Muscle car masters: FPV GT F v HSV GTS

[johnydep]

Let the mud slinging begin

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The ultimate FPV is also the brand's most powerful ever. But is the thundering GT F capable enough to eclipse HSV's paradigm-changing GTS?

It started simply enough: Take an Aussie family sedan, spike it with a loping, large-capacity V8 and finish with a badge that would leave no doubt about the vehicle's Grand Touring credentials. Then take it racing.

It was the limited-edition 1967 Ford XR Falcon GT, with its 289ci (4.7-litre) Windsor V8, which introduced the phrase 'Australian Muscle Car' to the national conscience. A Bathurst winner that year, it gave Ford Australia a much-needed halo car with which to do battle with its red-blooded rival on the showroom floors............

A final fling
Hard as it is, our intention for this comparison was to view it with a degree of indifference. By analysing both contenders dispassionately, we'd be able to deliver our verdict more definitively.

The truth is, despite the evocative 351 badges and that dyno result, the GT F is bettered in nearly every conceivable way by the lion-hearted GTS.

The big, burbling FPV is a hero car in its own right, a fitting final fling to its illustrious brethren. But the truth is, the HSV GTS in Gen-F form feels about at least decade further down its development trail.

It's more comfortable, better equipped, faster and easier to drive quickly than the Broady Boy, and that is why the HSV GTS takes the Australian Muscle Car title... Perhaps for the last time............