AWD Falcon?

[flappist]

Yes I see the points raised here as I understand that everyone in Australia lives in the middle of a city and only drives on weekends over multi lane bitument roads to their local Macca's carpark. Everyone's requirements are the same aren't they?

Who would buy a AWD stations wagon? Well lots of Adventra and Territory owners.
Who would buy a AWD ute? Crossman etc. anyone?
Who would buy a ute with a locker diff and extra clearance? RTV owners maybe?
Who would pay extra to have a basic XT look like a performance vehicle without all those pesky problems of extra performance? XR6 owners....

If it were on a numbers sold vs cost of development basis then the GT and especially the Pursuit would be potential victims. All that development cost for sales of a couple of thousand units world wide.

An AWD falcon/fairmont sedan, I suspect, would sell fairly well to the large number of people who live in a soft road environment, that is MOST OF AUSTRALIA, want a full size vehicle but do not want to drive a tarted up yuppy-truck.
There are many places around my area that I have not been able to go to in my last 4 cars over the last 7 years of so as the roads are too rough and I live in a small city of 80,000. A little bit of rain and the nicest dirt roads turn to mud.

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by flappist

.......An AWD falcon/fairmont sedan, I suspect, would sell fairly well to the large number of people who live in a soft road environment, that is MOST OF AUSTRALIA, want a full size vehicle but do not want to drive a tarted up yuppy-truck........

I have been wishing for an AWD falcon for years. If the BA XR was available in AWD i would buy one today.

My current vehicle is AWD (realtime i.e activates rears when nessasary) and i have owned it since i bought it new in 2000. I have yet to find a car that i am happy with that has the same level of control as my current ride. And believe me, i have wanted to update for ages.

Most people wont appreciate AWD untill they drive one for at least a year and become familliar with its ability in all weather conditions.

Mine is a manual, and i love the fact that on wet and poor roads i can floor it, dump the clutch and the car takes off without so much as a slight chirp of the tyres. Try that in RWD or FWD. I do heaps of driving in many different conditions, but the one constant is the crap roads at all speeds.

AWD fairmont gear mmmmmmmmm, AWD XR6 Turbo yummy. :

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by Thunder

I have been wishing for an AWD falcon for years. If the BA XR was available in AWD i would buy one today.

My current vehicle is AWD (realtime i.e activates rears when nessasary) and i have owned it since i bought it new in 2000. I have yet to find a car that i am happy with that has the same level of control as my current ride. And believe me, i have wanted to update for ages.

Most people wont appreciate AWD untill they drive one for at least a year and become familliar with its ability in all weather conditions.

Mine is a manual, and i love the fact that on wet and poor roads i can floor it, dump the clutch and the car takes off without so much as a slight chirp of the tyres. Try that in RWD or FWD. I do heaps of driving in many different conditions, but the one constant is the crap roads at all speeds.

AWD fairmont gear mmmmmmmmm, AWD XR6 Turbo yummy. :

Simple solution: Turbo Territory!!!

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

Simple solution: Turbo Territory!!!

I am not a soccer mum with a football team's worth of brats!

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by Thunder

I am not a soccer mum with a football team's worth of brats!

LOL, soccer mums drive X5's!