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Ford FG Falcon USDM CGI

May 14, 2008 by Alborz Fallah  




As most of our Ford fans already know, the new Ford FG Falcon is not expected for export to the US Domestic Market, however, what if it was? What would it look like?

Ford FG Falcon USDM CGI

Our friends at CGI Automotive thought that exact same thing and came up with the above computer generated image.

According to the designer, the USDM Falcon is a mix of Ford Europe’s kinetic design philosophy and that of a directionless Ford USA.

Would the styling go down well with the Americans?

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Comments

32 Responses to “Ford FG Falcon USDM CGI”
  1. Reckless1 says:

    Why start the useless rumour all over again.

    Have you heard that the Morris Minor is going to be built again, with ESP and LHD/RHD? It will be built in Thailand and exported to India, USA, UK, and Australia.

  2. jbot says:

    so true reckless.

  3. realcars says:

    Ford fix the bloody oil leaks first!!!!

  4. Jeiz says:

    I Think I threw up a little in my mouth

  5. Supercujo says:

    Hey Jeiz, go see a doctor if you throw up that easily. I know it looks bad, but making you throw up is a bit extreme.

  6. D 1 0 N says:

    I think it was just a figure of speech Supercujo

  7. ScottB says:

    You know, there was a time when CarAdvice actually reported automotive news instead of just wanking around…

  8. UrbanGTB says:

    Oooh thats definitely been whacked with the ugly stick

  9. Glen says:

    A lot better looking than any other american sedan.

    Realcars I think you must be confused, the Holden LS1 V8’s are the ones with the oil leaks. Its a very rare thing if any Falcon Post-EL has an oil leak.

  10. Darren W says:

    Missing the stupid, ugly side marker lights that are standard for any US sold model.

  11. Golfschwein says:

    On the positive side, if ours looked like this, there’d be no mistaking the new Falcon.

  12. GhisGT says:

    Agreed ScottB

  13. o says:

    yeah it is missing those ugly side markers and the amber bti in the headlight ..do any falcons have projector headlights

  14. si1982 says:

    This CGI not a pretty one! i saw the new FG Falcon on the road in Melbourne near a ford dealership – on nepean highway and must say it does look nice! it was silver.

    from the front this CGI reminds me a little bit of renault laguna – those silver things on the bonnet really remind me of a renault….

  15. Oz. says:

    I thought the FG Falcon would need a 3-Bar grill if it went to the US market. However, I think it would need a better Headlight shape to fit in with the 3-Bar grill, this CGI looks a little ugly. Nice xenon bulbs though!

  16. J says:

    That’s ugly… the US market will love it! :-)

  17. Duck says:

    Like I told you guys! :) Now you believe me! :)

  18. JP says:

    IMO a very pointless thread… anyway i think that the yanks would love the falcon due to a recent trend in large rwd cars(charger, g8) and i agree the 3 grill styling is used in a lot of US ford vehicles so would probally go down well with them

  19. KJ says:

    It doesn’t look any worse than that Commodore that they’ve take over their and bastardised. Americans know how to turn nice cars ugly.

  20. No Name says:

    Yep truly ugly, similar ugly look they shoved on the Focus.

    Of course Ford will have to remove the shockers and replace them with jelly to remove any resemblance to decent handling, then install extra wiiiiiide seats to get the Big Mac arses in.

    Come on lets have some real news.

  21. o says:

    they would also probably column mount the gear change to squeeze in 6 more cupholders

  22. Darren W says:

    And remember to boost the power steering to stupid levels of assistance (can’t have anyone breaking their little finger whilst trying to steer the thing) and of course, they’ve left off the bridge girders that pass for bumper bars in the US these days. I quite like the “what if” cgi speculation *occasionally*. It gives the creative brain cells some exercise…

  23. Duck says:

    Ah ha ha ha! :) You crack me up No Name!

  24. Rob says:

    AU here we go again !!!!! i hope they shot who ever designed the AU because they will proberly use this as the update of the FG !!

  25. Bret says:

    Rob,
    The guy that designed the AU also designed the FG, one was too adventurous the other a bit conservative, but both have and will date better than many other designs.

  26. Watto_Cobra says:

    Plain AUs, particularly series 1, are pretty poor in the styling department. XRs much better.

    The TS50 and TE50 look fantastic, still look better than many cars today. So you can’t lump all AUs in the same boat.

    That’s like saying a Calais-V (or all VEs) look crap because of the Omega.

  27. BFII says:

    Its still Australian designed and engineered with a badge that says Ford:)

  28. Dave T says:

    can somebody help!, i own a EF Fairmont 1995, it has a 5.0L Windsor engine, i checked its only 165kw and 388nm, how come my work car which is a new Falcon XT orion which has 195kw and 391nm is slower than my old 265000kms Fairmont?, somebody explain that to me, when my brother drove me Fairmont, i just couldnt overtake him or beat him at the lights? and i am 30kw short and 3nm short?

  29. Andrew says:

    Dave T Says:
    August 17th, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    can somebody help!, i own a EF Fairmont 1995, it has a 5.0L Windsor engine, i checked its only 165kw and 388nm, how come my work car which is a new Falcon XT orion which has 195kw and 391nm is slower than my old 265000kms Fairmont?, somebody explain that to me, when my brother drove me Fairmont, i just couldnt overtake him or beat him at the lights? and i am 30kw short and 3nm short?

    Hi Dave, probably a couple of reasons there, 1) the extra weight of a proper IRS and extra safety equipment etc in the FG.
    2) Perhaps the FG hasn’t run in yet???- might need 10000 on the clock before it frees up?
    PS: Is the V8 stock? (if it was bought secondhand, then perhaps the previous owner fiddled with it?).
    Cheers.

  30. matt says:

    lol… windsor….

  31. Matty B says:

    Look Fact is Why would Ford Australia send Our Falcons Over to the yanks to put in anoth 10K worth of driver assist crap in it??? the reason for me to think this is that they have extended the Inline 6 for five more years for FPV to have a bit more fun with do you really think they’d send it over there to be toned down????….AND The reason Falcons have been spotted over there is because Ford Australia is trying to sell the platform to americans…Just like with the mazda 2 and th Ford Fiesta’s

  32. Spartan Nation says:

    Man you guys are brutal on the US market…is there a sense that we just get an inferior product…or that our tastes lack in comparison to the land down under and we are getting the cars we want?

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