Comments on: New Plan for FPV

By: watto_cobra

watto_cobra — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:55:54 +0000

Look at what the aftermarket scene has been able to achieve with the GT. FPV already put in a much stronger bottom end in the BOSS making it easy to reliably stick an S/C on it.

This would make a creditable HO in my opinion without waiting til 2010.

By: ROBERTO

ROBERTO — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:04:36 +0000

Fact why Ford have trouble with sales, not enough model differentiation between all the Falcons and it is not wild enough. Whilst still great for style, my fact still remains! They can throw $$$ at it willy nilly and do all the PR and whatever they want.

It comes down to this = style / state of the art of inclusions like ESP standard / model differentiation much more detail required between each model and it is lacking definetly somewhat! That Tom Gorman should pull his finger out bigtime.

And before anybody goes on Iam a Ford supported no crap of a lie!

By: BOB

BOB — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:25:37 +0000

if the ho name was going to come out of retirement its going to need more then 320kw need something like 400kw and disregared fuel economy i dont care if it eats 30L/100km it needs to blow away hsv convincingly

By: Blue Blood

Blue Blood — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:15:58 +0000

I suspect we wont see the HO badge till the much anticipated Hurricane V8 in 2010.

This will complete the car worthy of the greatest badge of them all.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:02:44 +0000

So says me …….

By: Ford Lover

Ford Lover — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:00:06 +0000

This guy I feel has a feel for what we need in FPV. The HO badge should be given to the most deserving and I hope they provide us such a product,finally…….

Come on we know your more than capable of making a superior product than HSV so please provide it! Again !

By: Tony M

Tony M — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:39:42 +0000

Does this mean that FPV will start to match the aggresive look of the HSV VE Commodores and surpass their performance figures.

Just for once I would like to see FPV take charge of the situation regarding high-end performance cars rather than do catch up with HSV. It’s not as if there is nothing in the “parts bin” that can’t be used.

How about a GTHO style shaker for a re-calibrated turbo 6, pumping out 320km. I mean let’s get real. Cars of this spec would cost around the 80 to 90,000 dollars.

You might say I’m dreaming. I don’t think so. I call it aggresive marketing.

By: alborz

alborz — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:19:02 +0000

Yep, from what little we know, it will be a good contender to the STi/evo as well, lets hope it comes to aus.

By: falcon

falcon — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:16:16 +0000

Yeah they are testing a new RS focus, from wot i’ve seen i looks like it’ll be competition for the evo and sti, hopefully it’ll back to good old escort cosworth

By: alborz

alborz — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:38:49 +0000

yes the focus rs is apparently in the works, but it is still highly unlikely for the time being
perhaps a front wheel drive XR5 FPV will make it? to compete with the HSV VXR?

By: jbot

jbot — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:31:16 +0000

Aren’t they testing an AWD Focus overseas somewhere? I don’t think we’ll see any performance Focus until that is released (if it gets released), and FPV will just import it, like the HSV Astra, or the new model arrives in late 2008.

By: smokin'R32

smokin'R32 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:20:43 +0000

well this is hardly a revelation