XR8 v SS-V road trip

Video for XR8 v SS-V road trip

[@Whippy]

RIP Falcon RIP Holden you will be missed that ending hit me in the feels, I grew up with these cars and I remember when I was 7 years old and the VE just came out, I wanted that thing more than a Ferrari

[@TDJDriftersBoss]

same man, I watched the launch live and the whole launch dvd.

[@michaelcipriani87]

I just bought a VE SS 2012 series 2 pick it up after boxing day 2022, grab them while they are cheap I got one for 20k.

[@snoopyspeagle1419]

Bloody sad time for Australia for those that grew up with these two icons regardless weather your holden or ford

[@karjim100]

snoopy speagle 10out of 10, that is what I have been trying to say to the euro car fanatics,you will not get this much fun for so little money.

[@Hunter4042012]

+Baldwynmayhem Hmm Holden was not founded by GM Holden was around 52 years before GM.

[@DrPunkZebra]

+Hunter4042012 GM owns Holden

[@Hunter4042012]

Nathan Josling Yes they purchased it, they did NOT create it.

[@DrPunkZebra]

+Hunter4042012 I know

[@MrAusmac91]

Guys awesome job on the XR8 vs SSV trip. The close brought a tear to my eye. Ford. Holden. Who gives a damn. Thank you for a unforgettable era of home grown excellence.

[@ReaLzEdits]

MrAusmac91 Im just sad I wont be able to raise a child they way I always pictured it :( I guess he will grow up with some stupid toy car :/

[@ookland81]

Pretty silly video, until the last sentence. "In a few years when they stop making them, we are all going to losers" Absolute right on the money. It truly is sad.

[@clamramm3r370]

Yay finally someone who's said that we should just in joy them while there here instead of competing them thanks sad to see them go😥

[@alexaffat1216]

Watching this five years on and it's as poignant as ever

[@Andrew-po6ou]

Six Cylinder: Ford V8: Holden Both amazing cars

[@GTFORDMAN]

"when they stop making them we're all going to be losers" yep thats very true, but more accurately Holden will be bigger losers because they will be selling Front wheel drive badged commodores! Ford at least spared us the indignity of have a fwd Falcon and will drop the Falcon badge!

[@anonymous030401]

+GTFORDMAN yep. Ford gives us a mustang as a performance replacement/alternative. GM Holden's "performance car" is now a fwd hot hatch that was outdated a month after it was launched in Australia.

[@bigozimak]

INDEED!

[@thecombatwombat833]

that ending spot on mate. thx for the video

[@bigozimak]

I think it's fair to say that we Aussies pretty much invented the HP Sports Sedan and seeing the last V8 Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon parked on Mt. Panorama Bathurst, is quite a touching tribute. Well done wheels and they will be missed.

[@charlietwotimes]

Whichever brand you preferred (or like me, happy with both) I hope you all got one thats tucked in your garage + knows it'll be loved til you die. Had a childhood of XW to XC, a young family period of VL to VU ute. Sixes. Eights. Stock. Modified. Now there's a low mileage BF2 XR8 Boss that only comes out for road trips and sunny day cruises. Until the day I die. Loved 'em all. Bought what I could afford as a nostalgia mobile at the end.

[@TheLeo328]

Guys, Thank You for posting a great video, quality stuff. I'm not an Australian car guy at all - I've always bought German cars but after seeing this and also seeing the FPV 300km/h, all this together makes me think "What a shame". If only Australia's attitude towards car was more accepting like it is in Germany with no speed limits and a desire to make the best - imagine how awesome our cars could have been. Our industry would still be here today and we'd be taking on the world!!!

[@jestinbinu8631]

it failed because of people like you buying imports you dunce

[@sourwords1808]

A very welldone gents. I think you guys have made some valid points and i like the ballzy attitude about the parliment house.

[@jakob31448]

God I wish we could’ve seen these cars keep developing, they were only getting better and better. 😖

[@paulmurphy5530]

The front axle......confidence in the steering lol....Alex get some more driving experience in the n/a cars first....and then once you get off your P plates get someone to show you how to drive a supercharged car lol

[@lukee49]

Mount panorama should be a one way road for sure

[@freeagent8225]

I miss the Aussie road tests about Australian cars. It's just not the same. No wonder I travel more in winter than summer.

