Drum roll please?

The F6

I’m sure the Aurion is a great car, but I pity the poor sucker who has to sit in the back seat.

But here’s a thought: TRD Hilux paddy wagon. It might just be a versatile cop-mobile, but price may kill it.

ive read many of reports from ford employees and they are very pleased in the way ford is being informative and helpfull. they also say it isnt as the media portrays it

First off… Holden is owned by GM… an American car.
There is no such thing as Aussie car…. maybe adopted as Australian cars. Holden answers to GM… Ford AUS answers to well.. Ford.. in US.

Aurion/Camry, Holden VE, Ford BA… all give employment to Australians… thousands of Australians.

I can tell you out of them 3, Toyota has the most happiest and content employees at the plant. Holden and Ford recently just sacked a lot of Australians due to some re-shifting… although Ford may give some jobs back when they get the Focus here in a couple of years…. but thats not guaranteed… and who will wait 2 years for a job?

Its just ignorance to see people hate on Toyota because its a Japanese company. Its not fair really… the Aurion/Camry is as much Australian as the Fords and Holdens over there… The Camry made there is actually being imported in far more numbers than any of the other locally made cars… if anything Australians should be proud of them. Because Australians made them.

Yes Holden and GM have designers there… but so does Toyota. And for Toyota to continue to produce more satisfying jobs and guaranteed jobs for Australians… some of you people need to get over the ignorant attacks on Toyota, specifically condemning them of exporting cash out of the country… when Ford and Holden does it too.

Now back on topic… well, I agree cop cars should have a budget of 40K… the amount of cameras on the high ways in melbourne does enough damage to speeders… hot pursuit cars are just adding to the danger in chasing speedsters.

The standard brakes on my standard Falcon seem very good to me.

High-performance Brembo’s have to be a WHOLE LOT better. I like spirited driving and have tested out my brakes pretty well, but certainly am not a street racer, so I’m sure they’ll do just fine.

Now, Ford in Australia currently exhibits a good standard for safety just like Toyota. Holden … well, they don’t fair aswell.

And i wouldn’t comment to much about the Explorer in America because that is the vehicle that claimed 279 lives with the tyre issue that is still being played out in court.

It is my understanding that it has little to do with the brakes themselves but more rather the weight they are trying arrest.

Read the latest Wheels article and once again the issue on the Falcon is highlighted but todate the braking capacity of the TRD Aurion has received wide spread comments about thier stopping power and the fact that exhibit strong resistance from the effects of fading

i just shake my head cause every time you bring up the sponsorship issue in one of your rants you stand heavily as if toyota donates to AFL.

ford sponsors cricket, the great game that is every aussies favourite past time yet no special mention there.

IMO all the falcon is lacking for crash ratings now is curtain airbags or those other silly devices.
they already have they hardest part to put together and that is the actual safety related directly to the design of the actual structure.

im not starting stuff but from what ive seen regarding safety results toyota has had no where near the good safety history ford has had over the years.
dont forget toyotas last offerings before aurion dont fare too well.
remember the avalon?
all the E series falcon rate better than that
even the landcruiser you love so much doesnt rate above american yank tank explorer

The following is from FPV’s site.
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Performance Brakes
Up front, huge 355mm x 32mm cross drilled and slotted front rotors with Brembo 4 piston calipers and 328mm x 26mm cross drilled rear rotors with red single piston calipers and are standard on GT.

Premium Brakes
For the ultimate in stopping power choose the FPV Premium brake package, which consists of 355mm x 32mm cross drilled and slotted front rotors with Brembo 6 piston calipers and 330mm x 28mm cross cross drilled rear rotors with Brembo 4 piston calipers. Standard on GT-P and optional on GT.
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I know SS’ are known to have brake fade after only 3 laps of a race track, but HSV use a similar brake package to FPV.

Of course it is about capturing a large audinace – why else would they do it for.

Regardless, the benefit of such sponsorships is mutual as the game recieves added financial support so once again – why isn’t Holden of which is supposedly an ‘Australian’ company sponsoring our very own indigenous game.

I’m not being nasty – i’m just asking the question !!

Yes … Ford does have a good safty record and most certainly a more notable one then that of Holden but so do other manufactuers including Toyota.

And don’t be so sure that the Orion will gain the mantle because that’s exactly what all the hype was about with the VE yet when it came to cruch time – it didn’t square up as exoected so until the Orion has been officially tested – don’t assume otherwise.

Remember – Ford have a restictive budget with the Orion so it just may not shape up as expected … but then again – it just aswell could.

i know the falcon didnt take the safest gong this year but i said they have pretty much always taken it in the past.
they will regain it once orion lands im sure.
you summed it up perfectly when you said it was an “aging falcon” tested against the brand spanking competition.

you cant deny ford has a great safety history on their side. the Aurion is one of the safest cars they have ever had and it beats their previous attempts by a country mile, so it seems they to are learning from what our aussie made gear offers……

if you think it is the second option then you are truely showcasing your one eyed view of toyota.

also living in QLD i thought you would have realised that AFL means stuff all to us QLD’rs.
but then again the southerners love it because it does statistically have the largest audience and we cant argue with that

so does toyota sponsor AFL because…..
(a) they are able to promote/advertise to the largest avaliable audience,

(b) or out of the kindness of their heart

Considering Holden advertised heavily how the VE would be Australia’s safetst car, the aged Falcon was only marginally behind the all new Commodore platform while the Aurion achieveD a commenDable 30/37 rating against the VE’s 27/37.

I thought you would fing it interesting to note