Gt Type - R

[Guest _NeXuS_]

OMG GS ? TYPE R? OMG that's SO *beep*

its GT 6T

or GT- T6

not GS omg go back to japan (Edit:Easy _NeXuS_ or you will find yourself gone.)

Edited 10/08/03 01:20 PM by Dagabond

[plonky]

GT 6T and GT T6 sound like an old Triumph GT6.

GS was an original Ford Australia brand name, I can't see how it can be confused with A Type -R

Perhaps it might be an idea to check on Ford history before slagging off !

Edited 10/08/03 01:21 PM by Dagabond

[Falchoon]

Type R is associated with import cars (as others have pointed out) so Idon't see this as being suitable for Aussie Falcon. The GT-P should be the new 'GTHO'. A modern day GTHO could never live up to the name so have a beefed up (power, not weight) GT-P - GT-Performance.

[DallasQLD]

The GS was really a "vacationer" version of old XB's etc. not really the image we need!

There is little doubt that they will do a GT HO. It will have to be very good though. Its got a lot to live up to.

IMHO the GT-P should have been the GT-HO, lose a few kilos and a bit more hit say 330Kw would have done the job.

Poor old Ford they are flat out making Xr's at the moment and grinding away peoples standard brakes......

[Grant]

  ducatijb said:

Ford should make it a legend in the making and GTHO Phase4 should finally be born and be a standout from the GT-P

I say we let the Phase IV rest in peace and let the name be revived with the Phase V.

[Guest HocuSChrisT]

There already is a phase 5, in the Falcon model made by Phase Autos. The bodykit styling was used on Dick Johnson's, and I'm not sure, but there may have been a Phase VI in the XE model, I.e. Kirmit, but I'm not too sure. Now although it's not manufactured by Ford technicaly, it's gonna be confusing with a Phase V model.

How about Ford BA Falcon GT RPO 03?, and with the performance XR6T/XR8, call it a Ford BA Falcon XR ESP. since I'm pretty sure the sports suspension technology has been used for years in Europe, might as well call it European Sports Pack.

[Guest flavze]

GTHO and nothing else for a 380-400 kw V8 falcon, and it has to be kept under 100 grand or it will be a disaster.

Needs to be about 80 g's max.

[Dagabond]

Hmm not a single mention of the CV8-R

[ducatijb]

  flavze said:

GTHO and nothing else for a 380-400 kw V8 falcon, and it has to be kept under 100 grand or it will be a disaster.

Needs to be about 80 g's max.

It costs 80+ for a gt-p so keep saving-if they were gonna pay 20+for a 427 monaro any thing is possible

[xa-coupe]

If ford keep it under $100K then it will compete with the GTS. Given the competitive pricing we have seen so far I wouldn't be suprised to see it well under 100.

Personally, whilst I can't afford one, I think it would be a wise marketing move to keep it as low as possible even if it meant no profit. The PR that would come from a resonably priced beast would have to have a positive impact on the 'lesser' models like the GT, GT-P and whatever else FPV may release soon. Keep it to a low build number and another legend should be born.