bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,419 Member For: 14y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/04/12 07:38 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 07:38 AM you can already buy the ecoboost model anyways. there was one on carsales, that where I got that pic of the engine bay from!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 23/04/12 08:13 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 08:13 AM http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/will-new-falcon-fly-20120423-1xfoh.htmlI posted this in a separate topic as it has more to do with marketing than the engine but it got locked...Basically, dealers consider that Ford's crap marketing has more to do with the lacklustre sales than the fuel efficieny of the I6 engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,419 Member For: 14y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/04/12 08:59 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 08:59 AM here you go, everyone stop complaining now, the ecoboost is already out there.http://www.ford.com.au/cars/new-falcon/g6-limited-edition?WT.tsrc=Email&WT.mc_id=WE1204_AU2012FAL_MKII_EDM_W2_FL07_FOA&fbdata=CNC_id=AU2012FAL_MKII_EDM_W2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 23/04/12 09:59 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 09:59 AM I got an email from Ford about that FF. Looks like a good deal for anyone who was after a Falcon but didn't want the sporty looks of the XR6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 16y 3m 21d Posted 23/04/12 11:07 AM Share Posted 23/04/12 11:07 AM It looks like the reviews are pretty good for the 4 cylinder. Which is a good thing. Does anyone know how well the gas Falcon is selling? I think if they can't sell the gas falcon they will struggle to sell the ecoboost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeute338 Suspended 260 Member For: 16y 3m 3d Gender: Male Posted 25/04/12 01:31 PM Share Posted 25/04/12 01:31 PM yer in vic dun matter how many cylinders you have, same cost. so maybe leave this out of the discussion.what a dumb retarded comment....remind me when the world started to revolve around vic?and its more then just being eco because its a small motor, its direct injection, alloy motor etc. sure the real world fuel figures might not live upto what they say but then the real world figures for the other motors prob dont either...I dont get why everyone has to be a hater. if you dont like it dont buy it. it could be worse they could have put a sr20det in it;)bmw had a 1.5ltr 4 banger with 5.5bar of boost that making 1300hp in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/04/12 02:39 PM Share Posted 25/04/12 02:39 PM (edited) Too many years of bad marketing, bad management, lack lustre customer service, inherent faults, coupled with over priced and often hopeless servicing are coming home to roost for Ford I think. The company has become a bloody joke. I bought a million dollars worth of FPVs Falcons and Focus's for my company between 2005 and 2009 and now the only new Ford I will ever drive is from AVIS, I can't be bothered with them as a company. I rented a series 2 FG XR6 a month ago in Vic and drove it from Melbourne to Bright. It was nice on the road, effortless to drive, but it had a cheap el plastico feel about it, like everything would break at any moment. As for the 4cyl, too little, too late me thinks. Edited 25/04/12 02:40 PM by hypnodoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBA-XR6T Bronze Donating Members 386 Member For: 12y 7m 22d Posted 26/04/12 03:56 AM Share Posted 26/04/12 03:56 AM Go buy an Audi A4 2.0 Turbo. 6 Speed manual gearbox, brilliant mileage, and quality after sales service and support. Yes it's smaller than the Falcon but it is bloody roomy for its size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 26/04/12 06:35 AM Share Posted 26/04/12 06:35 AM what a dumb retarded comment....remind me when the world started to revolve around vic?Ah k, so they must've thought "hang on. Qld people get rego cheaper the less and less cylinders the car has. Let's go with that. Only one state. But let's go with a 4cyl just to suit them."You should ask yourself...remind me when the world started to revolve around qld?I doubt ecolpi are selling well due to rising gas prices. Last the old man heard from managers, sales weren't the best..I can see the eco boost working out better than most think. People just don't like the old falcon with usually a 6cyl and nowadays a turbo. Down to a wee little 4cyl. Don't judge a book by its cover take one for a drive then give it a belting if you don't like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/04/12 06:47 AM Share Posted 26/04/12 06:47 AM Going by ABS figures Qld registrations account for 21%. http://www.abs.gov.a...@.nsf/mf/9309.0So it's still a relevant point, minor but still valid.Regardless...tone down the bitchiness please ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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