I know this is blasphemy, but i test drove some fords the other day (no hate mail please ). Namely the XR8 and the XR6 turbo. And i hate to say it, (someone slap me), there not half bad. The XR6 turbo is quick and quiet, with a faint wistle from the turbo, the XR8 sounds absolutely fat when up it and goes equally as hard, id have to say it is one of the best sounding 8's i've heard.
To choose between the two would be hard, buy the 8 for the sound, or get the turbo 6 and spend the 5 grand difference between the two makin' it go hard .
Now if only holden would pull their finger out and do something like ford has so that people like me don't get tempted to do something silly and go buy something from the opposition.