[@jayfly9442]

We really had the best cars 🥺

[@ParalyzedNight]

Spot on. Both great cars. Enjoy them while they last.

[@user-xf6fj4vr1l]

You guys do such a mind-blowing job at photography. A very inspirational video. Keep it up!

[@user-xf6fj4vr1l]

@Jimmi Johnson haha I just happen to be everywhere lol

[@PGee.]

The lowest point in my life was when I was a holden fan for around 6 months that is when my dad and brother disowned me. But I'm rehabilitated now and my family as welcomed me back in their lives.......

[@fox1509]

please, somebody tell me why the rear end of the XR8 looks, actually literally is the rear end of a jaguar XF-R .

[@ronaldhowsley6725]

+Jarred Campos exactly what I thought

[@ronaldhowsley6725]

Do they?

[@dumbdoh5478]

Ford owns the design form jaguars

[@bouyeman2714]

+Jarred Campos You're actually so incredibly correct, I hadn't made the connection before. Christ.

[@rabbit73au]

The sad day for me was when Ford stopped making the LTD I love the big Aussie cars from both brand’s

[@Raven-cf5qd]

My mum, grandma, grandad, 2nd grandma and second grandad all owned different falcons and my dad, brother, & Uncle all owned conmodores they are all great cars non the less

[@jonzimmer4889]

Ive been a Nissan/Datsun owner/lover from 1996. Collecting iconic cars classified post production and mint, are very valuable.

[@crustydownunder]

Great vid. And how sad it is. I still have my XR8 FG ute. I'd like to keep it for the next 10 or so years. Has less than 93,000ks on the clock. Mint condition for it's age really. I'm afraid if I sell it I might never have the chance to own another Aussie V8. I have a mint condition, low ks Audi S4 4.2 V8 as well, and while love the Audi, it's awesome to drive and quicker than the XR8, it's not the same as owning an Aussie V8. Our kids will never experience cars like we did. It's all whizz-bang-pop turbo crackle now.

[@timx3680]

Perfect example of why, after decades of loyal readership, I stopped buying Wheels. Witness the focus reach increasingly cringeworthy levels of self adulation of ‘staffers’ and ‘the Wheels crew’, as focus on actual automotive content declines. Wherein what used to be a good car magazine degenerated into a gay accented fashion shoot, with the cars relegated to serving merely as a secondary social prop. The photos tell the story. More and ever larger ‘moody’ pics of the journos themselves, less and smaller on the cars. Do I want to see repeat photos of Nathan Ponchard’s jeans clad arse? Or written information about vehicles, depictions of cornering, clear interior shots etc. It’s little wonder Wheels readership continued to crumble. Well done Boyz!

[@sashoboss2121]

Couldn't have picked a worse colour for both of those cars

[@benspencer2746]

Nice tribute 💪🏻🙌🏻🤙🏻

[@darrenwalker9777]

Falcon looks like a Lancer on steroids

[@mobscene111]

Lancer from the front and a jaguar from the back

[@smartey2612]

How does it look like a lancer, it looks like a jag all round or a Mondeo all round.

[@bluespig1]

Give me a Ford, locally built. I don't care if you think the Holden is better. I'd rather walk than drive one. And as for the future, I will keep my current XR8

[@jamesharvey8107]

camo 69 yeah you can keep that AU, lol

[@mark3716]

Love your work Keep it up Piuer and true Australian spirit Ps.been mising for a long time now ! CAN'T EXPRES OUR SELF FREEDOM OF SPEECH! ? HELLO WHERE ARE YOU @!??

[@oxygorjiax7722]

Ford Falcon v8, vs Vauxhall with chevy engine and holden badges

[@MrHowdi]

Oxygorjia X lol. Its a Holden mate, it was designed here and is exported out from here. Its born here, and some are adopted over there when you give them the Vauxhall badge. Don' t get them mixed up

[@Panahsonic]

Holden is owned by Chev which is owned by Buick.. Ford on the other hand is owned by Ford, yes it's not Australian, but technically saying neither is Holden.. Everyone just shut the fuck up and accept it!

