Coyote Officially Revealed

by **Bipolar** » October 5th, 2010, 2:09 pm

I thought 5.1 was a Wheels figure, and they always ride with a passenger.

by **Troutman** » October 5th, 2010, 3:21 pm

See the article for the reference. I couldn't find anything on the FPV site to clarify.

by **Sunboost** » October 6th, 2010, 12:15 pm

5.1 was the figure for G6ET and XR6T back in the day.

F6 prob ran the same time because those fags can't drive and the F6 doesn't stick with it's "skinny" rear tyres. Common problem

by **falcon4life** » October 6th, 2010, 7:16 pm

interesting update on the ford australia website

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/ContentS ... e&site=FOA

no xr8 in the listing

by **krisisdog** » October 6th, 2010, 7:33 pm

XR8 hasnt been there since the new emission laws came into effect. It *should* be getting a NA version of the 5.0 @ around 305 kws

by **falcon4life** » October 6th, 2010, 7:36 pm

i reckon they should make it extremely fuel efficient and drop the power some more if possible to prevent the power levels from being too close together

by **wicksy** » October 7th, 2010, 7:17 am

**** fuel economy that doesn't mean shit too me lol more power haha

by **Troutman** » October 7th, 2010, 11:13 am

The FPV GS would be quite a nice substitute for the XR8 in any case.

by **stevo** » October 7th, 2010, 12:28 pm

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/firs ... 165rc.html

by **sdoylie** » October 7th, 2010, 4:48 pm

i know this isnt in the topic.. but i heard ford are getting rid of the straight sixes and going european v6's.
anyone know if this is true?

by **superhuS!** » October 7th, 2010, 8:30 pm

well ive heard from insiders that the falcon has been canned after the successor to the FG

by **Troutman** » October 8th, 2010, 10:44 am

They don't necessarily think that far ahead. Automotive media has been speculating over the demise of the Falcon for decades. Wheels magazine writer Bob Hall suggested that media predictions of the death of the Mitsubishi Magna/380 harmed consumer confidence and effectively caused its ending. It would be a shame if the same happened here.

The Falcon six was canned to be replaced with European motors, however the decision was suddenly reversed with an all-alloy six supposedly under development instead. There will still be the four cylinder turbo I think next year, though honestly its fuel economy will be appauling next to a modern European turbodiesel and thus will not reverse the Falcon's 'dinosaur' reputation. Why they bothered going down this path I cannot say.

Eventually the Falcon may not be sustainable as a local product, which for some reason nobody has sought to export in meaningful numbers. The 4.0 motor in particular will have passed its time given the increasing obsession with fuel economy numbers, but my advice is to avoid buying into the media's dramatisation of the situation as there are some good years still to come.

by **krisisdog** » October 8th, 2010, 4:30 pm

http://media.smh.com.au/drive/car-news/ ... 73509.html

Taken for a run round Mt Panorama

by **Bipolar** » October 8th, 2010, 6:35 pm

Well said Jack. Everything I know and think about the Falcon's past and future, except for what I read about 3 years ago about Ford working with a Melbourne uni to develop an alternatively powered Falcon. I don't know whether it died or is being kept secret until they've got something worthy to report.

I'm looking forward to seeing what people can get out of the new GTs with a cooler and an edit.

by **Sunboost** » October 9th, 2010, 10:16 am

Ergh the fucking GT is soooo ugly. Had to say it. Pains me to call them ugly, but it has to be done.

Those wheels, those stripes - wtf were they thinking? They look like some TTF specials.

Hopefully they don't **** up the F6's looks as well.

Best looking FPV GT to date is the BF2 IMO. I almost bought a red one with white stripes about 6 months ago - just because of how it looked. Never mind the boat anchor up the front.

Really wanting to get in to a GT now, but after 6 Turbo's I think it's going to be a hella boring drive.

by **EF ECTIV** » October 9th, 2010, 2:18 pm

read a recent review raving about the new GT charged motor with 6speed auto... They loved the motor; its power and
torque which works well with the ZF auto....

by **nstg8a** » October 9th, 2010, 3:02 pm

i love it. and the sound of that gt going round mount panorama is awesome, love the supercharger whine

by **EFFalcon** » October 9th, 2010, 6:25 pm

aftermarket wheels and no tacky stickers and it'll be a decent car.

by **Troutman** » October 9th, 2010, 7:26 pm

Bipolar: cheers. Not sure if it'd count as 'alternative fuel' but the liquid injection LPG is a very cool technology coming soon. Decent power and economy at last.

