Tag: L6
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Monday Money – What’s not to like about an Aston?
Even though its chassis and platform was derived from the Jaguar XJS, the Aston Martin DB7 nonetheless remains a proper Aston. Being a grand tourer, engine and ride smoothness were a priority, and the use of the Jaguar based straight-6 engine (AJ6 previously used in the XJS) was a no brainer. The 3.2L supercharged L6…
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Monday Money – 90’s Bad Boy
She had quite big shoes to fill coming in to replace the legendary M3 e30… It wasn’t an easy task, but many BMW fanboys (myself included) would agree that the e36 managed it rather well. Though in all honesty, the e36 is probably my least favourite 3 series generation but I have to admit that…
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She’s definitely a fair-lady
The Nissan S30, Fairlady Z or Datsun 240z is part of the legendary Japanese cars that marked the manufacturer’s history by being one of the most successful designs ever created by Nissan as its timeless shape was used and approved by the public for almost a decade. The aimed goal for the Datsun was to…
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The sound of metal
If you are a BMW fan, surely you are no stranger to inline 6 engine configurations. Of course, BMW does not have a monopoly on the L6 use, and for some of you the quintessential L6 might have originated from Jaguar, Triumph, Aston Martin, Mercedes or Nissan among many of the manufacturers that used that…
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Will that be 6, or 12 of you?
Born in 1975 and based on the XJ platform, the XJS is still a very desirable car today and has seen its popularity and prices climb up in the past 5 to 7 years. The design is the work of the Jaguar team but was initially started by Malcolm Sayer to whom we owe the…