New Ford Falcon

[Twin Turbo]

I'm not too sure about the face paint.......it's certainly different, but this would make a nice competitor to the Vauxhall VXR/8. Which won't happen 'cos Ford won't sell it here, despite already being RHD.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/australian-ford-falcon...

And there are rumours the next Mustang and Interceptor concept could be based off this car.

Edited by Twin Turbo on Tuesday 17th July 14:34

[anonymous-user]

This needs to be sold as a special like the VXR

[big_treacle]

Cool. I used to have an '84 Falcon. A favourite of the cars I've owned

[hazzaboy69]

They have loads of nice looking v8s in Oz I have just been out there for a month to visit friends who are on a gap year. They bought a 4.0 straight 6 falcon and it was about £240 a year to insure try that here. Even if you take account of the exchange rate its cheap.

[boolay]

hazzaboy69 said:

They have loads of nice looking v8s in Oz I have just been out there for a month to visit friends who are on a gap year. They bought a 4.0 straight 6 falcon and it was about £240 a year to insure try that here. Even if you take account of the exchange rate its cheap.

was out there last year, and every bugger's driving round in either a falcon or commodore with a big ass engine. Helps when fuel is half price also!!

[GingerNinja]

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

[Twin Turbo]

Looks-wise, maybe, but this is RWD and isn't related at all.

[Road_Terrorist]

Twin Turbo said:

And there are rumours the next Mustang and Interceptor concept could be based off this car.

No they will have a new RWD platform coming around 2010-11, this will be the basis for the new Mustang/Falcon and other RWD models, almost certainly using the range of new Twin Force engines coming out around the same time.

[boolay]

GingerNinja said:

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

I think they used to be more in-line with granada's, but I agree, looks similar to new mondeo now

[baSkey]

GingerNinja said:

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

no way jose - those proportions are definitely rwd not fwd...!

and no.

[308mate]

GingerNinja said:

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

The two have never been closely related and neither is that one and the suggestion of such is frankly, offensive. Falcon is much bigger in every way for a start. And it has some heritage behind it, rather than being another half-baked Ford "world car".

I like it, Im a Holden man but since the BA Falcon, Ford are on to something in the styling dept. In fact, I prefer it to the current Commodore

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[Twin Turbo]

308mate said:

GingerNinja said:

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

The two have never been closely related and neither is that one and the suggestion of such is frankly, offensive. Falcon is much bigger in every way for a start. And it has some heritage behind it, rather than being another half-baked Ford "world car".

I like it, Im a Holden man but since the BA Falcon, Ford are on to something in the styling dept. In fact, I prefer it to the current Commodore

post NOT duplicated in the HSV/Monaro forum

Too late mate, duplicate thread running over there.......and you're gonna get BUSTED

[Twin Turbo]

Road_Terrorist said:

Twin Turbo said:

And there are rumours the next Mustang and Interceptor concept could be based off this car.

No they will have a new RWD platform coming around 2010-11, this will be the basis for the new Mustang/Falcon and other RWD models, almost certainly using the range of new Twin Force engines coming out around the same time.

You're quite right, sorry, I did mean the next generation car.

[baSkey]

308mate said:

GingerNinja said:

That looks like it's heavily based on the new Mondeo? Has that always been the case with previous Falcons/Mondeos?

The two have never been closely related and neither is that one and the suggestion of such is frankly, offensive. Falcon is much bigger in every way for a start. And it has some heritage behind it, rather than being another half-baked Ford "world car".

I like it, Im a Holden man but since the BA Falcon, Ford are on to something in the styling dept. In fact, I prefer it to the current Commodore

there's nothing half-baked about the mondeo. the concept of a world car is half-baked but (from my interpretation of the aussie press)the falcon has generally lagged the commodore and is currently well behind. in contrast the mondeo usually keads its market.

(i personally prfer the falcon's slightly dated looks. the current FPVs are definitely 'chunky-cool'!)

[shadowninja]

Now if they branded it the Deathstar and only sold it in black...

[optimal909]

Silly news aside (I clicked on it because I spotted the car), it is weird to see a Ford Falcon like this on UK roads.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-he...

It is one thing to go through the pain to have one shipped (I'd say hell yes to an FPV GT-P), but one for this purpose?