2008 Ford Falcon XR8 images
17 Feb, 2008
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Ford Australia says there are now three families of vehicles in the Falcon range – Falcon XT, G Series (including G6, G6E and G6E Turbo) and XR (incorporating XR6, XR6 Turbo and XR8).
Although similar in many ways, according to ford each vehicle is aimed at different customer wants.
The XR range is shown here.
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Oh YEAH!!!!!!
:D
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:37 am
It looks reasonable, but i dunno it seems to be a little “awkward” in its design.. the front isn’t cohesive with the rest of the car.. Hopefully it will look better in the flesh
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Well if you were a fan of the marque I am sure there is plenty to be happy about.
Although I am a fan of cars a little smaller, faster and more nimble than these vehicles, I do think both Ford and Holden have done well with their cars and they both look fine. Ford is certainly improving on some of the styling disasters they have unleashed onto the public in recent years and I am sure fans of Ford should be very pleased.
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:37 am
love it.
lets just hope it lasts the distance!
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am
hahaha…..site is in melt down
Yep twin exhaust is needed……..and an option for sports suspension. Dump the thing down !
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I found out it will be called the “FG” Falcon.
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:40 am
yep its the FG falcon and in base form it has 195kw
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:44 am
no more “ford” badges on FPV’s and GT-E s the new model
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Ill be back right after Ive had a cold shower………talk soon Wheelnut!
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
trading post have heaps of info and specs up already
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
it’s no AU but it’ll do
2008 Falcon Orion (aka BF Series III)
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am
where are the fpvs anyone got a link
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:53 am
its starting to grow on me
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:54 am
On media.drive.com.au/?rid=35570, It has the XR8 taking off, sounds cool!
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:55 am
here is some FPV pics
fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11209992
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:56 am
base model falcon is better looking then base VE
rest of the VE range is better then rest of the falcon range.
Sorry ford fans but its true
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:58 am
thanks andrew
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February 17th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Looks great but hopefully we will see different colours soon.Wheels look good Lambo/Mondeo style .
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February 17th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
it has the BA-BF GT engine (290kw). Imagine what the FPV’s are putting out. The XR6T is now up to 270kw and again imagine what the F6 will get.
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February 17th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
A non event, it has nothing the Commodore didnt have when VE was released and what the bet the VE will have minimum 4 airbags across the range before the FG even goes out on sale. Notice none of the Fords even top of the range do not have front park assist like the Calais V. BIG MISTAKE FORD. As we all know when the Sportwagon comes out all models have minimum 4 airbags and rear park assist which I believe will be joined by the sedans having that same system which Ford only have on the G6 and above. I would have expected at least the G6E turbo to have front pak assist.
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February 17th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
LMAO….no poxy overflared wheels here or weirdo rear tailights or crappy handbrake here!
Love it in XR format…should have dual pipes incorporated into the rear diffuser panel but. The front blends in stunningly with rest of car quite sweetly! Love it!!!!!!
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February 17th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
the problem for ford is that holden still has ALOT left up its sleeve with the VE, if anyone honestly thinks holden put everything on the table when they launched the VE they are kidding themselfs! why would they? at the time they where still only competeing with the BF and they knew they still had atleast 18 months before any real competition came out of ford, so they held ALOT back and are waiting. Later this year or early next year when the VE will get its series 2 update its going to be “oh dear not again” time for ford fans.. sorry but its just the way it is. Ford hasn’t future proofed the falcon whereas holden has future proofed the commodore.
Plus holden has a VERY big surprise up its sleeve for the melbourne motor show.. Bob Lutz, the GM global product planner said this at the Detriot Motor Show - “Holden is working on a concept now that will be sold in Australia, and that will knock everybody’s socks off. It will emerge as one of GM-H’s proudest moments”
read into that what you will..
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February 17th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
richo,
and you have to be kidding yourself too if you think ford doesnt have anything up their sleeve.
in the same way the VE only had to upstage the BF the orion only had to upstage the VE.
and the leap frog begins…….
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February 17th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
much nicer lookin than VE. Ford wins again
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February 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
LOL RICHO…..you honestly are kidding! This domino leapfrog effect is staged to not coincide with opposition and of course both parties have something up there sleeve.
And when you say big suprise…we talking about the largest loss a company ever sustained during 2007, or perhaps another 4WD bonanza of part time laughing my arse off flops with huge bigger then Ben Hur hopes like the mighty Avalanche and others that were a overkill joke of Commodore! Too much of the same look from a Commodore is not the answer…maybe building next generation Astra which is a sweet looker DOWNUNDER. Keep it Australian as best possible RICHO as Holden sand pit is devoid of MADE IN AUSTRALIA!
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February 17th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Not happy with those rims. Being an xr5 turbo owner, the rims were a real selling point, however everyone will have them now.
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
You bought an XR5 cos of its rims, Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus!
N e way, they dont look good on Falcon imo… I like the FPV rims which features on the current FPVs, hard to describe them, not the dark ones… but another set that are on a few FPVs
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Be specific TP, the murcielago-style on the Typhoon, or the regular GT rims.
