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New Falcon only hours away…

February 15, 2008 by George Skentzos  




The official unveiling of the new Ford Falcon is now just hours away, and in true CarAdvice style, we plan to bring you all the no-fuss details as quickly as possible.

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Make sure you’re online from noon on Sunday for all the photos, press releases, photos, stories, photos and more photos.

Along with the sedan, Ford is also set to showcase the brand new Falcon ute as well as the highly anticipated FPV range.

Whilst the brand new FPV GT will be toting an HSV-topping (just) 5.4-litre V8 engine, the new F6 is without doubt the performance car to look out for, tipped to produce a restrained 300kW from its force-fed six.

After blitzing the competition as your number-one source for Orion spyshots and leading the way with our exclusive renderings, CarAdvice will be on the front line for your first look at the new Falcon.

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Comments

356 Responses to “New Falcon only hours away…”
  1. Oz. says:

    Oh, I get it now, “BG” because the number plate says “B Series”

    http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp.....connew.jpg

    Compare the grills…

    http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp.....edan_2.jpg

  2. acfsambo says:

    One problem with what meathead said earlier. This is not a forum but a comments page, adn also this is not a ford only forum but a ford post so back up your opinions like the pro fords have been doing or dont speak your mind. Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars, if u hav my ip and can find out were i liv, my msn is sambo_acf@msn.com. E-mail me my address and i will see if you are right.

  3. snapsnap says:

    well im outa here, meatpie, lick the bag buddy!

  4. TEAM 888 says:

    THE BOYS DID A GREAT JOB IM CONFIDENT IT WILL BE A SUCCESS LIKE THE BA,NOW A 290KW XR8 THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT.

  5. Oz. says:

    My final word tonight: I hope this site’s server dosn’t go down tomorow by too many readers on at once! :(

  6. Ross says:

    Holden, Meatpies, and KnobJockey – I challenge you to find my IP loser.

    You are a pathetic JOKE – you are all tough Mr. Keyboard Warrior LOL! Eg. Come meet me at so-and-so!!! Grow up mate – noone would waste their time going to meet you for your gay rendezvous!!

    So for everyones benefit.. can you please post my IP here for all to see… and then when you fail to do that (or produce the wrong IP), it will be clear for all to see just what a lying knob-riding fool you are.

    Cheers mate :)

  7. golfschwein says:

    Incredible. 2000 was the last year of the previous millenium and century, FBMPKAHC. Count to 100 and see for yourself. Ready? One, two, fwee, twifty…

  8. Bavarian Missile says:

    hahaha……hey Guys…….looks like us W.Aers are still here!

    Me off to bed……..just got off the phone to Wheelnut and thought I would check in to see if our Solicitor was back.Nope…….oh well lets hope he lets us enjoy OUR today today !

  9. F@ GTHO says:

    ive had my computer on all nite searching for the falcon
    :) i will show u guys soon>

  10. F@ GTHO says:

    :):):):):):):):):)

  11. F@ GTHO says:

    sorry lost it :) :) :) :0 :) :) :) please leave a comment

  12. LOVE IT……………makes VE look average!

  13. F@ GTHO says:

    when it comes out iater 2day we will see if there acurate :d :D

  14. F@ GTHO says:

    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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  15. Good to see Ford nailing a design not inked from USA. Release better be exactly as suspect!

  16. Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars says:

    All of you losers keeping up the personal attacks, If it wasnt for losers like you I would wish Ford luck but guess what it just proves the type of audience Ford get and you are giving them a bad name so come on keep it up. I will print out all your comments show it to fords advertisers and suggest they set a advertisement campaign to suit Pedo’s and fags like you with the comments you make. You are actually doing harm to the FoMoCo Aus. Well guess what losers, I am heading off to the Launch in under 2 hours as I am allowed to take a guest whom I will pick up on the way while you drool like a 2 month old baby. I may not be a fan but its really great knowing people in the motor industry jealous fools. 99.9% of you will only get photos which never show the full story. I will nit pick over every failure of the dunnycan.

  17. Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars says:

    If you dont like my description of yourself go cry to mummy because you need to learn to take as good as you give. I was careful with the way I worded it so coe on go make a big deal about it. I know my sentiments behind it. Its upto you how you interpret it. Oh well the mechanics etc will be in their glory with the latest Fixed Or Repaired Daily car released today.

  18. John says:

    did you guys get any sleep? hahahaha!

    the boy ramblings continue…

  19. Oz. says:

    I had a short one! I went to bed at 1:00AM and woke up before 5:00AM!!!!

