Senna's Fg Drive Impressions

[senna_T]

OK, so here is the rest of my review from the FG drive day.

Interior: The new FG falcon interior carries over the build quality from the rest of the vehicle. I will say however that there are some parts that feel a little cheap, ie the interior door handles and some of the buttons on either side of the gauge cluster. While these are less than perfect, it is hard to take the modern, sophisticated feel away from the FG interior. One thing I noticed about the seats is that the cushioning on the cloth XR seats is much softer and, IMO, very comfortable. The seating position hasn't actually changed much, but you do get the feeling you sit lower inside the vehicle due to the changed roofline and higher hipline. The new ICC is much easier to see as it is on the same horizontal plane as the cluster. The buttons for the climate control are smaller but still easy to use and quite ledgible. The menu system has an Ipod feel to it due to the use of a navigation wheel, but is quite easy and didn't take long for any of us to get used to. The small screen in the middle of the gauge cluster is very useful and has a ton of accesible data such as the normal trip functions and also a large digital speed readout. The indcators feature a "one touch lane change" function where after a quick touch of the indicator stalk the indicators flash three times. The cruise control can be changed in either 1km or 10km increments which can make things quicker and easier. The Bluetooth functionality is quite good as the car can pair up to 8 different mobile phones, which can be good for company cars that may have one or more drivers throughout the day/week/month. Ipod integration is quite easy to use, it is connected via a cable that is located in the centre console, this also charges the Ipod, so no need for an external power source and no interferance as a result! Ingress and Egress is greatly improved over the BA and the rear access is exceptional, very easy to get into, great hip room and a larger cabin feel over-all.

Overall Impressions: As a whole the FG is a very good progression for the Falcon and I have no doubt it is the best Falcon Ford has ever put together. The new single press body panel is very rigid by using a Boron component in the steel. The single press body panel also improves the fit and finish of the exterior body panels, panel gaps are almost perfect all around - a big call I know! The total feel I got from the FG was that familiar falcon feel, I knew where I was and was very comfortable with the dynamics of the car. As a salesman I am pretty critical of what I sell, so for me to be excited about this vehicle is a big thing, it really does impress me and I can't wait for the rest of you to drive the car because it does everything we wanted it to and more.

I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has, I'll answer them the best I can!

Pat

[tab]

Nice....so what's the best price you can do on a T sedan with all the options?

[Jim Chicken]

Fantastic write up Pat, shame you didn't get to give them a thrash in the dry though.

[senna_T]

Tab -

Jim - Don't worry mate, they still got a good serve! and besides, we'll have a few instockpretty soon!

[Dagabond]

Does the ICC play mp3 discs Pat?

[senna_T]

It certainly does Dags

[ashmo]

pat did the cars you drove have the upgraded ICC display? Or the standard screens? Sorry if you have said that I may of missed it in your post.

Edited 18/04/08 11:49 PM by ashmo

[senna_T]

we had a mix of cars mate, some with and some without - the premium screen is really nice, a proper full-colour screen rather than four colours! The standard screen is still well laid out and easy to see and read though

[Trough Lolly]

It certainly does Dags

even the non premo sound icc???

cmon even hyundai have this feature...

[senna_T]

yes, as far as I'm aware everything in the Falcon Sedan and Ute range will play MP3 cd's