Big Announcement from Ford Australia?

[sheldzzz]

whats next?

[Ives]

Ford is not going to put a V10 in the Falcon.

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by Ives

Ford is not going to put a V10 in the Falcon.

I know........its called sarcasm.

[Thunder]

Originally Posted by silverxr8

Just went to look on FAF about the announcement, but put fordaustraliaforums.com.au instead of just .com
Worst mistake i've ever made

WTF is that? :

Aint making that mistake again :ticking:

[falzoony]

Originally Posted by Ives

Ford is not going to put a V10 in the Falcon.

You seem to know alot. got any more info?

[Ives]

Originally Posted by falzoony

You seem to know alot.

They dont call me a Ford guru for nothing.

[MISTA FIESTA]

Well i heard it through my mates brother sister inlaws cousin's dog that Ford Australia will be making an AWD Fiesta XR5T whichwill bring the end to all the crappy falcons that they are currently making... They ave seen the light.

But i think it will be the mondeo.

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by Redrum

The return of those great Ford ads with the average family having 2.5 kids. Remember that little sitting in the middle of th back seat.......

It was actually 2.3 kids. And I was the .3 (as my older brother said).
That kid sat in the back and measures the space between himself and his siblings, and was satisfied, stating that Ford Falcon has enough room for everybody in the family.

We had the XF station wagon (The Tractor) back then and it provided enough space for all of us. Pity I had to have that stupid safety harness as the lap-sash belts were not standard then. Ahhh, memories. Actually, of recent I've had a yearning to find out what happened to The Tractor. Sold it to some lady for 2.65k back in 2000. Would love to get it back and fix it up, when I get money.

Good car, the old XF wagon.

But in terms of announcements, without knowing nothing, I'll baulk.

[csv8]

NO..Its Ford and Mitsubishi to announce joint partnership and 380 to be next Focus...

[BigAL_250]

Well, since figures say we're only averaging 1.9? kids per family, not good for the width of Falcon

[ef_classic]

Export deal.

Export the falcon to the US to replace the large car platform, crown vic, town car etc

[ltd]

Originally Posted by ef_classic

Export deal.

Export the falcon to the US to replace the large car platform, crown vic, town car etc

Agreed, that or they will release the FPV territory.

[falzoony]

the few pics we have seen of the orion look too much like a falcon to not be a falcon. obviously we dont know what it will look like, but we've all seen the footage of the orion ute, I doubt there will be a mondeo ute.
Unless they go the way of mitsubishi(with the Magna-380) and drop the falcon name but make the same sort of car.
I could make stuff like this up all night!

[sexr6tasy]

There personally announcing there displeasure at holden for making a car thats gonna be faster then the f6 even if theres only a 150 of them lmao

[phillyc]

Ford Cobra: set to strike


Ford is working on the release of a limited run of special-edition Cobra-badged Falcons.

29 June 2007
Neil McDonald

The Cobra name is expected to return for Bathurst.

No one is confirming, or denying it, but Ford is working to bring back the Cobra name.

Indicators are strong that Ford may release a limited run of special-edition Cobra-badged Falcons in time for this year's Bathurst 1000 endurance race.

CARSguide understands that 300 V8 sedans and 150 utes will be built to coincide with the marathon race.

The cars are believed to have 302kW V8s and will be sold under the FPV banner as “spec R” cars, which means they have upgraded suspensions and high-performance brakes.

Earlier this year, FPV released 200 “spec R” Falcon GTs to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falcon GT.

This year's Bathurst race also marks the 30th anniversary of Ford's one-two win with drivers Allan Moffat and Colin Bond.

To commemorate that win Ford Australia released 400 Falcon XC Cobra coupes in July 1978.

Ford Cobra Club of Australia president Rodney Hansen says he has heard that Ford plans to revive the Cobra name.

Several dealers have also heard the same story and some are prepared to take orders.

One FPV dealer, Jefferson Ford in Melbourne, has had strong inquiry for the cars.

But despite the speculation, Ford spokeswoman Sinead McAlary will not say if the Cobra name is returning.

She says there has been some talk of new model names at Ford, but this was normal for a car company.

Ford has registered the names “Falcon R6” “Falcon G” and “Falcon G6”, but McAlary says it is not uncommon for car companies to register names, then not use them.

“We like to keep a few things under our hat,” she says.

