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Old 16th October 2021, 18:14   #162165
MSS
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Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2

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Originally Posted by stevestrat View Post
Used to have an Omega, 3 litre V6 Elite automatic. One of the cars I've had and wish I still had. Never forget the first time I tried the "sports" button, understood why the Police had Omegas, the sports button turned it into a



Steve - use of the S button on the gear selector is one of the very few naughty things that I do in a car these days, especially when joining a motorway from a slip road. I do enjoy the terrific acceleration and that V6 engine sound under hard acceleration.

The Wife's XF-S is a V6 diesel but the exhaust is designed to sound more like a petrol under acceleration. It is nearly 4s faster than the Omega for 0 to 60 time at 5.9s!
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