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G8 ST
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:54 am
by VforVIBE
Available only with a 6.0L V8 and is likely to start around $31,000... I give you the Pontiac G8 ST...Edit: It's Australian counter part boasts 400 horses on tap from its Chevrolet Corvette engine......Making the G8 ST and Holden Ute....officially.....the quickest......production... .........trucks in the world.........That's right, the G8 ST (Sport Truck)
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/1...8-st/h ... tm....html
Re: G8 ST (VforVIBE)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:58 am
by BlueCrush
Nice steelies. lol!!!
Re: G8 ST (VforVIBE)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:12 am
by NibCrom
The LS7 makes 505 horses. I've never heard of it being it anything other than the Z06. The LS2 makes 400 horses.
Re: G8 ST (BlueCrush)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:33 am
by ramenboy...
Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Nice steelies. lol!!!ha! i was thinking the same thing! but sign me up! long live the el camino!!!!!
Re: G8 ST (ramenboy...)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:37 am
by Mavrik
looks like the subaru brat is back lol but its not a subaru.
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:55 am
by northvibe
where did the ls7 come from?"Holden crammed the L98 6.0-litre Gen IV V8 under the bonnet, which pumps out 362hp and 391 ft-lb. That’s enough to sling the 3,895 pound (1,767kg) Holden Ute from zero to 100-km/h (62-mph) in just 5.5 seconds."hmm...cool but may end up like the SSR
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:40 am
by Whelan
The quickest production truck???What about the SRT-108.3L V10 500hp525lb. ft.
Re: (Whelan)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:54 am
by scherry2
Quote, originally posted by Whelan »The quickest production truck???What about the SRT-108.3L V10 500hp525lb. ft.but how quick is it. thats the question.probably needs all that power to move it.
Re: (scherry2)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:11 am
by NibCrom
From Wikipedia:In February 2004, the Dodge Ram SRT-10 set both the Guinness World Record and Sports Car Club of America's record for the world's fastest production truck[3] with an average speed of 154.587 mph (248.784 km/h). However this record has since been broken by the Australian Holden Special Vehicles LS2 6.0 litre V8 Maloo R8 Ute setting the new speed at 271.44 km/h (168.7 mph).Edit: I'm guessing the Ram's speed was drag limited, and the Holden is probably a lot more aerodynamic.
Re: (NibCrom)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:45 am
by Whelan
I consider those more crossovers than trucks. The El Camino and Ranchero's were not trucks, they were wagons with a bed.
Commodore ute
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:37 am
by Aussie Vibe
Attached are twwo pics of a cab/chassis Holden Commodore ute (the model/shape before the current). This was the 3.6l V6 work ute (not a truck) although it was rated to and did quite well carry 1800kg (3960lbs) in the back and i cant recall what its rated towing limit was, but I guess it was about the same. We did tow a 5700kg (12540lb) aircraft around with it.It had a removable lift crane in the back for lifting small jet engines.Utes, like this are very common in Aust for trade work. They tend to be Ford, Holden, Toyota and Nissan 6 or 4 cylinder and many diesel powered, many of these models are not sold in the US
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Re: Commodore ute (Aussie Vibe)
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:44 am
by Aussie Vibe
back end of the ute
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