Motor Australia – May 2019

H SV S E NATO R

While Clubsport was a bit lairy, the Senator body

kit from this era was rather more restrained. Lots

of leather, auto trans and plenty of cred make it a

bit of a trophy car these days. HSV also slotted in

the 300kW Gen III from the GTS for fast luxury.

CHRYSLER 300C SRT-8

The 6.1-litre SRT-8 didn’t arrive until 2006,

but when it did, it gave us a real option to the

established V8 luxos. Gangsta looks have actually

aged gracefully and the performance speaks for

itself. That’s if you can live with the interior...

FORD AU SERIES 3 XR8

This was essentially a TE50 without the FTE

badges. Body kit was better integrated than ever

and the XR8 got the 220kW tune for the Windsor.

Supple, balanced and utterly under-rated, would

make a great second-hand buy.

INSPECS:FTET3TS50

BODY

ENGINE

POWER

TORQUE

TRANSMISSION

USED RANGE

4-door, 5-seat sedan

5605cc V8, OHV, 16v

250kW @ 5250rpm

500Nm @ 4250rpm

5-speed manual/4-speed auto

$20,000 to $45,000

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REASONS

TOBUYA

T-SERIES

OTHER

OPTIONS

YOU MAY

CONSIDER

1. UNCOMMON
   It’s rarer than an HSV.
   You won’t be passing
   your own car every
   dayintraffic.

M BUYING A MODERN CLASSIC

3.GOOD STEER
Hi-fidelitysteeringof
AUplatformmeans
thesearesomeofthe
bestdrivingAussie
Fords. Ever.

2.GRUNT

Two-fiftykilowatt

tuneofthestroker

wassurelythe old

Windsor’sfinesthour.

Utterlyglorious.