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February 18th, 2008 at 5:15 am
Naughtious, how about a brand new medium sized car to replace the epica, built off the commodore platform, right here in australia featuring both 4 cylinder, 6 cylinder and diesel engines… oh dear for fords sake i hope its not true cos it will kill them! But i’m 99% sure thats exactly what it is… Remember the torana concept car of a couple of years ago? That was alot more then just a concept to show the VE’s styling cue’s, that was a car designed to convince GM’s top brass that this is what they need to build in australia, and GM agreed.
Game over
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February 18th, 2008 at 6:40 am
RICHO….Yeah the Torana was nice. Like the Avalanche and all the other overdone styling cues generic to these models; one thing still burns bright and true >>>> Commodore Opel Genes strongly evident and not a fresh front look!
Its like on this website…..wouldnt it be boring as shit if everyone was like you or me with same opinions. Variety I say is the key! And if GM agreed to doing your car, albeit with massive losses sustained in 2007, the thought process is changing as different CEO and change of plans occurring with most as the situation is changing for all!
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February 18th, 2008 at 6:45 am
So they replace the EPICA….like Simcoe and others are there in Woo land to better things on designs and monetary sense to gain an edge over others. So are you saying GM would backflip off that and turn full circle to can the EPICA and do what you are saying which will still mean they will have the same $ problems to compete as all with that proposed model you are referring too? So they revisit familar ground? Seems a tad comedic like MONTY PYTHON to me?
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February 18th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Richo,
mate they wont build the torana here so i dont see how you are getting excited about it.
yes it looks to be a good car but it would be a platform that would be sold globally and sorry to say that making it here in oz and exporting it isnt as viable when they can get it made cheaper elsewhere
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February 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Holden commodore VE is only a 4 star in world class safety. So what the hell did they spend there billion dollars on. There engines are gutless and trannys dont work properly. New FG is allready rated a 5 star in world class safety. Nowonder Ford is the best aussie made car in the world.
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February 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Hey, at least Holden is a profitable company
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February 19th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
^agreed! Ford sucks when it comes to a profitable company!
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February 19th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
well you guys didnt see the latest losses from GM then did you?
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February 19th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
im ford fan but the new bf has a crap stance compared to the ve especially the side view, and this car will not outsell the ve, ford is struggling despite the fact the new ford came out; they sold 1255 and remeber the ef sold more vechiles than the distraus au in two years!!! on the other hand au falcon went for 5 years 98-02 and it was crap. i was expecting better by ford the car hasnt changed that much still has ba in it and mondeo and has the same rear door line as the ve just about identical.
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February 19th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Watto these ones:
carsales.com.au/used-cars/dealer/FPV/F6_TYPHOON/details.aspx?Cr=3&State=All%20States&R=5341389&state_id=0&__Ns=pCar_StatusSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|0&__N=4294965879+0+4294965877++1216+834+285+258+287&distance=25&RegionID=&trecs=47&__Nne=20&seot=0&silo=1000&__sid=117FE2C27A74&Model=F6%20TYPHOON&__Qpb=true&Region=All%20Regions&Make=FPV
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February 19th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Not sure if that will work, n e way check car sales… not the dark ones, not the regular GT ones, but the ones that KINDA looks like propellers (KINDA!)
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February 19th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
TP,
thats the dealership Phoonman works for ha ha ha
i recognise the background
hey watto perhaps he can do both of a deal on a ccombined purchase?? ha ha ha ha
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February 19th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Thanks TP, I was surprised that link worked with the size of it, lol.
I’ve nicknamed those “Murcielago” rims because they look very, very similar. Those are my favorite rims from FPV.
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February 19th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
ford fg, I found your post funny because you clearly aren’t a Ford fan that I can see. The “new bf”??? Get the model designation right for one thing.
Not one good car in the last 10 years according to you. How about all the awards BA won?
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February 19th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Have you decided on which ute Andrew.M? Did you end up seeing a good side shot?
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February 19th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
The best side view of the ute is on skynews.com.au and go to “VIDEO” - I was not only suprised how positive they were, but how clear the video was.
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February 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
STUPID ANDREW M! Holden is one of the most profitable companies in GM!
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February 20th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Settle down Duck, When did Andrew say Holden isn’t profitable?
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February 20th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
He didnt say that HOLDEN wasnt profitable but its just the way he said GM has had big losses which is right but holden would be probaly be making most of the money in GM at the moment.
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February 20th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Duck,
settle down mate,
if there is one thing im NOT its stupid!!!
you said the ford company sucks when it comes to profitability. i replied with have you seen GM’s company losses?
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February 20th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
watto,
nah i still havent seen a good display of the utes yet. the sky news site that OZ suggested only really showed one driving in for a couple of seconds.
im no totally decided what i want yet but it will be at least the XR6 NA
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March 10th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Twin pipes, it needs twin pipes. That oval look is so boring and dated. Make the thing look tough. Same thing for the weird a** shape of the pipes on the last GT. How is it the designers can’t see this?????
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