[@Panahsonic]

So basically Lochlan your saying just cause you have one you know everything about them.. Shut the fuck up, dad has a GT and a Super Pursuit and they both go better than the VF GTS just piss off, your one of those people who just because they have one you know EVERYTHING about it. Fuck up

[@TransitionLevel110]

So many uninformed replies here re Holden. One word: Opel. Let the but-hurt begin.

[@blampa]

***** Mate, let google be your friend. First off, Holden is owned by General Motors. In the GFC, General Motors went chapter 11 (bankrupt) and was bailed out by the US government. Ford USA sold a lot of their prestige brands such as Aston Martin, Volvo, Range Rover, Jaguar and Mercury and used the cash to avoid going chapter 11 like GM and Chrysler did. Ford Australia is owned by Ford America. So to respond to your ridiculous assertion, Ford Australia did not go bankrupt. Further, both Ford Australia and Holden have been surviving on government handouts such as the green car scheme etc. Over the last 15 years, Holden has taken more than double in subsidies what Ford has. Finally, of the two cars, the falcon has for the last few decades had much more local content than any Holden. The Holden V6 is a buick motor whilst the Ford I6 is made in Geelong. Further, Ford use Onesteel for both the falcon and Territory, Holden has since the VE been using Chinese steel as they complained Onesteel was too expensive. Don't believe me? Google it, or if you're too lazy follow the link here: www.drive.com.au/motor-news/new-falcon-70-per-cent-australian-20141126-11uu9b.html

[@Dan4096]

Looks like fun... I wonder which lucky buggers ended up with these 'factory demonstrator' vehicles?

[@emon66666]

Fuarrrrr the ending got me proper emotional. :'(

[@aaronsun1659]

Very Sweet As Editing!! GJ !

[@pontiacGXPfan]

I'm gonna miss these cars dearly. In Stateside all we have is that overrated, sorry lump of shit that is the Dodge Charger

[@MRWJV8]

yes and when holden and ford stop makeing big sedans it will be a sad day for fans

[@SkiRacingOz]

7:10 is my town, Cowra, hell yeah

[@ThomasPhp]

awesome cars!! what's the name of song from 3:30? :thanks.

[@lukecro1]

+Alexandru Vasile YESS I need the song too!! Does anyone know???

[@Freddie36669]

love ford falcon RX^ or RX8 but the only downside is its steering wheel never like it compare than other performance cars , thats my oppinion other than that they are the beast and best value for the money

[@gerarddoyle7772]

I GOT A RED ONE , THE HOLDEN THAT IS,, 19-10-2017 LAST DAY OF PRODUCTION ...

[@timinman6263]

The pollies need their head read. If they bothered to support the companies buy insuring government fleet was Australian built then we would still have them. When the torana name was suggested to relaunch. That would have been a great name for the cruze and generated more passionate ownership. This will go down as Australia's big misake.

[@lewmishmiles9469]

If you guys carry on like this on the road, I can only hope that some of you were given tickets for your manner of driving. No wonder police spoke with you on four occasions. No a professional look for wheels, ford and Holden. I hope they refuse to give you vehicles in the future if you treat them like this.

[@TransitionLevel110]

You must be the life of the party. Toss-pot.

[@grantp8089]

+Larry Punter fun police

[@blueblood5297]

You hit the nail on the head in this video bye holden and ford Australia the only up side is the mustang is coming witch I love but its not a falcon

[@diegojimenez6975]

I wish we got these in the us

[@pweter351]

if you know anything about engineering you would choose the Ford everyday Holdens still use OHV with No VVT do they still use crappy MacPherson struts over double wishbone? The six speed box is the same used in RR BMW and Bentleys my ECOLPI kicks every NA six on the road except maybe old M3s

[@pweter351]

The government have been subsiding them for years. My VY was a piece of shit meanwhile the executive's and factory workers were serverly overpaid compaired to other industries like mine. They would all get cheap cars that we subsidise for them. The problem starred with Menzies who let GM buy Holden in the first place they have been propping up GM for years while the government props them up. I was happy to see the ass end of Holden as they do fuck all innovation in Australia using crap old tech OHV pushrod engines from the US. The workers were all on big coin and many weren't even Australian but new to the country.

