In the early 2000’s Aim was storming ahead with its plan to regain relevancy in its home country Australia, and the first Swallow in over 15 years was set to be the culmination of that. The Mk.V launched initially in late 2002 with only its “base” 6B model, although true to form Aim offered it with enough option packs to cover multiple market segments. It was quite advanced for Aim, with the engine especially being a big selling point as it was the first major overhaul to their aging modular engines since the 70’s.
Come early 2003, they fleshed out the range a bit with a sports offering, the 8S. Being a traditional Australian family sedan with a V8 and rear wheel drive, it presented itself as a cheaper but slightly less powerful alternative to the Commodore SS and Falcon XR8.
Later that year though, Aim took everyone by surprise by releasing an even sportier version of the Swallow, the 12H. Featuring a surprisingly compact V12 and all wheel drive, it was not the sales hit Aim thought it might be, but it did give the company a new hero car, which they had been sorely lacking.
I can’t exactly put my finger on what the front looks like. But it resembles some kind of Japanese car and the rear is either fictitious or Mercedes-Benz tailights seem to make it resemble a Benz or something similar to that.
