Falcon FG stagnant

[pHaT`eL]

FG's are fo0kin mint!! The interior posted above is probably the best looking in a Falcon Ive seen from the factory.

Slightly OT, saw an FG XR6 ute today, slammed on the standard 18's and boy did it look tough!!

[Tocchi]

here's the XR luxury pack leather interior:

[Nikk O'lass]

noice!

[G3R3N]

That shifter and surround looks minties

[wolf]

Anyone who says the interior on the xr is ugly is fooking blind.

[Commando]

THAT looks fvcking awesome!

[Bomber]

I dont like the Falcon/XR dash and manual center console, how ever the G6E/G6ET is where the shit is at, the gloss of the ICC changes the whole look of the dash i think

I know the title was the falcon AKA G6 how ever the interior is a lot better looking in the G6E/T

[Russ.]

Land Rover Discovery < Prius???
Wow, that sounds like a HUGE claim!

I've got the report on that study if anyone is interested in the evidence, its called:
Dust to Dust
The Energy Cost of New Vehicles
From Concept to Disposal
The non-technical report
From CNW Marketing Research, Inc.
If anyone is interested and knows a way to upload files to the forum then I can post it up, 458 page PDF doco, only 3.3mb

[Stengord]

I love those big chrome grills on the G6Es

[4LEDboy]

I wonder if i can fit a FG bumper to my ed?

[G3R3N]

Or an FG interior into EA
bwahaha!

[BLCKED]

i wish they were going to do a v8 luxury model (fg ?)

shatterd its only a turbo 6 or na 6,

i have been told the only way to get an 8 is a xr or a gt.

cant even order a base falcon with an 8.

[krisisdog]

Nah no 8 cause it requires the bonnet bulge now that theyve only got the boss.

[serial_fool]

You haven't been able to buy a V8 Falcon (that isn't a Xr8 or a GT) since 2006 so I don't know why you are whinging now. Plus their is always the GT-E with the "boss" 315.

[Nikk O'lass]

i wish they were going to do a v8 luxury model (fg ?)

shatterd its only a turbo 6 or na 6,

i have been told the only way to get an 8 is a xr or a gt.

cant even order a base falcon with an 8.

There is, its the GT-E

the other V8 models weren't selling so they are gone.

[G3R3N]

i wish they were going to do a v8 luxury model (fg ?)

shatterd its only a turbo 6 or na 6,

i have been told the only way to get an 8 is a xr or a gt.

cant even order a base falcon with an 8.

Big Displacement is just not a markettable engine nowadays man. People just dont wanna waste money on cubes on N/A when they can have forced induction and 1.4L less displacement

[Bomber]

i wish they were going to do a v8 luxury model (fg ?)

shatterd its only a turbo 6 or na 6,

i have been told the only way to get an 8 is a xr or a gt.

cant even order a base falcon with an 8.

Big Displacement is just not a markettable engine nowadays man. People just dont wanna waste money on cubes on N/A when they can have forced induction and 1.4L less displacement

You obiously havnt driven a V8 or have but not much an 8 has a lot of appeal


But Yeah Jimmey the GT-E is pretty much a Force 8 but price is the issue, A G8E would be sweet specially with a buldge

[G3R3N]

Thats a fair call. I haven't driven Ford V8s. But I meant it in overall concensus styles

[krisisdog]

Thats a fair call. I haven't driven Ford V8s. But I meant it in overall concensus styles

Stop **** on about shit you have no idea about FFS.

[G3R3N]

Suck me

[krisisdog]

Suck me

You truly are an epic gay.

[t2te50]

The delay of the FG F6 is a cunning ploy by ford to get rid of all the remaining BOSS stock lying around gathering dust at the factory. Once the TURBO comes out the GT will be extinct, thats my theory anyway.

[Dansedgli]

That wont work.

People who want turbo's wont catch Aids and want a V8 just because they will get the car sooner. NA Ford V8's are shithouse, Australia is starting to understand this.

[t1MMy]

ACTUALLY, the delay of the FG F6 is due to over heating issues they have.

[serial_fool]

Isn't the majoritiy of sales for FPV done with the V8s? It seems silly to be buying a car that is heavier, handles worse, uses more fuel, doesn't go as fast and hasn't got as much torque. Its funny watching all those N/A V8 fools on AFF try to defend the BOSS engine by saying "oh they don't free up untill 10,000 kays" and "but the pulling power of the V8 puts a smile on my face". Pfff the F6 would rape those overweight truck engines anyday. I bet if decent turbo engines were around in the late 60's/ early 70's Ford Australia wouldn't of been fucking around with Windsor/ Clevo V8s just for the sound.

[nommic]

Isn't the majoritiy of sales for FPV done with the V8s?

