Motor Australia – May 2019

28 may 2019 whichcar.com.au/motor

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DIGITAL JOURNALIST Chris Thompson DESIGN CONSULTANT Glen Smith GUN DRIVERS Warren Luff, David Reynolds, Tony D’Alberto, Rick Kelly

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jethro Bovingdon, James Holm, Tim Keen, Ben Miller, David Morley, Alrik Soderlind, Matt Stone, John-Joe Vollans CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Sam Chuck, Evan Klein, Adam
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DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL CONTENT Matt Rice (02) 9263 9706 BRAND SALES MANAGER – MOTOR Liam Quirk (02) 9282 8348 QUEENSLAND Todd Anderson 0409 630 733
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BAUER MEDIA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Paul Dykzeul

Nismo wheels on it. My plans were to

convert it to manual and fix the paint/

dents. Unfortunately it has accident

damage in the front and I might have to

sell it, which will be heart breaking.

I love every car ever made and can

see beauty in all of them, from supercars

to old farm trucks. Cars bring me so

much happiness, I feel like driving is the

only time I have any confidence.

Anonymous, via Facebook

Getting behind the wheel is a medicine

for all of us. Just keep driving.

SAME NEW THINGS

I realised I have been a loyal reader

and subscriber for 31 years! Bloody

Hell! During that time I have loved this

magazine with my all-time favourite

cover and article being that of Modern

Motor with a blue XD Falcon ‘Grand Prix’

build by Dick Johnson. God I wanted

that car as a young fellow and I would

hate to think of its value now.

But I feel we have grown apart. We

just don’t like the same things anymore.

You keep wearing the same clothes each

month just styled differently and I feel

the upcoming years are just going to be

nothing but Mustangs and Camaros.

Chris George, via email

Can’t have a subscriber of 31 years

leaving us – we will try harder.

CUBES ARE KING?

While entertaining the idea of the

eventually owing a bucket-listed muscle

car, I have come to the crunch of having

to choose between a Mustang GT and

Camaro SS. Now, styling-wise both have

their merits: extra points for the Camaro

being less ‘common’ on the street.

My dilemma is in regard to

capacities and how a 5.0 engine can be

competitive with a 6.2? I’m not the most

technically minded person, but shouldn’t

a bigger engine produce more power?

I know modern engines are now being

designed to extract capacity-defying

results from smaller engines. Is it due to

the Coyote engine having DOHC and

variable timing, as opposed to the older

pushrod tech in the Camaro which also

has variable timing? Which is the better

engine? Should it matter?

I suppose I should be just grateful

that we have access to these beasts

in Australia now. Both look and sound

awesome and I suppose it comes down

to personal preference, or which team

you ‘bat’ for in this scenario. I know the

conversion of the Camaro adds price

and some quirkiness in the process,

whereas the Mustang comes here pre-

made. Feel free to comment...

Nick Basilou, via email

Think about how much air (and

therefore fuel) is going into the engine

each minute. The Mustang’s smaller 5.0-

litre revs a lot higher than the Camaro’s

6.2 so there are just more combustion

events within that minute. However, a

Camaro might have less combustion

cycles per minute but with a bigger

combustion chamber, it can take in

more air, and fuel, and produce a bigger

bang to make an equivalent output.

FAST FALCONS

I wanted to thank you for the excellent

compilation of performance Falcons

that featured in the recent 2000-2016

collectors’ edition. I own two AU III XR8

sedans, one manual, one auto, both are

mint low-km cars. My good mate has

a stable of TE50s and P250 utes, also

in exceptional condition. We are both

based in Sydney if you’re ever chasing

some examples worthy of print!

Cameron O’Brien, via email

Copy that, Cameron!

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