2008 Ford Falcon Orion Interior and GT Exposed
June 15, 2007 by Paul Maric
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Sporting a set of woolen mitts and beanie, our elusive spy photographer braved the frosty conditions to bring you the latest pictures that the blue oval don’t want anyone to see.
First up, Ford has been extensively testing the use of ’space-saver’ tyres. The following photo shows a space-saver tyre fitted to a vehicle. Our spy photographer tells us that the vehicle seen in the picture – along with crash-helmet clad driver – were performing continuous evasive and high-speed swerving maneuvers, most probably testing the strength and capacity of the space-saver tyre. This suggests that Ford is likely to follow in Holden’s footsteps and also offer this tyre on the new Falcon.
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Second on the agenda is the FPV range of vehicles. Spotted below is either the GT or GT-P. One thing’s for certain, the bulge is here to stay. The cover on the right hand side of the lights is labeled with “remove for night driving,” possibly indicating a Xenon headlight treatment to the upper models in the range. Also written on the front and rear wheel arches is “160mm,” possibly indicating a protrusion of 16cm for the wheel arches.
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Our spy photographer said that the vehicle photographed had an extremely meaty and mean note. It was also running a quick-shifting automatic gearbox, indicating that the ZF will remain on the cards.
Also noted was that the GT featured cross-drilled and slotted Brembo brakes, possibly opening the doors to a higher-capacity braking system.
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Next on the agenda is Ford’s XR8. Sources confirm that the XR8 nameplate will stay and the following photos also confirm that the bonnet bulge will stay.
According to sources, the Fairmont, XR6, XR8, Futura names will remain in the Orion lineup.
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The spy photographer then managed to spot a Futura model doing the rounds near one of Ford’s facilities in Victoria. The images show that Ford’s new Orion will probably carry over the same rear suspension setup as the BF Falcon.
Although a large portion of the interior was covered up, the photos indicate the Futura model spotted will receive woodgrain highlights on the doors. Also evident is a new handle for the door release, along with revised switchgear for the window operation.
A remodeled steering wheel is also on the cards as per the images, along with a new gear selector. A triangular shaped repeated on the side will replace the oval shaped repeater used on the BF. It’s still unclear if Ford will use repeaters on the wing mirrors. Every model spotted so far has had its wing mirrors covered up and the GT or GT-P photographer earlier in this post also has a small portion taped up.
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Padding is visible in the bottom right of the next photo, indicating that the bumper bar is a somewhat fake layout.
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Indicator repeater
The development of the new Falcon seems well in advance. It won’t be long before more and more vehicles are seen on the streets.
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Print it: 
I have a Toyota Soarer V8 4.0Litre which i bought imported from Japan in 1999 , its a 1994 model. Just under 200kW , it has 234500ks on ODO now, and its 1-full second faster than my cousins Aurion sx6 V6. I smoke him any day, we tried it , i bet him at the traffic lights each and every time up to 2 car lenghts away ,simply driving away from Aurion. Thats what i call old Toyota RWD technology vs new FWD stuff. 4.0Litre Soarer V8 with over 200000km on clock beats a brand new Aurion SX6 with just 4000km on the clock! , come on lets be real … Aurion is FWD it has just 5kW more than V8 Soarer , and like 50Nm less torque + its FWD , wake up you all!
ps: Holden as many say = HOLES , OIL LEAKS , DENTS , ENGINE NOISE , as many mentioned before THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT AS RELIABLE AS FORDS!
Ford Australia and Ford America with their Crown Victoria and Falcon have created an icon , the most comfortable , smoothest and most reliable vehicles on earth!
ps: i’ve heard dozens say that Holden is not Aussie and has nothing to do with Australia?
ps: Holden Captiva? 20% more fuel effecient than Territory?
yes it is , but its 40% weaker , it has 10-15% less torque , 50% slower responce. Its 5 seconds slower 0-100km/h and it doesnt have the TAXABLE horse power as TERRITORY based on a BA/BF Falcon arthitecture.
So therefore. Ford is Ford.
