Comments on: FPV ‘Orion’ Typhoon Rumours

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:54:52 +0000

yea aggre with ya there BK. holden are way behind. just wait til the new ford is released at the melbourne motor show its gonna be a beauty

By: BK

BK — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:24:59 +0000

Ford Typhoon is gonna continue its dominace in the muscle car war between Holden and Ford. Ford where kicking Holdens arse in from the 60s to the 80s with there BOSS V8s.
The 90s brought in Fords new 4 litre 6 cylinder that was eating Holden V8s and 6 cylinders. It took Holden a while to catch up Ford with there V8s but never there 6 cylinder to be as good as Fords 4 litre. Fords turbos come in this decade and are now easily out performing Holden V8s and 6 cylinders.
When the new 2008 falcon arrives we all know that its gonna be the best car in Oz like every other Falcon that has come out. Holden has a old and out dated car now and no money to.
They should have used there money wisely and we wont be seeing for another couple decades a decent upgrade to Comodores.Holden will now continue on with there crapy “Dunnydore” like they did in the 80s and 90s. Ford way ahead in technology and will always have something better than Holden.

By: Going Ford, Is The Going Thing

Going Ford, Is The Going Thing — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:25:03 +0000

XK,XL,XM,XP,XR,XT,XW,XY,XA,XB,XC,XD,XE,XF> EA,EB,ED,EF,EL,AU,BA,BF.’08 BH?

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:14:50 +0000

Not sure it will be,It may have been just an article in the mag!

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:03:50 +0000

and does anybody know when the tornado ute will be on top gear

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:44:52 +0000

Watto_Cobra. lol i wish i had my licence mate. im only 16. my old man has a 2006 bmw 530d. very nice car and uses shit all fuel. i like the idea of ford making a diesel motor for the taxis. i cant remember which one of u guys said it tho

By: smokin'R32

smokin'R32 — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:38:30 +0000

Why would you want Ford to ditch the Typhoon badge after the I6 is gone? That was exactly fords problem prior to FPV – brand recognition, barely anyone knew what ‘fte’ was or a TS50 or even tickford itself. Finally theyve got a good formula i think they should stick to it

By: wheelnut

wheelnut — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:40:14 +0000

The next non V8 project at HSV is a [twin] turbo V6 Commodore; then possibly an Enhanced Torana.

If Gubbey decides to start importing Opels again instead of Daewoos we could see some more HSV Hot hatches

Apart from that they are also looking at the idea of a small block V8 car [using the cadillac northstar V8] as well as an HSV Wagon

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:34:53 +0000

Ok similar to the West ,you pay around $300 for them then you own them ! I guess without knowing what colour it makes it hard ,especialy if you want to coordinate the plate colour and the car.

BG ,never heard that said before,interesting!

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:11:42 +0000

Good idea. In VIC you only have to pay for your plates once and they’re yours. I think in NSW you have to pay every year and you don’t own them?

I’ve heard some mags refer to it as BG (bloody great?) but I doubt it. Guess we’ll find out in four or five months :-)

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:42:18 +0000

Your still awake!!!!!!!!!

I bet you cant wait for the Phoon……..order your number plates now ! Then you just have to get the car! hahahah

We have personal plates for the Cobra after changing his mind about 100 times I think he decided on Cobra R 07 ? He kept the plates off the BA cause there always useable again and an un-buyable combo now! When he ordered the BAGT in Nov 2002 he ordered the plates then for it so he got a good choice …..he got GT FPV………car turned up 8 months later!

What will they call the Orion you think?

What combo can they ? If you go through combos they have used in the past

XR,XT,XW,XW,XA,XB,XC,XD,XE,XF …..EA,EB,ED,EF,EL, AU,BA BF!

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:07:38 +0000

Oh yeah, I put aftermarket (ie. good looking) tailights and headlights in it after being fixed from being rear-ended.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:03:46 +0000

tony gbanga

I have an AU with Cobra stripes. They were on it when I bought it, hence the blogname. I hope people who haven’t seen it don’t think I’m copying the new Cobra. I was going to upgrade to BA XR6T when they came out but I’ve hung onto it for 7 years now because it has been a great car, absolutely reliable. No probs except a slow leak in waterpump quickly replaced under warranty.

I’m aiming for an Orion Typhoon not long after they’re released.

What is your drive?

By: jbot

jbot — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:32:31 +0000

If all their cars were limited runs none of them would be worth anything because to there would be nothing special about them. Cars like the Cobra sell well and will probably hold its value quite well because FPV don’t have many limited runs, and the Cobra name is highly regarded by those interested in motoring.

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:11:46 +0000

yea i get wat you are saying Watto_Cobra what car do you drive???

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:29:03 +0000

Sounds good, except FPV is a business like any other. They need some volume to stay afloat, as in the regular models, with the odd limited edition run.

Aston Martin are very upmarket, fantastic cars, so they can afford to hand build each car. Just look at their waiting lists.

HSV and FPV are looking to branch into other cars/nonV8s to help sales. HSV’s first attempt was pretty weak with the Astra. Top car, but too much torque steer, and the only HSV thing on it was a few stickers. FPV have come up with a winner in the F6 Typhoon and Tornado. We’ll see how the F6X Territory fares.

I don’t know what HSV will try next, but you can bet it won’t be any of Holden’s Daewoo cars. (For one thing, they can’t just buy a better crate donk from the states)

FPV are looking at doing hot versions of Fiesta XR4, Focus XR5Turbo and Mondeo XR5Turbo.

So basically HSV/FPV would never go to Ltd.Ed runs only.

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:46:48 +0000

ok thanks. do use rekon that fpv should make all their cars limited edition models????
if they do that the cars will be worth more in the future

By: wheelnut

wheelnut — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:53:03 +0000

I agree with Andrew M: the Typhoon is an incredible car. If it ceases when the I6 is axed Ford should come up with another name for its V6 performance car.
However; like most car companies.. when they want to make a special limited edition car they often bring out an iconic name from the past – Cobra for example.
Which means it is very likely we will see the typhoon name again on some other car in the future

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:19:53 +0000

Will the HO happen? I strongly feel it will! Look out for 2010.

By: tony gbanga

tony gbanga — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:02:06 +0000

i have spent the last hour reading all the stuff you guys talk about. veery interesting stuff. i cant wait for the new typhoon to come out gonna be a real beast i rekon. i read the article on the tornado ute being on top gear. does anybody know when it is going to air.

and do use rekon that they will bring back the HO. sound really impresive