2008 Ford Falcon Front Spy Shots
May 8, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Ford’s keen on drip-feeding punters with new Falcon – Orion – information.
Our keen-eyed spy photographer has informed us that these latest photos were taken within earshot of Ford’s Victorian proving grounds.
The side profile photos suggest that the awkward entry trait manifested due to the AU roof-line/doors is gone thanks to a squared rear door line, similar to that of the VE Commodore. Looking at the photos, the white plate covering the rear door suggests a new design is in place that Ford wants to keep secret until release.
An insider has suggested that adequate testing space is available far from fence lines and prying eyes – and err…lenses.
Putting two and two together; it’s quite obvious that Ford is eager to get these photos out on the internet, revealing small snippets of the vehicle.
CarAdvice thinks that Ford has increased the overall wheelbase of 2829mm (long wheel base Falcons are 2921mm versus the new Commodore now at 2915mm) of the current BA/BF. Ford has probably used the extra dimension to move the whole cabin seating backwards for more rear interior room and ease of ingress with a longer door and less cutaway from the BA/BF’s falling roof turret line.
Although still prominently covered over the front and rear end, parts of the grille and lower bar are visible.
The final rear quarter window styling will be purely cosmetic. CarAdvice notes that having eliminated the BA/BF short coupe turret which so limits the interior space –especially with a straight six and automatic transmission up front intruding into available cabin space, bulking up the rear boot line has been necessary whilst keeping overall length probably the same as the current car. The high boot sill hides the more vertical rear door profile -but the spy shots still highlight a slopping rear window to give a coupe look in profile, and also keep boot space up to class leading volumes.
Only cosmetic changes are apparent in the spy shots – a conservative light cluster relative to the radical swept back Mondeo clusters suggests European influence in the design.
One thing’s for certain though. Ford is well on their way to releasing a new model and the general public – along with our stealth ‘tographer – are keeping their eyes open.
Ford has commented that the vehicle will be released some time next year (also stating that its release definitely won’t be this year). If Ford are telling the truth, a release for next year’s Melbourne International Motor Show is likely.
If you come across any spy shots, or take spy shots yourself, contact CarAdvice, we’re always interested in new photos.
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my opinion is taht ford shouldnt change thier headlights or the bonnet it makes them look like beasts and thier kings of the road.
I have noticed “j” has’nt said to much lately, bit stumped are we? got no bullshit to tell us?
I know this is a little
of the subject but mr.holden
tell me why holden copied ford’s
9″ inch diff in the v8supercars?
if you look up the specs of the
the v8supercars it state’s on the ford
side “ford 9′ diff” on the holden side
is says “9-inch diff” this is because holden
copied ford and just put there pattern on
it because “hOLDENS” one was crap.
Adzaa,
it doesnt stop at ford diff’s either
FPV should take the V8 from the Mustang GT500 and put it in a new model……..GT-R? maybe….well thats what I think. Anyway whatever Ford/FPV comes up with IT WILL BE BETTER THAN THE COMMODORE.
A FPV coupe/convertible with a 310 kw engine would be nice.
Oh yeah the FPV Territory should have a 280 kw engine.
THATS WHAT I THINK
I really hope they up the power i will be really disipointed if they didnt.
yeah i recon they will up the power of the new models. they would have to so that they can still compete. but things they gotta consider are taht holdens bring out a new model basicly every year. and now they got this engine with 380KW is it? (thats not even thier own) i bet u any money they will put that car out into the production line next year. so ford has to consider bringin out a power of about 350kw inmy opinion to stay compedative
i sorta agree ash,
ford have to have something with similar kw to what holden has just to keep the simple people happy. by that i mean people who rate cars solely on their kw.
lets not forget the top spec HSV will set you back over $100K now too
but in saying that i hope ford dont chase holden in upping the cubes. holden is just taking the easy way out in doing that. and the shallow minded holden followers think cubes means a better V8 too.
ford should stay a little different like they have with their unbeatable 6cyl’s
yeah but the hart and soul of australain peformance cars is the v8, yeah we have proven we can build a better 6 than holden or any other brand. so now we need to consentrate on makin the v8’s more powerful and have better features and even better quality than we already do. and show who owns the roads. who needs 1 billion dollars to build a heap of shit car like holden have? not us if the ford team put thier heads together and work hard enough they can show holden who owns the road. and its not them and never will be. but yeah i agree its not always teh power but its one of the main issues to look at.
