That generation of Stagea had an RB inline six, not a VQ V6.
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Oi, it's 'Straya!
Yeah Falcon sixes (especially since the BA) are so very, very under-rated.
It's like in Australia when Mitsubishi replaced their large-cars (Magna & Verada - i.e: the Diamante) with an Australianised Galant called 380, but left the rest of their range with names (Lancer, Outlander, Pajero etc). It didn't raise the big Mitsubishi's prestige or profile, it just confused the hell out of people…
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A young Jezza in an Audi Quattro in the snow...
It's in my employment contract and has been at several of my previous jobs as well. I work for a not-for-profit, not DHS.
It's pretty much the same in Australia too in many jobs/industries.
I'd always thought the man (or the child), in its mouth was its tongue, until it was pointed out to me. Now I can't stop but see the man (or child) every time I see the Alfa badge.
I'd say the Toyota Kluger easily out-bores the Volvo. It doesn't have the designer kudos of the XC90.
But it has a straight 6 mounted transversely, and for a while came with a 6o degree Yamaha V8, also transverse. That isn't boring. The dynamics may be boring and it is VERY old (I can't understand why anyone would buy a new one), but it still hasn't been bettered in the interior packaging stakes by anyone. A full…
I had one as a company car here in Australia a couple of years ago (2.0l petrol with CVT). It was an absolute joke. Impossible to see out the back of (thankfully it had rear parking sensors) and very little boot space (small and oddly-shaped). Not to mention with the CVT it sounded like a dying cow. At least it…
Probably one of the crackiest of crackpipe cars I've seen on Jalopnik, ever. How is this a thing? Why is this a thing?
Why is this still not a thing? And why was this not a thing in Singapore too? Falcon taxis are the best!
When I saw the headline of this article, I immediately thought of these!
The window line of these Benzes always reminded me of an old-school HT-HG Holden Monaro (the grand-daddy of the new-era Pontiac GTO)
I think you have to have been of driving age (or close to) in the '60s and '70s to understand the real appeal of Alfa Romeo.
But how often do you see pre-1980 cars in general on Australian roads? Maybe one a day, if you're lucky.
I'll remember that the next time I'm driving a 1999 e39 and I have to stop at a level crossing and it's below 15C/59F outside...
Power seats. BMWs have powered headrests, ffs! Why? My current car has a powered seat base, but manual backrest. Since my car is only driven by me 99.9% of the time and has the WORST driving position ever, it's set at the lowest and flattest setting ALL the time and consequently never gets touched. The only thing…