Ford could be reserving the “G” model designation for an upper-end next-generation Falcon, to fill the gap left by the outgoing Fairlane. The 5.4-litre Fairlane G8 is the long-wheelbase range-topper.

Fang-tastic prices

Holden has also been playing the name game, registering the “RXU” and “L8” names, which could point to new VE Commodore models.

Like many 1960s and 1970s Australian muscle cars, which are fetching stratospheric prices today, Falcon Cobras are becoming sought-after among collectors.

A mint-condition car can cost as much as $70,000 and a limited Bathurst Cobra can fetch more than $150,000.

When Ford built a batch of 400 Falcon XC coupe-based Cobras in 1978 they were painted white with blue racing stripes and had alloy wheels and a cobra snake logo emblazoned on the mudguards.

Half the cars were build with a 4.9-litre V8 and the rest with a 5.8-litre V8.

By today's standards, given improvements in engine technology, the outputs of the engines are modest. The 4.9-litre V8 developed 159kW at 4600 revs and 364Nm at 3000 revs and the 5.8-litre had 162kW at 4500 revs and 429Nm at 2700 revs.

The first 30 Cobras, called Option 97, were homologated for racing, with reinforced suspensions, transmission oil coolers, heavy-duty radiators and reworked mudguards, to accommodate larger wheels and tyres.

Herald-Sun

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by phillyc

All the stuff that phillyc said

Yeah, I read that in Carsguide on Friday. You just can't beat the original though. That, and you also have not got Coupes anymore.

[Tles]

Originally Posted by ef_classic

Export deal.

Export the falcon to the US to replace the large car platform, crown vic, town car etc

Peter Robinson, in Wheels-July goes into how the LSD rear end was too rear seat intrusive for AU so they developed the control blade leaving Mustang with solid rear. Then shows how and why Ford AU should develop both the new Mustang and Falcon programs and then the Crown Vic, Lincolns, Mercurys and so on. He flat out states that Falcon is a better steer than Mustang.

Export deal for now would probably be Territory to UAE and Saudis, could include a FPV TT or even just a TS level TR (Territory XR)
That would lead in nicely to Orion.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by Ives

Ford is not going to put a V10 in the Falcon.

...that because there is gonna be a focus XR10.

[Josh_XC]

i reckon it will be a proper release date for the origin

[Jayden]

... maybe it will be a coupe... finally :P

:(

*sigh*. big opportunity missed there ford, it would have looked STUNNING!!!

I would have cried tears of joy if it left the monaros for dead.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by Jayden

... maybe it will be a coupe... finally :P

:(

*sigh*. big opportunity missed there ford,

Yeah to lose alot of money.....

[Bucknaked]

Maybe they annonce away to remove the Pasha Bulker from Nobby's beach. FPV Tug boats

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Maybe they annonce away to remove the Pasha Bulker from Nobby's beach. FPV Tug boats

LMAO Bucky :

[fou_bleu]

Its gonna either be:
1) Orion export deal
or
2) Mondeo specs / prices...

[fou_bleu]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Maybe they annonce away to remove the Pasha Bulker from Nobby's beach. FPV Tug boats

Me likes!

[bathurst77]

IT would be quite fitting if a new cobra was released now at the end of the current falcon model's life, and for it to be basically just a new stripe pack.

After all the original Cobras were just a stripe pack to sell the last of the 2 doors at the end of that models life. I remember at the time most people werent that excited as they were no better then any other 2 door. And, well.. 302, auto, air, power windows etc didnt really scream "supercar", and they went dismally at bathurst in 78 and tru the atcc in 79.
(yes i know there were different engine, tranny, options etc, but because some/most cobras were pretty slow, the name didnt mean anything other then blue paint)
At the time they werent that sought after, a bit of a snooze.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Jayden

... maybe it will be a coupe... finally :P

:(

*sigh*. big opportunity missed there ford, it would have looked STUNNING!!!

I would have cried tears of joy if it left the monaros for dead.

Amen to that brother !

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by MISTA FIESTA

Well i heard it through my mates brother sister inlaws cousin's dog that Ford Australia will be making an AWD Fiesta XR5T whichwill bring the end to all the crappy falcons that they are currently making... They ave seen the light.

But i think it will be the mondeo.

There seems to be some "Mans car envy" in this thread.

[4SFEDGT]

Originally Posted by XAGSV8

Ford Taurus is replacing Falcon.

But they'll leave the Falcon badge on it again, haha

[FlipXW]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

There seems to be some "Mans car envy" in this thread.