NYOPA Team Blueprint Donating Members 312 Member For: 21y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/10/09 10:33 AM Share Posted 01/10/09 10:33 AM HI AllCan anyone point me to any facts about the next series/ model, google seems to be little help at present.many thanksD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 01/10/09 11:00 AM Share Posted 01/10/09 11:00 AM Ummm, the fg has barely been out for 12 months, they aren't making any all new cars for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 01/10/09 11:52 AM Share Posted 01/10/09 11:52 AM What's the rush?The FG platform is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkice Boost Addict Member 1,273 Member For: 16y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 01/10/09 01:06 PM Share Posted 01/10/09 01:06 PM I read on the forum somewhere else on the forum that there is going to be a revision next year, cosmetics and to make the I6 comply with emissions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunna Donating Members 813 Member For: 18y 7m 16d Posted 03/10/09 10:32 AM Share Posted 03/10/09 10:32 AM duh - euro 4, lpg, ecoboost to follow, etc etc.Was anybody asking in 2003 what the BA replacement was? Sheesh!It'll be another year at least until the ball starts rolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 11m 15d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 03/10/09 12:50 PM Share Posted 03/10/09 12:50 PM (edited) Its due in 2014/15, most likely 2015. There's a good chance the Global RWD platform will be fired up again as soon as Ford Global gets back in profit, which will probably happen next year or early 2011. Its been rumoured for a while that Ford have only put it on hold till they could afford to do it.Rumour is that the FG platform will be the starting point for it, and it will be thouroughly revised, with different sizes and top hats (body panels) to suit its different applications such as Falcon, Mustang, Crown Vic etc.that's the speculation, but nothings concrete.Although Derrick Kuzac, Fords global engineering boss said after a drive of the G6E Turbo at the Proving Grounds that it was the best vehicle Ford made. If that's not good enough to base the future Global RWD platform on then what is? Its certainly not the live axle Mustang or Crown Vic.Initial planning starts next year for 2015 Falcon. Edited 03/10/09 12:53 PM by Venom XR6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete A Member 442 Member For: 16y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 20/10/09 02:42 AM Share Posted 20/10/09 02:42 AM On 01/10/2009 at 10:33 AM, NYOPA said: HI AllCan anyone point me to any facts about the next series/ model, google seems to be little help at present.many thanksDAs mentioned above. Some time away. FG is a killer platform, any changes would be pretty small I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm79 Donating Members 214 Member For: 16y 1m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/10/09 06:28 AM Share Posted 20/10/09 06:28 AM Plenty of things they could do, its not that much of a killer platform.Could probably start by increasing wheelbase. Move the front wheels forward and reduce the stupidly long front overhang.Probably the biggest jump platform wise the VE had over the VZ was the wheelbase and tracks, all 3 of which are bigger than an FG. Wheelbase is nearly 100mm longer. Think of the added stability and cabin size offered there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 20/10/09 06:48 AM Share Posted 20/10/09 06:48 AM And think of the boat like handling and parking ability associated with a longer wheelbase! Even though the VE has a longer wheelbase and wider track the interior room is lucky to be 10mm bigger in any area if its lucky enough to be bigger at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm79 Donating Members 214 Member For: 16y 1m 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/10/09 07:38 AM Share Posted 20/10/09 07:38 AM Well... The VE has a bigger wheelbase, yet is 60mm shorter than an FG. So obviously it is possible. BMW have been doing it for a long time.Rear seat leg room in a VE is bigger, whether it be marginal or not, it still is bigger.VE also has a better weight distribution than a FG purely from the point of view that the entire drivetrain fits inside the wheelbase, whereas the FG hangs over the front wheel line. I would think getting more weight rear of the front wheels can only be a plus.BA/BF was a big leap over AU and VZ. VE caught up and I think it was accepted that it was generally a better setup than BF. FG clawed back that difference, but it would be debatable if it was overall better than a VE. I'd put $$$ down that if the VE had a decent wishbone front end like a Falcon, it would be a jump ahead of the FG.From memory when Ford was questioned about shifting front wheels forward for the FG, they said the money wasn't there for such a large change... Hopefully in the next model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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