xr2406 Member 15 Member For: 16y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: newcastle Posted 17/03/11 12:52 PM Share Posted 17/03/11 12:52 PM I was at my local ford dealer in newcastle today getting a few bits for my xr6t and I heard the two fellows talking about after the next series of xr6t and xr8 that ford will no longer be producing these cars if true im shattered anyone else heard or knows anything id like to know if this is true thanks guys and gals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanBatman G666E Turbo!!! Member 1,008 Member For: 15y 1m 25d Gender: Male Posted 17/03/11 01:45 PM Share Posted 17/03/11 01:45 PM yeah makes sense, drop the XR6 badge other than the G6 Badge its probably the only Falcon that private buyers buyc'mon no one buys an XT etc...and XR8 is already long gone, although you can have a GS which is really just an XR8 that costs loads more, it does have a supercharger though but meh...I cant wait for the XR4 behold the 1800kg 2.0L turbo falcon of the future, good on paper, but lets see how it pans out..... I think us T drivers will think it just goes like a non turbo, but feels like the handbrakes is on or something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/03/11 10:33 PM Share Posted 17/03/11 10:33 PM Yhis will be the case in 2015 when the new Ford global platform comes into play.We may see an AWD Falcon, but a local only model will be a thing in the past. It makes sennce that Ford make one type of car for the whole world as we do not have the volume to justify a local only car.What would make more sense is for Ford Oz to design and build the next Falcon here and export it, as the Yanks do not seem to be able to build a good large car, in comparison to the local Falcadoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 18/03/11 12:34 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 12:34 AM Completely agree Zap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpl0sive Member 421 Member For: 16y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/03/11 01:10 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 01:10 AM Also agree with Zap. I always see yanks posting in youtube vids of XR6 Turbos and how they love them and wish they were sold in the states.It will be sad to see the Falcon go, but I guess the upside is that the current crop of Ford/FPV turbo and V8 powered falcons will go up in value, especially the FPV models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plcains Member 49 Member For: 14y 8m 18d Posted 18/03/11 01:36 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 01:36 AM I for one will welcome an AWD twin-turbo Taurus... If only we could manufacture a locally adapted version here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Donating Members 1,171 Member For: 15y 5m 24d Posted 18/03/11 01:49 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 01:49 AM Funny seeing different car company's going in different directions.I was reading an article recently where the boss of subaru was talking about ditching their AWD platform and going with rear 2WD. Apparantly they were pretty impressed with the dynamics of that car they designed with Toyota.IMO, AWD in our cars would make it grossly over weight... Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Resident idiot. Donating Members 2,068 Member For: 14y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/03/11 04:00 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 04:00 AM awd has it's place but a car like this just doesn't really work with awd or fwd. much like rwd on a small hatch is useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/03/11 06:37 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 06:37 AM Yep, love the XR6T - great performance at a reasonable price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 17d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 18/03/11 09:37 AM Share Posted 18/03/11 09:37 AM I'll be keeping mine either way, hopefully they are remembered fondly in 20+ years, I suspect they will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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