Comments on: FG Falcon FPV official power figures

By: Scrotum

Scrotum — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:18:47 +0000

And HSVs advanced development strategy to counter FPV is:

‘Chuck on some more Cubes’

Looks like they are clutching straws

By: Ford GT

Ford GT — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:34:16 +0000

Drive did it’s first test of the car yesterday. Bit disappointing they only recorded 0 – 100 in 5.3 seconds. Having said it beats the new 6.2 commie which recorded 0 -100 in 5.6 seconds. According to Rod Barret, the manual F6 has the goods to go under the five second barrier. Here’s hoping!!!!

By: Joobs

Joobs — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:20:52 +0000

Resale on ANY new car nowadays for the loss!!!

There is so much competition and cheap alternative (albeit commensurately cheap quality!) now that ANY new car has relatively poor resale.

By: jAF

jAF — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:53:04 +0000

Resale Value…. Ford For The Loss

By: Azza

Azza — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:10:59 +0000

Why is it that everyone is bagging out the GT in this part of the forum??? As far as I’m aware, a jump from 290 to 302 – 315 all in less then a year is a damn good effort. And on the base of it all… it’s basically 290 – 315, which is still an increase of 25 kilowatts. Maybe it’s just me but, the FG GT is a damn fine looking, extremely powerful car. As for the Typhoon/Tornado, anyone bagging that, leave the forum now! You don’t deserve to call yourself human if you can find a way to bag it. The Typhoon in many ways is a massive history mark in the pages of all vehicles!

By: Boondy

Boondy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:44:03 +0000

seriously holden build your own motors, stop draging them out of the corvettes, sure they powerful and good, but its making the commodore less of an aussie car, and i know i will get shit about fords and german gear box and all different stuff, but really think about it.

haha another thing, the olf ba/f F6 in really life could keep up with the VE GTS, simply because the turbo is so much more forgiving, and its too hard to get the perfect launch. so wats the F6-310 gonna be like..

PS: they should keep the I6, but come 2011 look out for the twin turbo v6!!!!!!!!!

By: Boondy

Boondy — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:40:03 +0000

ohk everyone here is talking about the new falcon and the power figures, and its great to see that for once in a long time ford has gone better than holden, but what do they do just go bigger again, ford are trying to sell cars and to do this they have to match the holdens, but holdens just wanna be better than the fords, and most of the idiots out there think that just cause holden has bigger numbers that they are so much better!!

By: ChopstaR87

ChopstaR87 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:25:21 +0000

Yea… i have… but i want to see how the new F6 goes in it???

Also i wanted to see how they all compare in a controled enviro… in controlled test to see how they all faired….

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:12:57 +0000

chop,
have you seen the performance car series before?

its pretty much the competition that you describe but with the Lotus’s thrown in

By: ChopstaR87

ChopstaR87 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:13:27 +0000

FPV vs Hsv and now GOLF GTI and Mazda Mps…. What ever…lol sorry about FPV AND HSV are above these 2 cars

i think it should be more FPV vs HSV vs EVO X vs WRX STI… these cars are a lot more closer with the EXO and WRX winning the handling while FPV and HAS win the power and straigth line speed… plus FPV and HSV are far far more comfortable cars inside…. i think it would be great to see F6 vs GTS vs Evo X vs STI R-spec competing againest each other in a test… i thing it would be very interesting to see that for shore… does the F6 have the power, grip, drive out of corners and handling to compete with the EVO and STI around a race track???

HSV and FPV are starting to compare with Merc and BMW and Audi in PERFORMACE wise and are great BFYB cars…. still dont have the quality finish and reliabilty of the euros yet….

The F6 will be King of the Australian Perfomace cars once again….. and should be able to match the euro better then the HSVs R8 and GTS in the performace stakes.

By: Atomic SSV

Atomic SSV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:59:18 +0000

Oh ok.
Maybe a double post somewhere? *confused*.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:45:46 +0000

Hey Attomic I replied to you but got moderated???????No idea why? Ill check with the guys on that one……..no swearing in it?Thought it may have been the word H O but put GT in front of it and got done again?

By: Atomic SSV

Atomic SSV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:41:31 +0000

Add to the above post of mine.
After 2010 it will be interesting to say the least.

By: Atomic SSV

Atomic SSV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:31:12 +0000

The source i read BM said that it was in for BA and BF but didnt happen.

The GT 40th Anniversary was going to get the super roo badges but didnt due to the cost of them.

And that the GTHO was going to be tryed again with the FG with the Boss being supercharged for 400kw+ and gain all the superoo badges + more.

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:09:34 +0000

Apparently Holden HSV dyno-test there cars with all auxillaries such as Air Con Head Lights ICE System etc turned on which drains power from the engine – whereas
Ford FPV dyno thier cars with the auxillaries switched off
Therefore; when Holden/HSV swithc the auxillaries off their Kw readout increases slightly

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:06:10 +0000

Atomic SSV……………na it wasn’t! that’s in the pipeline still but after 2010!

Fancy seeing you here lover!Hang on your not here……cause if you were I doubt we would be here.Confused?????

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:51 +0000

I read in the latest issue of Motor that the V8 in the Coupe 60 Concept car has DOD [although Holden have called it something different] and it will be available when the VEII is released later this year

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:56:51 +0000

Duck – it doesn’t really matter whether or not a car company calls a car which looks almost the same as the previous model: an update; a facelift; series 2..

Because most people will always go for the latest newest model as they believe it to be better than the others [not always the case] Therefore; the impact on resale of all superceded models will be the same

Even if the change is something as insignificant as going from 16 inch wheels to 17s

I mean the fact that they decided such slight [usually cosmetic] changes were necessary is virtually admitting “we didn’t get it quite right with the first model so we made some changes – hope you like it”
Its the same when Microsoft release “patches” for various windows programs

These changes also allow the car companies to see what features etc are popular with customers as the car evolves inot what will become the next new model..

By: Atomic SSV

Atomic SSV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:54:49 +0000

A GT-HO was in the makes for the FG FPV’s but was ditched.
Pity that :(

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:41:03 +0000

Um K-Dog what are you talking about?

Quote”HSV W427 640NM, 370kw, fastest stock Australian street-legal car EVER…”

Whats so stock about it? Don’t you think the price tag indicates its hardly stock………..and what do you class as stock,straight off the factory floor,thats stock!

I mean if ya going to talk grunt have a look at what Etheridge Ford and Nizpro are doing at the moment.

1300nizpro.com.au I will be interested in the cost when completed .