boost69 Donating Members 737 Member For: 19y 8m 2d Posted 11/09/14 02:49 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 02:49 AM I also feel that keeping in line with say the FG X6T, that Expensive Daewoo really doesn't have anything comparable...The front end of the Late model camira looks nice, the interior "look" is in another league compared to the Ford, but I'm not a real fan of the rear end of the Commodore.I would still buy the FGX over the Late model camira based purely on the shear pleasure I get out of driving the turbo 6.Expensive Daewoo might have really revamped, and refined the VF Commodore, but they haven't spent much on the where the heart of the car is, such as range of power plants.Maybe if they introduced a twin turbo V6 or offered a supercharged V8 option on the standard SS, It would appeal to me more...Maybe I'm biased as I have always loved turbo charged cars.This is totally my opinion of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 11/09/14 04:31 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 04:31 AM It'll be interesting to see how the price of the Mustangs compare with the XRs etc.I personally couldn't live with that dunnydore interior, way to much going on, sometimes a bit of bland is good.But I am getting old and can see why younger guys might like it as I probably would have if I was like 19 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Donating Members 2,441 Member For: 21y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 11/09/14 10:08 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 10:08 AM Would you buy an FG when you know the new one is due November? Don't think so! Holdens have gone up since the new model and you can expect Falcon to do the same.I doubt the FGX will crack 1000 sales a month. Ford won't push it like Expensive Daewoo are pushing/advertising the VF. Whats that saying about pushing something up a hill?They have sacked over half the people on the assembly line so there is only so many Falcons and Territorys they can build.Also there is word that the German built ZFs are on short supply so there is only so many auto XR8s and XR6Ts they can build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 11/09/14 10:33 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 10:33 AM maybe they will replace them with trimatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/09/14 10:49 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 10:49 AM AH the old traumatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 11/09/14 11:05 AM Share Posted 11/09/14 11:05 AM What's with their advertising hey? They do not advertise the performance models at all. How do they expect people to know about em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 2m Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/09/14 11:14 PM Share Posted 11/09/14 11:14 PM (edited) Zf have discontinued their local production of the 6HP and it will now be produced under contract in china as they are now pushing the 8spd. China will not be producing the hi torque 6HP. Ford Australia bulk bought what zf had left around 6-12 months as they said it wasn't going to be viable to engineer the 8spd into the car.(I know...why?). We are talking the hi torque version though that only the xr8 and t will receive. Other models will get the great wall version.So it is a valid point, it may limit the number of auto's available. Factory powerglides and th400's maybe??..... Edited 11/09/14 11:16 PM by barnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 11/09/14 11:19 PM Share Posted 11/09/14 11:19 PM What about the old C4? At least it was Fordish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/09/14 11:34 PM Share Posted 11/09/14 11:34 PM Just build manuals. Sell cars to men. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/09/14 11:44 PM Share Posted 11/09/14 11:44 PM They could always use the ZF-licensed 6R80 that Ford build themselves and use in the diesel territories. In fact that'd be a better option, not quite as refined but tougher and betterer with all those torques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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