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Old 01-04-2011, 06:05 PM   #22
DJR-351
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Default Re: A Badge Engineered XR8?

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Originally Posted by anto
Using that logic , Ford should have used GS when they introduced the Xr8 in the first place considering it had 10 years, 69-79 as Fords afffodable sports model with all the name recognition you could want.
All thats happend now is that Ford/FPV have corrected the mistake. Grand Sport, Grant tourer....perfect !
One thing I'll cede to Holden is they hung on to their heritage with SS and GTS , even now Calais etc.. unlike Ford who are all over the place.
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