Sleeper ute with very rare 117kW SAMCOR Essex EFI engine, only 1600 made

Looks like a circa 2000 Champ what with the mudflaps, bucket seats and cloth interior

Stock-looking except for the engine and the cassette stereo. What more do you need?

I've had these photos for years but forgot about them. The Essex V6 is normally good, but not great and a bit heavy. I wonder how this special version goes? 3.0 liters vs 1.4 liters. 117kW vs 47kW

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So that's around 160hp and that engine is around 340lbs from memory. The motor would add about 145-150Lbs to the car. I think those would have has a Type 9 transmission behind them and that would add another 40lbs over a 56 series trans.

So I'd expect this would be about 200-225lbs heavier than the standard Ute.

Nice! 3x the horsepower yet only 12% heavier


And that engine looks good too

Carbureted Essex V6 aso looks good in a muscle-era sort of way



Looks better to me than a VQ (although the VQ35 is lighter and more powerful)