Yeah but I love reading the arguments on AFF about the reasons why.

Like i said it could be done.... but the demographic for a hot V8 is slightly different to that of the T6...
IMO there isnt anywhere near the amount of buyers with 155K to spend on a special T6 as there is on a N/A hot V8....

Its already well proven with FPV sales going 2:1 V8 to I6T...

Never let reality get in the way of a good story.

FPV B series V8 (actual general availablity) April 2003 to April 2008 (60 months)
FPV B series T6 (actual general availability) May 2005 to April 2008 (35 months)

But this is statistics and statisticly 1 + 1 = 3 except when it equals 1.76.

But I do agree that there is more emotion than logic in the V8 market than T6 because I am fairly sure the 300 GT40s and 400 Cobras were sold on the basis of heritage, genre and ethos rather than outright performance.

The FG XR6T/F6 models *were* delayed, but that is over. Reading various sub-forums on AFF, it appears quite a few private buyers have them in their hands now.

[Commando]

Getting back to one of the lines that set off the lover's domestic above...

Big Displacement is just not a markettable engine nowadays man. People just dont wanna waste money on cubes on N/A when they can have forced induction and 1.4L less displacement

^^^ GenIII and GenIV seem to be rather popular...

[t2te50]

Personaly I think the AU dash mould is of higher quality then the later ilk.

[t1MMy]

Are the shifters in those cars normally that high up??

[t2te50]

Yes unfortunetly they're, might be entertaining for a female driver but not a bloke

[Commando]

Personaly I think the AU dash mould is of higher quality then the later ilk.

Where's the fare meter & driver ID?

[Sunboost]

Personaly I think the AU dash mould is of higher quality then the later ilk.

http://blufiles.storage.live.com/y1pC9p ... hsKC_OO29p
http://blufiles.storage.live.com/y1p3Fl ... AwgMcEc-Vo

Where's the fare meter & driver ID?

LOL! Every time I get in to Gill's AU I tell him I feel like I should be watching a meter.

[EFFalcon]

none of the above compare to the pure sense of purity of this inteiror

[Nikk O'lass]

Personaly I think the AU dash mould is of higher quality then the later ilk.

Stop smoking crack!

[Nikk O'lass]

Isn't the majoritiy of sales for FPV done with the V8s?

Yeah but I love reading the arguments on AFF about the reasons why.

Like i said it could be done.... but the demographic for a hot V8 is slightly different to that of the T6...
IMO there isnt anywhere near the amount of buyers with 155K to spend on a special T6 as there is on a N/A hot V8....

Its already well proven with FPV sales going 2:1 V8 to I6T...

Never let reality get in the way of a good story.

FPV B series V8 (actual general availablity) April 2003 to April 2008 (60 months)
FPV B series T6 (actual general availability) May 2005 to April 2008 (35 months)

But this is statistics and statisticly 1 + 1 = 3 except when it equals 1.76.

But I do agree that there is more emotion than logic in the V8 market than T6 because I am fairly sure the 300 GT40s and 400 Cobras were sold on the basis of heritage, genre and ethos rather than outright performance.

The FG XR6T/F6 models *were* delayed, but that is over. Reading various sub-forums on AFF, it appears quite a few private buyers have them in their hands now.

Haha are AFF clueless V8 biased dumdumbs...

When it comes to V8's Their is the Pusuit/superpursuit GT/GT-P (puls the Cobra and GT40th) and the force 8...then the Typhoon/Tornado, R-Spec and Force 6 for the turbos

Thats 7 v8's v's 4 turbos of course their is going to be more V8's sold if there is a bigger range of them...i'ld say that, if their was 4 V8 models the Turbo would be on par or selling more...

[BLCKED]

i wish they were going to do a v8 luxury model (fg ?)

shatterd its only a turbo 6 or na 6,

i have been told the only way to get an 8 is a xr or a gt.

cant even order a base falcon with an 8.

Big Displacement is just not a markettable engine nowadays man. People just dont wanna waste money on cubes on N/A when they can have forced induction and 1.4L less displacement

You obiously havnt driven a V8 or have but not much an 8 has a lot of appeal


But Yeah Jimmey the GT-E is pretty much a Force 8 but price is the issue, A G8E would be sweet specially with a buldge

diddnt relise i was whinning?

v8 ghias are my favorite ford all the way back from xd, i've owned almsot every one from xd to ed in a v8 ghia.

luxury with power in a short wheel base car. awesome combination i reken.

ahh ok, any one got a picture of a GT-E didnt have one at the motor show, i havent seen one yet, is it fairlane wheel base or fairmont wheel base?

[4LEDboy]

none of the above compare to the pure sense of purity of this inteiror

At lest this guy knows where its at!

[serial_fool]

Go the Futura spec ED era interior!