The Verdict
There is plenty to like about the FPV GT. It’s a fast, comfortable and relaxed highway hauler, with a bruising athleticism brooding just below the surface. It also possesses the balance to thoroughly entertain on a winding mountain pass.
Thanks to a combination of effortless V8 power and the happy medium that FPV has struck with the suspension tuning, it is a genuine Gran Turismo through and through. The 5.4 Boss is at the top of its game and the ZF six-speed auto is difficult to fault. Even the fuel consumption was surprisingly reasonable, averaging 13.2 L/100 across a week-long mix of country and city driving that included our requisite performance testing.
But honestly, in 5<sup>th</sup> Anniversary guise, you could be forgiven for buying the GT just on looks alone. Unlike the ferocious but fabulous kidney-punching Ford GTs of a generation or more ago, the FPV GT is pure class.
It may not be the quickest, or dynamically the most hard-edged of Australia’s performance sedans, but it is the coolest Aussie Gran Turismo out there.
The Last Word
There is plenty to like about the FPV GT. It’s a fast, comfortable and relaxed highway hauler, with a bruising athleticism brooding just below the surface. It also possesses the balance to thoroughly entertain on a winding mountain pass.
Thanks to a combination of effortless V8 power and the happy medium that FPV has struck with the suspension tuning, it is a genuine Gran Turismo through and through. The 5.4 Boss is at the top of its game and the ZF six-speed auto is difficult to fault. Even the fuel consumption was surprisingly reasonable, averaging 13.2 L/100 across a week-long mix of country and city driving that included our requisite performance testing.
It may not be the quickest, or dynamically the most hard-edged of Australia’s performance sedans, but it is the coolest Aussie Gran Turismo out there.
The Last Word
If you’re shopping for some Aussie V8 performance, prefer wine to beer, a good steak to pizza, and white rimmed sunnies aren’t really your thing, then the limited edition 5th Anniversary GT is where your search will likely end. Like the hot girls at school, everyone who sees it will want one, there just aren’t enough to go ‘round.
Likes
- Stylish good looks
- Impeccable highway manners
- Well sorted GT ride
- More grunt from the Boss for FG FPV’s
- Predictable, capable handling
- Outstanding brakes
- Added Limited Edition value and collectability
- ‘Skinny’ instrument cluster
- Lack of steering wheel height adjustment
