F6 Tornado

[tongueboy]

and yes it is!

[bdennis]

Here is a cut and paste from Go-Auto E-News - 7/10/04

Yes it is the Tornado...

By MARTON PETTENDY

FIRST it was the Typhoon. Now Ford Performance

Vehicles has announced production of a second freak

of nature – the turbocharged F6 Tornado hyper-ute.

The 270kW/550Nm Tornado, which will become

FPV’s new entry level model when it goes on sale

in January at $51,950, was heralded at today’s

Australian International Motor Show opening,

where the Blue Oval will focus its limelight on

Ford’s GT supercar, a Fiesta ST show car and a new

Courier V6.

Also debuting in Sydney is the production F6

Typhoon sedan, FPV’s MkII range, the MkII BA

Falcon range and a Focus Zetec R variant.

F6 Tornado will represent the second turbo model

in FPV’s line-up and, as the workhorse sibling to

the F6 Typhoon sedan, is set to push the Aussie

ute concept to new limits by offering an unrivalled

550Nm of torque from just 2000rpm.

While the force-fed engine’s torque peak outgrunts

the best on offer from HSV as well as FPV’s

own V8 GT sedan and Pursuit ute models, like

Typhoon the Tornado will produce a more restrained

270kW of maximum power at 5250rpm.

Powered by the same F6 270 turbo engine as

Typhoon, Tornado’s 4.0-litre DOHC six features

a 50 per cent larger 12-core intercooler, dual-entry

ram-air box, heavy-duty conrods, beefi er valve

springs and an FPV oil cooler.

It will be available exclusively with the FPVspecifi

c close-ratio Tremec T56 six-speed manual

transmission with 3.73:1 fi nal drive ratio (GTs run a

taller 3.46:1 ratio) and AP Racing twin-plate clutch.

“The FPV F6 Tornado adds an exciting new

dimension to the burgeoning ute culture and will be

a car that will literally blow our customers away with

its performance, handling and value for money,”

said FPV managing director David Flint.

Like F6 Typhoon, Tornado will come with FPV

Performance brakes comprising twin-grooved

325mm front and 303mm rear rotors with blue

twin-piston front and single-piston rear callipers,

or optional four-piston Brembo brakes with crossdrilled

and ventilated 355mm front and 330mm rear

rotors.

Similarly, Tornado will sport 18 x 8.0-inch

double fi ve-spoke alloys, FPV front bumper, mesh

grille with F6 badge, FPV sports seats with Technik

fabric and FPV logos, and FPV’s trademark dashmounted

starter.

Naturally, standard kit will include air-conditioning,

power windows, soft tonneau and

100-watt, six-CD Prestige Sound, with both a

lockable winged hard tonneau and alloy sports

bar optional.

Unlike Tornado, Typhoon

will be at Darling Harbour in the

metal, and orders are currently

being taken prior to production

in mid-October.

Pricing is set at $58,950.

Alongside F6 Typhoon is a

revised MkII FPV line-up comprising

a Tremec T56 six-speed

manual with Shift Alert across

the range, plus internal, external

and equipment upgrades.

Ford’s Sports Sequential Shift four-speed auto

becomes a no-cost option on GT and Pursuit, with

pricing increasing $350 in most cases and the base

GT manual price rising $500.

FPV MkII pricing sees GT now pegged at

$61,350 in either manual or auto guise, GT-P priced

at $70,200 for either version and both auto and

manual Pursuit variants set at $53,340.

Other FPV MkII changes include revised

suspension settings for sedans (14 per cent fi rmer

spring up front, 10 per cent at rear), unique new 19-

inch alloy wheels for GT-P, a standard soft tonneau

and optional stripe package for Pursuit and revised

colour options and a new-look optional FPV exterior

stripe package with Boss 290 hood decal.

New twin-pod Sports Instrument gauges,

positioned on top of the Interior Command

Centre toward the driver, include oil pressure and

oil temp gauges on GTs, plus a turbo boost gauge

for F6s.

MkII FPV sedans receive an upgraded ICC with

large TFT colour screen, dual-zone air-conditioning

and Premium Sound system as standard, while all

FPVs get BAII’s auto headlights and illuminated

window switches.

Also on display in Sydney will be the PH

Courier V6 due on sale here in 2005 in both 4x2

and 4x4 versions and featuring a class-leading

154kW/323Nm 4.0-litre V6 and optional fi ve-speed

auto on Crew Cab models.

As well as the 410kW/678Nm supercharged 5.4-

litre V8-powered Ford GT, gauging public response

for its potential release in Sydney is the 110kW 2.0-

litre Fiesta ST show car, along with the new Focus

Zetec R variant.

A fi ve-door manual or auto hatch, Fous Zetec R

comprises 17-inch alloys, unique front/rear bumpers

and side skirts, unique large rear spoiler, alloy

pedals, leather gearknob, scuff plates, Zetec R mats

and ‘R’ decals, offering $4,200 of extra value for no

extra cost.

FPV GT

Hmm Dash mount gauges... Hmmmm

[bdennis]

Hmm Gauges... Hmm

From FPV site...

F6 interior

GT Interior

Yum

GT also gets an extra decal on the bulge.....

Nice...

[ktford]

  Venom XR6 said:

It won't be called Tornado or Cyclone.

Empty vessels make the most noise.

Scotty

[Turbo6man]

Geez that's a real keen price for the Tornado ... hmmmmm, off to see the bank manager ...

[harlee]

  bdennis said:

Here is a cut and paste from Go-Auto E-News - 7/10/04

Yes it is the Tornado...

By MARTON PETTENDY

FIRST it was the Typhoon. Now Ford Performance

Vehicles has announced production of a second freak

of nature – the turbocharged F6 Tornado hyper-ute.

.......

Hmm Dash mount gauges... Hmmmm

thanks for that

[KrasH]

  Venom XR6 said:

It won't be called Tornado or Cyclone.

You're wrong.

Just got the October FPV mailing list email and there will be the F6 Typhoon (sedan) and an F6 Tornado (ute). From the pictures, the ute looks seriously mean.

[Jaymz]

I got the email today also. And they have confirmed an F6 Tornado, the picture they are using in the email is the same one that was mentioned on here with the fuel filler cap on the drivers side of the car. If you look closely the Ford badge and the F6 badge are not mirrored so that ends the theory of a mirrored photo. They have also introduced a new colour 'blaze' to be available December 04 and still can't get premium audio on the ute. No pricing on the site either, someone will have to be the first to head into a dealer and strike up a deal so we can all find out the costs of owning one.

[Guest TypeHoon]

Tornado only get's the pov pack standard screen on the ICC.

[Venom XR6]

  FINER9 said:

yes it will!

Damn. Got that information off a Ford engineer, and he got it mixed up.

And these guys tell you what parts to fit to the protype engines we build. Makes you wonder.