Anthony Parsons
Well-known member
Yer... the Holden / Ford Australian debate has always been going on between the commodore (Holden) and falcon (Ford). Both only come in 6 or 8 cylinder models. With the skyrocket in fuel prices over the past years, both have become much less popular here and many are opting for smaller engine cars now. For example, registration alone is a massive difference depending on state, where you will pay double for an 8 compared to a 4 here. Fuel here is around $1.30 per litre on average... so the US equivalent would be around $4.90 per gallon. So its not very economical here nowadays to drive 6 and 8 cylinder vehicles. This is one reason we opted not to buy the new x5, as they only come in a 6 or 8 cylinder... even though they have near identical physical dimensions to the x3.I'd prefer getting my hands on some of the Holden models.