[@falcon81701]

picking up my redline sedan end of this month. Cant wait!

[@urabusliberty9258]

It’s such a shame Ford didn’t put a new interior and tech in the fgx

[@jackfrost9736]

Da fuq why is this not here in north America all we get is lousy turbo v6s

[@DemonProducti0ns]

+Jack Frost True But you's get Mustangs and chevys wish we could get those in australia lol

[@jackfrost9736]

Oh well You do have a point

[@jackfrost9736]

Official DeerFire nah we only got mustang

[@bradleyp33]

Australia first started getting the Mustang in 2015 in production and right hand drive because Australia drive on the left side of the road. Holden is part of General Motors so the Holdens we have are Pontiacs, Chevy's and Buicks

[@jackfrost9736]

Official DeerFire you guys still have better cars. We have better Suvs

[@freeagent8225]

You can't blame the politicians about the loss of our local car industry, times have changed people simply didn't buy them. Most folk bought the 6 cylinder models anyway!

[@nphung01]

What music did you used at 2:29?

[@bluespig1]

8 mins of my life I will never see again

[@mcd3379]

It's all a bit sad really........Every country in the world that builds cars - America, Germany, Japan, Korea - are heavily supported by their local governments. Where was the support from ours?

[@d_zamb573]

I will never buy a (new) Holden or ford as a punishment for their abandonment

[@pweter351]

good on ya getting dust and stone chips everywhere...

[@trishave5639]

Well that's bloody depressing cos we're the only losers out of all of this :(

[@colin8601]

"We attract a lot of attention..." In two four door sedans... I shed a tear for the level of nanny state you must have there

[@publicsafetylightsaustrali8590]

Anyone know the song being played?

[@lewisemptage9856]

that ssv engine is so under powered

[@phoenix20401]

rest in peace australian car history. it sucks that a bunch of tight arses in suits from the US killed something truly special.

[@slverlightstar]

If you look over the lifespan of the Falcon and Commodores, in my opinion the Falcon is a much nicer design externally and internally with exception for the 1980's VB/VH Commodores which shared their design with their 'Opel' brother in Germany. This final Commodore has a host of conflicting design cues externally with weirdly shaped headlights and tail lamps. And on the inside there are awkard shapes scattered everywhere, and a horrible steering wheel. The final Falcon ever has a pleasant simple and elegant design with a sharp aggressive nose and a sleek Jaguar XF like tail. Unfortunately they literally ran out of money to update the dashboard facia which looks dated to me. If they had the money they should have the instrument clusters and the 'ICU' housed in a single panel that could span the drivers side to the middle of the dasboard just like the current Mercedes S-Class W222. Goodbye Falcon ......Goodbye Commodore.....hello American crap in 2018.

[@diegojimenez6975]

Hey we don’t like it as much as you guys do I wish we had these machines but the big wigs fucked it up for everyone

[@anthonydolan6371]

The supercharged coyote in the ssv would be a perfect set up.Ford should get my 5 year old son to design there front ends .The new fg x front end is soooo ugly, especially in that orange it looks like a carp.

[@amoorey10]

Anthony dolan ahhahaha completely agree about the front end, makes a good noise though

[@SlammedLife]

the front is good, the back is shit

[@XTrapolis942M]

0:53 Security booting a Falcon photoshoot out of a Melbourne carpark = Unmelburnian Security booting a wheels Falcon + Commodore photoshoot out of anywhere = Unaustralian

[@gteam2]

what the hell is up with the camera colour grade?

[@dumbdoh5478]

The falcon will live on

[@Studat]

No wonder Ford have gone downhill, the way they treat their loyal customers is disgraceful...