Anyone got the latest edition of Top Gear Mag?
In it it has their Top 100 Fastest Cars that make them feel …..ALIVE. Well sorry no VE in it,hahaha.But there is Mad Maxs XB Gt Coupe {with the fake 671 if you remember}Came in at NO 4 .Australias best car cult films had FORDS in them, Running on Empty & Mad Max
Number 1 I found the most interesting as hubby and I are about to hire one to drive from San Fran to LA end of the month. Hope he doesn’t come back and want to buy one after {Its a Herz Shelby Stang}. But Jeremy’s moto on it was “DONT BE GENTLE IT’S A RENTAL “…….Lol I don’t think it will get an easy time.Will be an interesting thrash !!
On a different note “Holden Rules” I asked on a different post does any one know how many patents Holden filed for the VE, Audi filed 9,621 patents on the A6 . Damo seemed to think Holden would be infringemnt of that many design rights on the VE . Lol …. You any idea…??
Its official,Unique cars have the first Phase 3 for sale at $1000.000 . Bet its gone already !!!!!!!!!!!!!
ah but does that beat the Phase 4 sale price yet? i cant remember what i last heard 1 of those changed hands for. but it was somewhere near $1M
can some one remind me
Didn’t know one had changed hands,I thought the dentist had offers over 2 million on the Calypso Green one!
3 Brambles Red Ones I think and 1 Calypso Green, thats it!!
For more info on the phase 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1dSF0VN4s
anyways poepel anymore fucked up holden fans with anythin to say?
Holdens are the most uncomfortable piece of shit i have ever driven, Their V6 goes like dog shit and for all you Holden fans i dont know how you an like driving a shopping cart around. Ford will always be better in reliability and the whole package.
Richie said
May 8 2007 @ 10:42 pm
peter,peter,peter Holden got the ve headlights from the BA/BF how can you copy something Ford originally had and as for the side profile, dont see no dorkie cartoon wheel arches, but then again I could be wrong!
Um Richie,
If the VE copied the BA Falcon, then the Falcon has copied the Toyota Corolla of 2 generations back and the Last model Hyundai Elantra which both had those headlights before The BA. Also BMW have never stayed away from round headlights and cars in the 60’s and 70’s were dominated by round headlights. The copying part would come in the vehicles profile and not the way headlights look.
Dean said
May 10 2007 @ 11:15 pm
I think it looks pretty decent.
Of course, the car has to have the 6 speed standard on all models, it’s a shame for Holden to offer the 4 speed on the VE, and the 6 speed is a hell of a unit.
200-220kw with a 6 speed auto – yes please
Holden will have the 6 speed auto ready for VE early to mid next year with series 2 update.
Holden have a far better product than Ford do. Numbers in this case sales proves it. VE back at number 1 in July where it belongs.
michael you are a fag
I have to admit it. holdens are the best. all my friends are ford fans. i love holden and orion sucks ass
Holdens are the best… hmm so Korean Epica, Viva, Captiva and Barina are all the best? The only thing Holden seems to be good at is paying off media instiutions to attempt to brainwash people into believing their POS’ are half decent. Not sure if anyone watches it but the new channel nine program “Test Drive” would have to be one of the poorest attempts at a motoring show. Apart from their very obvious bias towards Holden… they are obviously on the payroll, glorifying the Holden Epica, test driving the fugly VE Commodore ute and the presenter introducing and concluding the show in front of the Holden blimp ffs… it also does a poor job of actuall reviewing cars, I dont think Ive heard one negative comment towards a car even though the various vehicles they have tested have for example only offered a 4 speed transmission or no stability control or limited airbags etc. Todays episode just about summed up how inept the presenters are, with the “best feature” of the Chrysler 300C being its speedo which goes to 300km/h. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight….
“fordhater” why do you hate fords, i’m not telling you to hate holdens and love fords but what have they done to you?
And Michael how come the orion “sucks arse” it has not come out yet?
