark plug removal was the main trouble with this engine otherwise they were a good engine. It got written off without me even driving it at the time, l then bought a 2004 XR8 260kw 5.4ltr V8 32v & this engine doesn't have the spark plug removal problem & is stronger than a schooner of straight bourbon. Sure the 260kw is the 'baby' to the 290, 302, 315kw donks but people l know often say they heard me coming from a block away & when l 'stand' on it , it sounds like the gates of hell opening up, dead set reliable & still runs like new even though it's 18yrs old now. lts the best car l ever owned. PS; it's got 260,000ks on it & it runs as smooth as the day it was built.

gotta love a b series

oh very nice! cool mum

I went with a full headers, cat and catback system from xforce for my ba GT. I know it's not a custom system but it sounds fantastic

@@davidwebb5455 thanks so much for the reply mate, yeh she sounds nice and deep. I'll keep that in mind . thanks again David.

@@davidwebb5455 did you find it to be loud enough? any drone?

addictive to step on that right pedal

no never lol but i want a V8 to go next to it

@@djvali9577 the perfect combo 👌

me to! i want the ute back next to the typhoon

wont sell that typhoon but i do want a V8 again

up the BOSS

This gets a REPLY! :)

😅 sorry the videos seem to do better when premiered..

I pay that rego for an engine half the size in ACT :(

dang my XR8 boss was basically the same cost as my Typhoon here in WA