On this day in 2006, we got expert opinion on Porsche's new SUV, saw a sixteen-year-old powersliding and learned of the new Vauxhall Monaro:
. “What you really need to know about the Monaro is that it is fast, sounds fast and feels alive,” we said. “Highlight of the driving experience is the balanced chassis tuning. The steering is linear in its responses and weighting and inspires confidence.
” The one letdown was the traction control, but then you’d turn that off to get the rear sliding, wouldn’t you?Having built for himself the Le Mans-inspired GT, British engineer Arash Farboud set to work on arival, intending the GTS to weigh 1200kg and have a 550bhp Audi 2.8-litre V6. Unable to see a route to profitability, he sold the rights to Farbio, which reengineered it with a Ford 3.0-litre V6 and built a few.
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