Comments on: Ford opens $20m research facility

By: Frostie

Frostie — Mon, 30 May 2011 09:12:30 +0000

This facility is where I want to work and implement my innovation.

By: Frostie

Frostie — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:13:16 +0000

I don’t think that forced induction necessarily increases fuel consumption. As a matter of fact, the most fuel efficient engines today have forced induction, and they win awards for being so.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:17:11 +0000

You would think that after $100 million dollars, Toyota could put some soul into their cars. Toyota drivers are the new “Volvo drivers”.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:08:44 +0000

Bit like you?

By: Falcodore

Falcodore — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:58:15 +0000

Yeah Patrick, that 100 million they spent hasnt helped them much has it? They still build bland, boring cars that have abyssmal driving dynamics and 4 cylinder engines with fuel economy that Fords so called “dinosaur” engine can match and even beat.

Shows whose spending their money wisely doesnt it.

By: Millatime

Millatime — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:06:34 +0000

Spot on Andrew M, oh and by the way Patrick, the Camry doesn’t have a V4 engine. As long as you keep learning you’ll get there..

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:32:55 +0000

^^^^
Pardon the typos

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:31:56 +0000

Patrick,
I wouldnt be asking the size of the falcons 6cyl because it will embarras the camry more because an engine near doublt the size and pushing more weight is just as efficient.

This new facility is a big deal for the Aussie industry.
Doesnt matter what they spent in relation to what toyota did, fact is if they spent less (or got cheap as you say), they spent it more wisely as this facility helped get a bigger 6cyl car to be as efficient as a lighter 4cyl camry.

Also, im sure toyotas 100million facility wasnt just for fuel efficiency and emissions research. Im sure that 100 million included research for other aspects of developing a car

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:10:55 +0000

Oh,Falcodore, Toyota research facility in North-America cost over $100m. Not so cheap as ford, eh?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:06:45 +0000

Phil C. how big is the falcon’s engine and the Camry’s?The v4 or v6? Because Toyota has only the 2.4 v4 available in australia. Not the v6 like here in North-America.