Had a V8 Calais 2000 with a Remus exhaust - best sounding car ever ! Power was good from 4,000 revs up.
Then went into getting the Ford inline six turbo's starting with one of the first XR6T's to come into N.Z. in 2002.
Got a BF2 FPV Typhoon in 2007 and they are the ducks guts for low power and torque with max torque at just 1900 revs.
Followed that up with FG F6 310 kw's and 560 nm's and then a supercharged FPV GT-P which after a bit of a tickle up was making just on 400 kw's and was a real belter. These FPV's were bloody good cars but in terms of today's technology they are old tech but do the basics of power, handling and braking very well indeed !
Then I had a Chrysler SRT8, (350 kw) Hemi 6.4 in a solid engine with excellent low down torque but a very heavy car and not a patch on the SC GT-P for top end power. Had mega tech in it so was a pretty good fit and I probably should have kept it.
Now I have a 235 kw ZB Calais V. Now I've had it a few months the question is, does this car resonate with me and is 235 kw's enough ?
Some might recall I had an engine failure early on and a long fight to get a replacement car. This certainly hasn't helped me "bond" with the car.
Not sure what the point to sharing my last 19 year car ownership journey was ...other than I lament and am still very sad for the loss of true Australian made performance cars...