We dont rebadge our cars;) eg: Daewoo , Chev , Buick , Opel , Vauxhall.
I think its time for ya all to know that none of their cars were designed here anyways.
While a Falcon was;) Laser was , Capri was … and no Capri is not Mazda 323 , its the Ford design in the 1st place.
Astra , Vectra , Commodore , Camira , Barina , Captiva , Epica , Rodeo , Gemini , Viva , Elfin and various concept cars.
They are all sweet , beautiful , nice , quick and cheap/reliable in a way. But none are Australian designed.
Ford Falcon and few other smaller models are;)
End of Story!
ps: Soarer V8 with 230000ks on the clock beats a brand new Aurion V6.
Carl
Holden bring out the VD commodore so we can all laugh
BK , GK , LA LA COMMODORE????
come on dude! what ever they bring out , sure its gona be new , flashy and cool , but i am sure that their V6es are gona be crap unless they TWIN TURBO THEM
;)
at the end of the day the only Commodore attractive to a Ford man like me would be a VEII SS 6.2Litre , but then whats the use???? when i can wait and get a HSV 7.0Litre???
LS7?
you see …. BK , EK , DD , OOPPP , what ever you wanna call it … those names mean nothing.
We know that its not a Commodore , its a Chevrolet Corvette ;)
thats end of the story.
Ford Falcon all the way , ps: a stock BA 182kW ex taxi beats a brand new 195kW SV6 ? so?
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
someone told me that a new FG Falcon base line 4.0Litre SIX makes 205kW/420Nm on RON98 petrol? while having the usual 195kW/391Nm on RON91 , 198kW/409Nm on RON95?
take care ya holden dudes , when you can match the Ford Falcon I6 torque then come and laugh;)
ps: run your SV6 195kW on RON91 and you soon get under 190kW and well under 340Nm. It needs premium PULP to run 195kW
ps: XR8 BA/BF 2002-2008 make over 280kW on RON98 and over 530Nm vs VE SS 6.0L that makes 270kW/530Nm on RON98 and a lot less on REGULAR RON91.
Ford wins by default. “in real life as well”
;) end of story.
EB XR6 easily shit all over VE SV6
HSV 7 litre no match for Fords supercharged quadcam 5.4litre. Cant wait for the supercharged Ford 5.8 and 6.2 litre. Its bye bye once again to HSV cause the BOSS is the Boss here. Its time once again for Fords V8s to kill em all and give the current Ford 4 litre a rest after its been eating holden V8s for a long time.
Crown Victoria is the most reliable car in the world? I didn\’t know that!!!!!!
MMM…
Go Jamie Whincup and Ford both by far the best combination, he will win the V8 supercar championship as long as he stays on the race track……..
At least Ford had a better start to this season than last season. Ford will win 2008 V8 Supercars if coldbottom, wincup and lowndes keep at the top.
Ford Couriers and Rangers are ‘built Ford tough’ made by MAZDA. What the @#%*! are you talking about not rebadging stuff.
Fords lose, are # 1 in nothing and are problematic pieces of junk, just take a cruise around a Ford workshop any day of the week.
Hmmm….. All this talk of V8 supercars, Toymotors etc,etc.
Irrelevant. My NL 4l Fairlane is 10 years this year, just gone over 515000ks and as smooth and clean as the day it rolled off the line (yes, I bought it new). Talk of people buying a new car every 2 – 3 years???? Who the f…. can afford that? Smart move for the environment too. If we can’t pollute quick enuf with fossil fuel we’ll wreck the plastic we buy every 2 -3 years and push it into landfill.
If the vehicle is not up to lasting it’s not worth the money paid. At 55 I’ve had 4 cars, one ‘68 XT wagon for 10 years, one ‘71 XY GS Fairmont, still in my garage, one VB Commodore which got sold after replacing the engine at 6 months because the oil pump failed and seized the engine, in the country as well thanks, and lastly my ‘98 NL Fairlane as previously mentioned. Curious thing about the VB is the same thing happened on three cars I know of, one of them being my parents when they bought one after misleading them into buying Holden.