  20. Westy says:

    John,

    Up here in Nth Qld I am waiting with eagerness at this release. It is definitely 12pm EDST isn’t it ??

    WESTY :)

  21. Oz. says:

    Ignore Basketball,Applepie,Eagles & Holden…..

    He will go away if we focus on something else.

  22. Westy says:

    I am glad I wasn’t in here late last night. I like good healthy debate with facts but when it degenerates we are 1 step away from being monkeys.

  23. John says:

    well im off to church…i’ll be praying for a romping success…

    and yes its at 12:00 EDST – which means Eastern Daylight Summer Time…So if you’re in NSW, VIC, TAS & ACT its 12 midday on the dot…

    Im not sure how far behind QLD is…I know SA is 1/2 hour behind VIC and WA is now in Daylight Savings as well…which means 2 hours…and I think NT is the same as SA.

    hope i made sense!

  24. Oz. says:

    I live in QLD and it’s 11am i’m waiting for!

  25. Westy says:

    Great…11am….beer….popcorn…..comfy chair….all set!

  26. Oz. says:

    Right now It feels like chistmas, start of Bathurst, end of Bathurst(After Ford Won) all put in one!

  27. Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars says:

    12 days it was meant to say but watch holden steal fords thunder as usual

  28. Bavarian Missile says:

    Me seen the first pic of the G-series………wow.

  29. Bavarian Missile says:

    OZ…………..me PM you……….

  30. Oz. says:

    Yeah, I saw Ford’s CGI. Looks like it’ll be called the “BG” Falcon?

  31. Bavarian Missile says:

    Yep short for “Bloody Good”

  32. Oz. says:

    I wonder how long it takes for someone from a Ford forum to post it?

  33. Oz. says:

    BM, did you get any sleep? I can say that I didn’t!!!

  34. Wheelnut says:

    It sounds like it’s going to be a waste of time with Football meatpies and Knows Nothing About Holden Cars.. going to the Falcon launch if he has already made up his mind that he is going to hate it..

    It’ll be like “hmmph.. is that the best you can do.”

    All I can say to Football… is that your wealth of ignorance astounds me

  35. Spitfire says:

    Settle down children. You are all hyperventilating. It is not the second coming, it is only a bloody motor car.

  36. BK says:

    I bet holden will have another recall before the new falcon is released. They allready recalled the Pontiac in the USA cause the yanks saw a holden badge on some of the cars and they didnt know what it was. Holden is slowly fadin away here in OZ, falcon will be falcon comodore will be nothing.

  37. BOB says:

    OK, one more go at meat head, I may (maybe) promise no more, well I hope this fella says something outloud during the showcase that has no relavance towards Ford, if I was there with my mates he would certainly be defamed very quickly putting him back in he’s small unimaginative Holdenwoo box, damn bastards copying some of Ford’s design, at least we didn’t spend a billion dollars just to have recalls and warranty problems.. lolol :-)) hahahahahahaha

  38. Wheelnut says:

    If I was a Yank with a Holden G8 I wouldn’t really worry about it. Afterall it was only the first couple of shipments that were affected which means that they would actually be somewhat unique..

  39. BK says:

    Holden people are in panic mode cause the new falcon is gonna shit all over the VE. So far 205Kw and 395nm of torque. Holden allready lost the battle. How much more humiliation does Ford have to do to Holden. It happens always after every new Ford model comes out. Holden go to the yanks and stay a recalled pontiac.

  40. BK says:

    Well it is true that where all holdens go they are always recalled. They try and rename em to something else but people do find out that they are a clapped out holden. I heard rumours that holden commodores will be sent to Iraq and be used as target practice. To many recalls so they have to be used for something

  41. BOB says:

    Yes, blow em all up into dust, no more headaches.

  42. Bavarian Missile says:

    Here is some interesting info a guy recently had his Cobra Dynoed he got 313 KWs at the flywheel…..pfttttttt so much for 302 FPV!

    So lets hope that the rumour of the GT having only 310 kws is crap cause that would mean your going to get the same engine that was in the Cobra…yawn! Wake me up when we reach a 100 clicks please….

