New Fg Fpv Gs ?

[CSP]

So this is the entry level FPV?

You think its the same V8 engines out of the BF?

These are not BF engines. FPV don't make BF spec engines.

The GS uses the full spec FG spec V8, just rpm limited to 6000 with a remap.

I'd be surprised if they even did that.

Edited 31/08/09 06:15 AM by CSP

[wilba]

I dnt mind the colaur

[wilba]

FORD PERFORMANCE VEHICLES HAS TODAY launched an all-new GS Sedan and GS Ute, reinventing a badge that goes back 30 years to the XW GS of 1969.

Like that earlier GS, the new limited-edition model is to provide a lower entry-point into FPV’s performance stable.

At $54,950 (plus on-roads) for the Sedan, and $49,950 (plus) for the Ute, the GS variants sit between Ford’s XR range and FPV’s GT and F6. Importantly, that pricing puts both the GS Sedan and Ute under the bar for the Luxury Car Tax

“We aimed to provide the GS Series owner with a GT driving experience with this engine. AT 302kW, it’s the perfect entry to our range, which steps up to the turbocharged F6 at 310kW and the full GT-spec V8 at 315kW,” FPV General Manager Rod Barrett said.

The GT-based 302kW V8 under the bonnet runs the twin-throttle bodies and intake system of the GT, but with a recalibrated ECU taking the top-edge off the power output but matching the GT’s 551Nm of torque.

While 30 years ago the XW GS could be had with the standard ’six’, on those specs the new GS will be no slouch. As Paul Cook, FPV Programs Manager said at the launch, “We took the entire GT drivetrain… and created a unique power curve for the GS. The new car gets the same hardware as the GT.”

Featuring GS graphics, FPV chassis enhancements and interior updates, and sitting on 19-inch rims (Graphite for the Sedan, Alpine Silver for the Ute), there is a hefty dollop of ‘bang for the dollar’ value loaded into the GS.

With understated lines and well-kitted interior, the sharp pricing and raw specs of the GS stack up well against its European performance rivals. (A drive will tell the tale; watch for TMR’s road test shortly.)

With just 250 Sedans and 75 Utes to be released, buyers may need to be quick off the mark - the performance car market, especially for local brands, has held up well in the current downturn.

The 5.4 litre V8, producing its 302kW @ 6000rpm and 551Nm @ 4750, and driving through the standard six-speed manual, runs a GT-spec exhaust system and sits on a GT-spec suspension set-up.

The GS also offers a premium sound system, Bluetooth compatibility, iPod connectivity, GT instrumentation, starter button and dual-zone climate control as standard features.

“Today, the original GS is the second most-collectible vehicle after the GT,” FPV’s Dave Harding said.

FPV will be hoping that the new limited edition GS excites buyers in the same way. It would appear to have the right car at the right price. “People are still out there to buy fast Fords. There is always going to be a market for FPVs,” Rod Barrett said.

sorry I dnt no how to post the link

Edited 31/08/09 07:05 AM by wilbaz

[Corzza]

At CSP fair enough.

Something is oging on though. Too many variants

[X-WING]

I think I'd just spend a few extra $ and get a GT. The BF Cobra car was better

[rapid]

A few extra dollars? Try another $15,000 before extras. The Cobra was a GT with a stripe package on it, and at near enough to $80,000 it would want to be better. I think that the 325 total build will be snapped up quick smart.

[O2STOCK]

Any news on a limited FG F6 release in the near future ?

Why do all the special releases be limited to the V8s....

350KW F6HO....

Ill take one

[Corzza]

Well FPV have dumped the GTHO.

Saturday daily telegraph 29/08/09

Plans to revive the most famous falcon look increasingly like a dead end

Ford Performace Vehicles boss Rod Barrett says "although his heart is willing, the

FPV cheque book is too weak to return the GTHO to the road."

The poor sales response to the Expensive Daewoo Special Vehicle's hot one off W427 is believed

to have indirectly cooled FPV's desire to recreate the halo Falcon.

[fordfreak XRT07]

just because it will never be factory... it does not mean you cannot make up a mock FG GTHO!!! even more unique!!!

[X-WING]

Is it worth having a mid range car between a XR8 and a GT look at the HSV Manta bit of the same thing and it didn't do that well in sales at the time