John just because Holden out sells fords does not mean its a better car. The reason for that is the BF Falcon looks almost the same as the BA when the VE is all new and Holden spent alot on advertising it and a tiny bit cheaper then the Falcon.
Hey Me. forget about idiots like “fordhater”, “Michael”, “John” and the rest. Anyone who says “it sux” without even seeing what it really looks like just because it’s a Ford is obviously a 12 y/o who who has been brainwashed by his Holden loving daddy to hate Ford on principle.
I can appreciate the advances made in the VE (not the base models, 4-sp auto, crappy V6? That is backwards). I don’t slag off VE just because it’s Holden. Only children have such a one-sided view.
Thats right, I am a Ford fan but I try not to disrespect Holden just because i go for ford. It’s just dumb little 15 year old kids that egg me on abit and make me go off.
QUOTING: Anyone who says “it sux” without even seeing what it really looks like just because it’s a Ford is obviously a 12 y/o who who has been brainwashed by his Holden loving daddy to hate Ford on principle.
VERY WELL SAID WATTO, SON’S AND DAUGHTER’S AROUND AUSTRALIA ARE DEPRIVED OF CHOICE BECAUSE OF ONE EYED HAND-ME-DOWN HOLDENWOOS FROM PARENTS SAYING THEY ARE THE BEST CARS IN THE WORLD… WHAT BULLSH*T
There is 1 Ford fan to 5 Holdrolet fans in the country all because of there fu-king dumb Holden loving daddys.
You hit the nail right in the head watto_cobra, good work!
But what you dont understand….a Toyota can be 206kW or 240kW … the real secret is the TORQUE and the Fords inline six has it………….. lets say , speaking from the EF , EL ,AU engines….they were de-tuned from some 210kW/420Nm to 157/357 , speaking of a BA 182/380 and 190kW/383Nm, they were de-tuned from 220kW and 435-440Nm. Lets be real here dudes……you just dont get it….Even an old EAII MPFI keeps up with a AURION TRD, and totally eats a Magna and a stock 204kW AURION…..its a rear wheel drive for God sakes….even an old Non Australian Holden cars such as COMMODORE that has nothing to do with Australia or was ever designed here with 147kW beats a 204kW Aurion and 175kW magna….and not to mention an old 5Litre VN/VP totally killing a 240kW Aurion …. you idiots….
HOLDEN IS NOT EVEN AUSTRALIAN … ITS JUST A BADGE , AND AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE WORLD IS CONCERNED IT DOESNT EVEN EXIST………….. WHAT WE DONT KNOW HERE IS THAT HOLDEN IS JUST ONE MARKETING SCAM , A LIE BRAIN WASHING PEOPLE AND THE UNEDUCATED MIDDLE CLASS OF IDIOTS WHO FOLLOW THE TV PROPAGANDA AND V8 SUPERCARS CRAP LIKE FLIES ON THE SHIT…………………… HOLDEN AND NONE OF THEIR CARS WERE NEVER EVER DESIGNED HERE ON OUR SHORES IN AUSTRALIA…………ALL THE WORK IS DONE IN USA,EUROPE BY OPEL, CHEV , VAUXHALL , BUICK AND PONTIAC……….NONE OF HOLDEN CARS WERE EVER DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA…..WHILE FORD FALCON WAS , CAPRI WAS , MONDEO WAS , FESTIVA WAS , LASER WAS!!!! DUH!!!! YOU IDIOTS!!!…………….WHILE GEMINI , CAMIRA , BARINA , VECTRA , ASTRA , RODEO , EPICA , CAPTIVA , VIVA , COMMODORE , ZAFIRA , STATESMAN, FRONTERA ……..THEY ARE ALL OPEL YOU DUMB ASSES!!!! NONE OF THEM ARE HOLDEN ……………..WHILE FORD IS FORD EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD ,,,,, GM HIDESN THEIR NAMES BRAIN WASHES PEOPLE AND MAKES THEM THINK THAT ITS THEIR NATIONAL CAR , BUT IN FACT BEFORE THE HOLDEN EVEN EXISTED … 70% OF AUSTRALIA DROVE JUST ONE BRAND AND THAT WAS FORD …YES JUST ONE NAME FORD 70%……….YOU ALL HAVE NO CLUE HERE
DAVE’S CAR
FAIRLANE G8
332RWKW , 936NM , 6 SPEED ZF.