  43. Neo says:

    Meat Pie i have been sitting here reading and having a good old laugh you are like a 13 year old anyone can Babel Fish Translation. mate lets be honest you are getting killed out here and the reason that you are getting picked on is that you know nothing.

    mate spend some time not touching your self and do some research. like a 6Ci Turbo killing V8\’s you go on about your Chev 6L soon to be 7L V8\’s mate fords are keeping up with a 5.4l V8.

    also meat pie as your name is keyed as aussie and you go on about holden why do the holden guys put a chev badge on there car and then go on how its aussie? it does not make sense how can you be pro aussie for holden then put yank chev badge on. let me just state something here NO AMOUNT OF CHEV BADGE WILL MAKE A HOLDEN A CHEV. you dont see the yanks putting a holden badge on there car wishing it was a holden. you also go on about your power house V8 its not an Aussie engine like the Barra its a Chev engine so you can say holden are steps ahead.

    fords out dated cars are keeping up your your new cars always have we refine the cars make them better you just make new ones every 5 min you know why? because you cant make a good car in the first place 1 Billion $ and you cant even make one right who wants to be burnt alive while there driving down the road.

    this new ford is going to make waves.

    i let you rave and rant on but this comment below was ware you over stepped the line.

    Quote\’\’
    How much do you thinka genuine original Brock A9X goes for and also now the original HDT VB commodore. I can bet you one of those if put up for auction now would blow the GTHO out of the water now in particular since THe King of the Mountain has passe on. Just wait for someoneto auction off their investment. By the way, my second car was a genuine LX A9X

    you are so full of it meat pie Bogans dont have the money to buy them thats why they will NEVER come close to the GTHO. the only reason someone wants to get a walkin shite is so they can drive a car that looks like its got a swimming pool on the back. the GTHO was the Fastest 4 door of its time it smashed Holden at bathurst.

    have you seen how much a mock up GTHO is going for? maybe you should look its going to hit 100,000 soon people have been offered 1 Million for a GTHO Phase III and have knocked it back. mate a ford is an investment have a look on Red Book and look and the price of a holden V Ford in Resale. anyone can get a White Rusty Door for $500 drive around with a tinny in your hand and think its fast.

    now meat pie if you want some respect maybe you should know what you are talking about and do some research. every thing i have put here is true can you do the same?

    BTW i know this is long i had alot to say. guys its only hours away cant wait. anyone know what goody\’s are coming with the new ford eg. new Gear boxes or cut displacement like in the 300C better Breaks MP3 player in car Bluetooth maybe ect?

  44. Frosty says:

    You Ford lunies are acting like teenagers under peer pressure. You cannot take criticism about a Ford Foulcan. Looking at the photo of the suppossed ghia tells me that it looks almost exactly like a BF2. Even th shape where the lower grill is just replacing where the number plate is on the BF2. Put front of the onion that will make you cry of dissapointment against the current and you will see what I mean. We will see in 30 minutes what the real car critics say. Good on you meatpie for throwing in a bit of debate. Unfortunately Ford fans cant take criticism

  45. Frosty says:

    Put a BF2 front bumper on it and we will see how different it looks.

  46. falconer says:

    There has been quite a lot of immaturity on this site in the past couple of days, but without a doubt the most immature is the person who brags about his age and the age of his wife. You are a lawyer / car reviewer 40 year old that can speak multiple languages and is an “old man” with a young wife. What sort of picture are you trying to portray of yourself, i don’t think that you are portraying the picture that you might think you are. Maybe you should grow up since you are supposed to be a well educated 40 year old yet you’re drawn into bullshit dribble so very easily and wanting to sort people out because they are intentionally firing you up. You are truly a wanker and i don’t say that because of the car maker you support but because of the infintile behaviour you display! You are what people know as a typical Holden knob! My apologies to the other holden fans who don’t act like this, we welcome your constructive criticism and thought provoking comments. You are a true hero meatpie, just wondering if you like eating your shinboners in your pies?

  47. BK says:

    Netballs, Meatballs, Kangaroo poo and oldhen Cars. You cant handle it wen we all bag oldhen cars cause there not aussie made. Oldhen dunnydores are being sent to USA as Pontiacs so theres your proof that there not aussie at all.
    Holden commodore car sales are falling so that means that commodore will be dead soon but Falcon will be continuing in USA as a Ford falcon. You might as well give up right now and just admit that Ford falcon will be goin on forever and commodore will fade away. Bring it on Ford and put commodore out of business.

  48. Matthew says:

    This “NEW” Falcon is nothing of the sort. It the old car in new clothing, completly pathetic. It’s not even a new chassis, Holden don’t have to worry about anything.

  49. Oz. says:

    Who are you talking to Matthew? Like talking to your self don’t you?

  50. Oz. says:

    Matthew,
    I really don’t need to hear your rubbish, i’ll take the facts thanks

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