P71_CrownVic Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Despite how it might seem, all the action at the Melbourne motor show is not happening over at the Holden and HSV stands. Dearborn's Australian outpost put on its brass knuckles too and is teasing Melbourne showgoers with Ford Performance Vehcie's latest, greatest muscle. The arrival of the new FG Falcon means that a full lineup of FPV variants follows, and the new F6, GT and Super Pursuit ute are all on display. Like HSV, which hasn't announced power numbers for its W427, FPV is keeping the stats for its new machinery under wraps for now. We're confident that the numbers will match the cars' gloriously extroverted looks. Colors out of a gumball machine, matte black accents, and stripe packages give the cars a vintage musclecar vibe. Big wheels, big brakes and all the requisite badges and bulges complete the look. The F6 (above) is particularly evil, with its black wheels, "eye black," and visible intercooler. The interiors of all the cars appear to be very well-detailed, with snazzy instrumentation, sharp looking accessories (look at the shift knob), and very inviting seats. As with the higher-end standard FG Falcons, power comes from either a turbo inline-six or a beefy Boss V8. FPV takes those already-impressive engines and makes them even more imposing. We know we have the Mustang and its impressive Shelby-badged factory specials, but man, what we wouldn't give for some of this Aussie muscle. We'll be eagerly awaiting the official June launches. Words 2008 FPV V6 2008 FPV GT 2008 FPV Super Pursuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) if Obama wins im moving to Australia.... P.S. i love that gauge cluster Edited February 29, 2008 by Ford-150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 P.S. i love that gauge cluster Looks a little busy to me (Are four FPV logos necessary??). Materials and fonts look great though. Wonder why the fuel guage is a different color than the rest? Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Make mine a black FPV-GT please. Why oh why won't they give us the Falcon!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 FWIW, these fantastic models haven't kept Ford from losing ground to Toyota down under, so they should not be asserted to be some kind of panacea for Ford NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Looks a little busy to me (Are four FPV logos necessary??). Materials and fonts look great though. Wonder why the fuel guage is a different color than the rest? Weird. yes there are a lot of FPV logos but i like busy, i also like a lot of buttons i think the color thing you mentioned has to do with the light hitting the gauges, the fuel gauge isn't getting hit by as much light as the rest of the cluster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 FWIW, these fantastic models haven't kept Ford from losing ground to Toyota down under, so they should not be asserted to be some kind of panacea for Ford NA. It wouldn't be a saviour, no, but it would certainly make a better fullsize RWD sedan offering here than the . There is no cure-all vehicle for any automaker, but they should at least be striving to offer the best vehicle for each segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 FWIW, these fantastic models haven't kept Ford from losing ground to Toyota down under, so they should not be asserted to be some kind of panacea for Ford NA. i know that but i don't care, frankly Toyota is winning everywhere because most driving citizens of this world are drawn away from aggressive performance and just want to get from point A to point B(ala Toyota) most people do not look at the engineering of a car and just look to see if it says Camry or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well, the up-doming RWD platform should be something special — remember, one of these OZ sleds is going to the Mull. So as the next platform emerges, it better be better, because the boss has one to make comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P71_CrownVic Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Wonder why the fuel guage is a different color than the rest? Weird. Its not Why oh why won't they give us the Falcon!?!?! We are not worthy of nice and desirable cars here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Its notWe are not worthy of nice and desirable cars here. yeah...absolutely nothing to do with the mandated EPA, crash...certifications etc etc forced upon us by "The Man'....and the chassis IS coming as we have constantly been informed of here......just realise NOTHING is as simple as it seems when you bring a vehicle into the United Sue-em America...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) FWIW, these fantastic models haven't kept Ford from losing ground to Toyota down under, so they should not be asserted to be some kind of panacea for Ford NA. The aging BFII Falcon always did better than the V6 Camry and Territory kills the new Kluger. It's the Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo that under perform against Yaris, Corolla and 4 Cylinder Camry. Oh, and Thai Ranger gets no where near the Hilux, and of course Landcruiser is the vehicle of choice for the mining industry down here. Shame the F250 is no longer available in RHD. What a RWD vehicle like the Falcon would do for Ford NA is consolidate and update some important other vehicles like the Crown Victoria, Explorer and Mustang. By using its engineering, Ford North America might actually re discover itself as a carmaker that can build all things. This tiny outpost down here is more Detroit than Detroit. Ford says FG Falcon's revised platform could evolve into FoMoCo's global RWD plansMr Worthington confirmed that Australia was involved in developing the global RWD program and said he was “confident” his team would end up playing “the right” role. Edited February 29, 2008 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'll take one in blue, with tinted windows of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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