Experience has proven Ford has ALWAYS built a better car an GMH, barr perhaps the AU Models. Lap times…irrelevant, 1/4 miles…irrelevant…..kw output…irrelevant. Don’t talk about cars tricked up to do this or do that. A car is designed as production and thats how it should be evaluated.
2 days a a friend of mine rang me in a bad mood. He is a working mechanic with his own Holden repair business and was cursing coz he couldn’t put a serpentine belt on a BA Falcon and wanted me to help. He said Holdens were easy coz they had a drawing to show how it went. When I got there I lifted the bonnet he had slammed, pointed to the sticker on the hood with the belt path and put the belt on in 2 minutes. Now I don’t like speaking ill of people, but bloody Holden people haven’t a clue.
Now the GMH people can go to town on me, and I’ll just sit back and laugh at you clowns with more money than brains.
One thought:
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1111 Thats how many commodore ss sportwagons are going to get a recall
What Ford really need is a 3.3L V6 diesel with 200kw/600Nm hooked up to the ZF 8HP 8 speed auto, with the option of a 4.4L V8 diesel with 260kw/800Nm. The ZF 8HP and 6HP can take up to 850Nm. Those engine sizes and power/torque specs i gave are consistant with 5th generation common rail diesel technology and Ford’s “Lion” diesel development.
Alex whilst its not impossible to get 200kw out of an engine that size but that is in BMW territory. Their 335 diesel at 3.0lit twin turbo produces 295kw. Given that Ford are not exactly leaders in diesel engines (they buy in PSA group engines for Euro cars) its very unlikely. But i do agreed with your point.
325kw and 560Nm of torque for new GT sounds good for me
310kw and 575nm of torque for typhoon sounds even better.
Not far behind a 7 litre Pontiac or is it a daewoo
New falcon GTHO wont have a problem in being Australia fastests production car.
Recently went for a second job interview and got the job,found out company car was a brand new ford orion- said oh well -bummer- i’ll have to think about it then, interviewer said yeah well,I know, we used to all have holdens, but fords are cheaper.why? cause even a sissy girl like me knows that Holdens are the true aussie car and the best, they bought the vauxhall dealerships out and a legend was born in our beaut country, Not just another American pretender trying to swamp our heritage.In my opinion, Fords were just allowed to exist here to keep idiots out of Holdens – of course that is just my opinion and I hope that it doesn’t offend any of you Ford loving idiots who post on this site, but so be it.I’m keepin my commodore and will enjoy it on weekends, an use the new ford for work-see they’re so ugly you can get a free one.
But honestly people, both ford and holden are just big business competing against each other for your hard earned bucks, so that they make obscene profits, when the profit falls- lay off the workers and close the factory.I dont believe that fords are as Dinky di as Holdens are as they were concieved,concepted and built for the conditions in ur country, not america.
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Suzi,
You are just so wrong it begs the question, are you only fishing for comments?
Holden this year are celebrating 60 yrs.
Ford have been around in Australia since 1904, and have been building cars in this country since 1925, some 83 yrs.
The falcon is far more Australian than Commodre (including VE) has ever been.
The Falcon has been built and designed in australia for over 35 years, the Commodore has been always been a modified Opel platform, until VE, which is based on GM’s new global platform (designed in Australia for GM’s world market, not specifically for Australia).
The rest of your comments are just BIASED OPINION and don’t warrant a reply!
an old 165kW Fairmont V8 5.0L 1995, beats a 200kw Aurion and a 195kW FG Falcon!, weird?
Ford Couriers and Rangers are ‘built Ford tough’ made by MAZDA
What are you on about dude, i have to correct you, and Mazda is owned by Ford, by the way what you just wrote is a lie, its incorrect and fake, Ford Courier and Rangers are FORDS, with variants badged as MAZDA, its like a Commodore and a Lexen , same car literally, but in essence its a GM/HOLDEN piece of crap!
GO FORD!
Cressida 7mge = great NA Inline 6 engine. Beaten a lot of cars with.
source: I OWN ONE!