[@Aziz-ib1ll]

music name ?

[@nafism6969]

the inside of that ford is from the 1990s

[@modzy1111]

I was hoping for some kind of opinion.... Anything....... At least some sort of comparison.... Ride, handling, anything......????? Seems this was a completely Self indulgent WOFT..... Two GREAT cars and SO sad to see the end of the GREAT Aussie Muscle Car........ I guess we'll all just have to modify our American imports to do more than just be quick in a straight line. RIP Aussie Muscle.....

[@RBFR01]

Simple Holden is better in every way.

[@leoesposito8762]

Not wrong there...with last comment.

[@gypsy_on_drugs1285]

Shame, need to keep falcon going now

[@7071t6]

So anyone who owns one is a winna, lol :)

[@corviniago6456]

2020, Holden's dead as well, and everyone's a loser. But at least we're friends now 😬

[@jeffjohnston942]

why cant they make the falcon for the U.S.

[@rodneymcgiveron]

+Jeff Johnston G'day Jeff.....I told my friend in Baltimore the same thing...Sadly car companies are now dictated by politicians...Gone are the days of cars with individuality...Ford Australia developed the Falcon to suit the Aussie conditions and over 55-56 years of continuous manufacture here , initially on the U.S. platform until around 1971 , then on our own...it has developed into a super reliable , durable , tough and may I say great family vehicle but also with fantastic racing heritage..IF the parent Ford U.S. had re discovered our classic 4.0 litre inline 6 both the normally aspirated and the phenomenal turbo , the incredible V8's and this 5.0 litre supercharged one ..it could have sold quite well in the US and Canada...Reliability is the key for me..The engines and drive trains are virtually indestructable and 320,000 Kilometres( 200,000 miles) without failure is almost 100% certain..and way in excess of that is more than expected..Tough , reliable and decent economy...

[@TaraLynnSharrock]

+Rodney McGiveron I actually think a lot of it was because they released the Mustang, and then sorta phased out the Falcon. The first Mustang was built on the early sixties' Falcon chassis and it kind of took over. I'm a Ford girl through-and-through, but my brother has a 2016 SV and it's absolutely stunning. Sounds like a breathing, living beast. The Mustang is my dream car (2013 Boss 302) but I'm itching to own the new Falcon XR8. It's so extremely sad to see that these cars won't be made anymore. :(

[@Almansa403s]

Front axle? okay...

[@H0LDENSUX]

Australia should come up with their own solution when it comes to creation of local affordable built cars. For a start, any subsidies must be repaid back in tax payers dollars as soon as profit is achieved. Any local talent employed at an Australian car company (from the toilet cleaner right up to the CEO) must remain working in Australia (i.e. not sell their talent to overseas competitors) or they must forfeit their Australian citizenship / Australian residence (even if they quit working in the local Australian car company). Violation to these rules should be classified as economic security breaches because Australian Tax Payers money get stolen in the transfer of Australian tax payer subsidised talent. The employee at any Australian car company must be legally recognised as a treasured national icon, rather than just a corporate icon dictated by overseas politicians. The globalists from Toyota, GM, Mitsubishi and FORD does not give a toss about respect for the Australian worker because Australian Politicians themselves (from both sides of the Political divide) are dominantly globalists who are loyal to the big corporations because of under the table political donations as shown in ABC's 4 corners.

[@jacksontyler4925]

No more utes :(

[@diegojimenez6975]

They killed off utes too?

[@mashinajoe]

Rubbish review. Why would you drive the car and drift it on that rubbish bumpy dusty dirt road?

[@rram761]

More like a bunch of blokes on a road trip and not really given us the why should we buy LOL

[@barrymartin3813]

Beers in bx,

[@salahkhalil6235]

just a SAUSAGE fest

[@mikegill6558]

I drove Sydney to Darwin ..4,000 ks in just over 3 days in my 18 year old 3.0 litre Maxima ..and I didn't spin the wheels once .. and no XR8 or SSV overtook me .. pointless road test . I love Falcons ..but I would not swap the Maxi for anything Australian built ...sorry