Re the GT, it's nice to see the EA's infamous sky blue colour making a comeback, too. Maybe the narrow-spoke wheels are meant to reduce unsprung weight, but frankly the GT E is the only one I wouldn't be embarrassed to drive. Great motor though!

by **braad** » October 15th, 2010, 4:55 pm

how long before a coyote finds its way into an e-series??

by **falcon4life** » October 15th, 2010, 5:31 pm

^^^ +1 ^^^

by **Troutman** » October 16th, 2010, 8:02 pm

Keen followers of Drive will recall an article talking about the crate engine being available for import before the actual car went on sale. I think they said it cost $8k or something. Probably without the S/C though...

by **braad** » October 18th, 2010, 8:27 pm

Troutman wrote:Keen followers of Drive will recall an article talking about the crate engine being available for import before the actual car went on sale. I think they said it cost $8k or something. Probably without the S/C though...

well, i guess we're getting the miami motor? which differs from the US coyote..? it'd still be alright though NA 300kw 5.0L in a 1500kg body :shock:

by **Troutman** » October 19th, 2010, 10:59 am

Here's the original link, $7500 for the motor. Keep in mind an LS3 is probably similarly priced, but there are many other expenses involved.

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-ne ... 11j3m.html

To get to 'Miami' spec, you'd just be adding the same Eaton supercharger and voila! Similar performance to a high boost E series turbo at only 4 times the price! :mrgreen:

by **braad** » October 19th, 2010, 3:28 pm

quick the aussie dollar is 99c/$US!

by **nommic** » October 28th, 2010, 5:34 pm

Drove a Miami GT today.

Goes hard, and sounds awesome! Love the faint hint of blower whine. Low down torque is huge, gets moving so effortlessly (if you don't spin the tyres). Rolling acceleration is pretty epic too.

by **LUXO_8** » October 28th, 2010, 7:44 pm

GS ute P001 is the business.... i like

by **nothin suss** » October 28th, 2010, 8:55 pm

LUXO_8 wrote:GS ute P001 is the business.... i like

I've seen that about too... Nice car

by **falcon4life** » November 1st, 2010, 6:26 pm

It’s just, if you’re not blinded by FPV or HSV partisanship, you’d want the best of both worlds – FPV’s engine and auto with HSV’s launch control and Magnetic Ride Control suspension. And a German interior. And something a little more low-key externally. That would be some package…

http://ausautoindex.com.au/news/?cat=406

stand aside LS engines... theres a new 'boss'

by **EFFalcon** » November 25th, 2010, 8:13 am

Xtreme Ford Tuning purchased an Auto GS ute.

282rwkw in stock form

Work on the tune (which also raised the boost to around GT Spec + higher rev limit)
361rwkw

to the track last night to an 11.7 on 'radials'
(MPH on the time slip was wrong, so they're not sure what MPH)

thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread ... ge=1&pp=30

by **EFFalcon** » November 25th, 2010, 8:16 am

oh and they got asked to leave after that.
the time slip showed a 139mph (but they don't trust it to be correct)

by **nstg8a** » November 25th, 2010, 8:30 am

lol, thats friggn nuts. i should stop spending on the e series and save for a miami.

by **nothin suss** » November 25th, 2010, 8:44 am

Nice... The previous 5.4 boat anchor will be forgotten in no time.

by **galapogos01** » November 25th, 2010, 9:12 am

Do want!

by **pHaT`eL** » November 25th, 2010, 9:41 am

Whyd they get asked to leave?

by **nstg8a** » November 25th, 2010, 9:51 am

no tailshaft loops i think, and no harness

by **Parfrey** » November 25th, 2010, 11:01 am

cos the mph showed 139.. (wrong) and that is super dooper fast nearly parachute speed lol.

Its crazy how much power these are gonna have so easily! I'd hate to be a driveline in one of these haha

Can't wait for them to come down to an affordable price.. or the engines for that matter.

by **EF ECTIV** » November 25th, 2010, 3:52 pm

Would love that driveline (factory Blown 5L and 6speed auto) in my EF.... They'd fucking fly with the comparative light weight
of an eseries....

by **Fritzz** » November 30th, 2010, 9:08 pm

Simon from XFT took me for a quick spin in this gs ute that run 11.7, it was simply awesome for a completely stock car with a tune.. was very quiet with a slight wine from the charger and just pulled trough the gears so smooth and fast.. i was very impressed... there is going to be alot of 11 sec gs and gt's soon.. for a bit ova 1000 bucks who wouldent

by **EDXR61994** » December 8th, 2010, 6:49 pm

Auto or manual on the GS ute 11 sec pass?

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