I'll tke three

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In a message dated 5/30/2013 7:37:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
quattro-request at audifans.com writes:

as a  counterpoint, check out this story where the new rs4 goes
head-to-head  against the vauxhall (nee holden) r8 station v8 wagon.  these
cars are  at the same price point in the  uk.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/video-audi-rs4-avant-vs-vauxhall-vxr8-to
urer

I believe that it was the coupe version of the Holden/Vauxhall which was  
sold in this country as the Pontiac GTO. As I recall, the price was about 
$32K  here. Considerably less than the price in Britain as mentioned in the 
video,  which I think works out to $62K American. American reviews granted that 
it was  fast, but panned it at the price of $32K. GM seems to use Holden as 
 a performance laboratory. A friend's brother is an engineer for Holden.  
Several years ago he sent me pictures of the not yet introduced "new" Camaro  
that he was driving around Australia. It was clad in fiberglass panels and  
painted flat black. It was equipped with the latest Chevy V8, LS7? 
Australians  seem to love performance cars the way Americans do, I commend "The 
World's  Fastest Indian".