Comments on: Ford boss hints at FWD Falcon

By: sir morrison

sir morrison — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:33:40 +0000

leave our rear drive aussies rear drive !
if a front drive falcon arrives tens of thousands of customers will depart the brand .
this will spell the end for ford australia and many many jobs with it .
if it aint broke dont fix it

By: Dog Man

Dog Man — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:16:43 +0000

Those corporate fellas need to watch Mad Max 1 in dolby digital surround sound. Maybe it will encourage them to plan cars that matter!

By: SKYSTAR AIRPORT SERVICES AUSTRALIA

SKYSTAR AIRPORT SERVICES AUSTRALIA — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:32:42 +0000

Cool, when the AWD XR8 COMES OUT WE CAN TOW A EMIRATES B777-300ER OUT ONTO THE TARMAC FROM THE HANGER IN RESPONCE TO THE VOLKWAGEN TOUREG

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:40:52 +0000

Trust ford Australia to f**k things up again. Mr Buela, if you read this (or word gets around to you about this) get the message. DO NOT FOLLOW THE AMERICAN EXAMPLE!!! Leave the falcon as Rear wheel drive and leave the I6 where it is. The product is already world class, no need to change for the world!!! If anything, the Americans wish they had what we have… A front wheel drive V6 Falcon is an invite to shut Ford Australia’s doors. DONT FU*K IT UP!!

By: macca

macca — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:32:17 +0000

Car Advice, how about a poll on the AWD v FWD, should these be the only options available beyond 2015 for the Falcon…which is the preferred?

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:42:46 +0000

jason the american,
totally agree that the FWD route to get better economy is BS.

look at the much heavier RWD falcon which gets the exact same economy as a 4cyl FWD camry.
enough said,
MYTH BUSTED

By: Pious

Pious — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:19:46 +0000

I havent driven extensive numbers of cars, but my experience with AWD (the turbo Volvos) has been that they tend to lose a bit of grunt, and feel heavier in the front end than FWD or RWD, so they are not as “nice” to drive. Is that typical of AWD? I know the WRX drivers will say not, but I’m interested in other marques.

By: jason the american

jason the american — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:04:05 +0000

i get tired of this “we got to make FWD to get better fuel economy.” i say b.s. seeing that BMW doesn’t seem to have this problem with their RWD cars.

By: Steve-Poyza

Steve-Poyza — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:20:35 +0000

The 2010 Ford Taurus is a lovely looking car. I’d love one of those in Australia. It looks like what a car should look like in my opinion.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:40:35 +0000

Im with XR6T God with my reasoning pointing to that they will still need a RWD platform somewhere, and with OZ being the best at it, they should clearly get the gong