HOLDEN = HOLES , OIL LEAKS , DENTS , ENGINE NOISE……. THEY ARE JUST NOT AS RELIABLE AS FORDS!!!
A TYICAL 4LITRE INLINE SIX CAN DO OVER ONE MILLION KS…….HOW ABOUT A BUICK 3.8 OR A 3.6 CRAP , OR A 5LITRE OR A 5.7 OR 6 …..HOW MUCH CAN THEY DO? NOT EVEN 400000KS………WHAT A SHAME!!!!
NOT TO MENTION THAT A CANADIAN BUILD SPECIFICALLY MODDED TRITON 5.4LITRE 3V USED IN G220 AND G8 AND V8 BA/BF FALCONS HAS A MASSIVE 400NM AT JUST 1000RPM , VS HOLDENS VE 6LITRE OF JUST 250NM AT 1000RPM …………..
SIMPLY PROVES THAT FORD TECHNOLOGY IS BETTER……
ALL HOLDEN CARS ARE DESIGNED TO RUN ON PUPL , RON98……..RUN THEM ON RON91 LIKE ALL FORDS ARE DESIGNED TO RUN ON ….. AND YOU LOSE POWER!!!
A VE SS HAS 248KW WHEN YOU USE RON91 ON IT………WHILE XR8 BOSS260 HAS 286KW WHEN YOU USE RON98
AND OVER 538NM OF TORQUE………..WHILE VE SS ONLY 492…… A DROP OF 38NM.
HOLDEN IS FALSY ADVERTISING THEIR POWER FIGURES ….. AND NAIVE AND THE NARROW MINDED SCUM FOLLOWS THEM WITH OUT REALISING THAT ITS ALL NOISE AND NO MOVEMENT.
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A STOCK BA WITH 300000KMS ON IT ON GAS , 156KW FOLLOWS AND PLAYS WITH A 225KW GENIII SS 6 SPEED MANUAL…….
ITS A SHAME YOU PUSHROD PUSHERS AND IDIOTS!!!!!
DUMB ASSES!!!!!
FORD ALL THE WAY!!!
Remember how i said…….. a stock old box , EAII beats a brand new 195kW VE SV6 , thats 139kW vs 195kW.
Another thing…………whats the use having a car when you can never reach its peak power???? 195kW at 6500rpm, yet it cuts out at 6000rpm … DUH!!!! Faggots
and i find it hard to believe that an old 147kW piece of crap keeps up and in most cases can beat the 195kW SV6….
and that an old garden variety 155kW magna….can eat a 195kW………
and not to mention that a 3Litre Avalon can play too with a 3.6Litre SV6 195kW VE……
ITS A SHAME!!!!! A TOTAL SHAME!!!
I remember when i bought my G8 12 months ago……. and a cunt came up next to me in his shitty little crappadore SV6…..
all i had to do was give a Ford not even 50% of a throttle squeeze……..and i allready bet his crappy little shithole 195kW by 3 car lenghts till i disappeared at 180km/h while he wasnt even in my rear view mirror……
STUPID HOLDEN IDIOTS … THERE IS A CULTURE OUT THERE THAT MAKES ME PUKE…
THEY ALL THINK THAT THEY ARE THE BEST “drivers” idiots on the road!!!
IGNORE THE V8 SUPER CARS… PUT ON A STOCK V6 COMMODORE AGAINS A STOCK 6 CYLINDER FALCON AND WE’LL SEE WHOS THE WINNER!!!
DUH!!!!!!!!
WAKE UP DUDES
YOU CHARACTERLESS HOLDEN FANS , YOU’RE SCUM!!!! NO CHARACTER AT ALL YOU SCUM … NARROW SHIT!!!
AHAHAA
Dave, How many Ford Falcon taxis are there compared to Holdenwoo Dunnydores? 90% Falcon taxis. Look at these acrostics… Holden, Owners, Lick, Dick, Every, Night.
Horrible, Old, Lemmon, Dung, Exepting, Niglect.
Ford Hater, you are a fag!