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FPV F6 310 Review & Road Test

Anthony Crawford — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:40 +0000

This is a serious Aussie muscle car, despite the absence of a large capacity V8 Model Tested: 2009 FPV FG Falcon F6 310; 4.0-litre, six-cylinder, turbo-petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan – $67,890* Options Available: Metallic Paint $NCO; Premium Brakes $6375; Dark Agent 19-inch Alloy Wheels $1122; Satellite Navigation $3230; Leather Upholstery $2962; Power Adjustable Pedals $353; Reverse Camera $705 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV F6 310 Review & Road Test

Ford Australia President optimisitic on 2010 sales figures

Matt Brogan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:50:55 +0000

Ford Australia President Marin Burela is hopeful that the automotive industry will continue to fight back in 2010 with predictions of national sales up to 950,000. The self-confessed “glass half-full” forecaster expects the sales to soften in the first quarter after a solid end to 2009 before a kick-up in the second quarter continuing through the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ford Australia President optimisitic on 2010 sales figures

FPV Falcon GS Review & Road Test

Matt Brogan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:43:43 +0000

Be a Grand Sport all over again Model Tested: 2009 FPV FG Falcon GS; 5.4-litre, V8, petrol; six-speed automatic; sedan – $56,950* Options Available: Metallic Paint $400; XR Leather Upholstery $2100; Satellite Navigation $2290; Premium Brakes $4900; Reverse Sensing System $500; Reverse Camera $500; Alarm $500; FPV Floor Mats $230 Pricing point; powerful V8 engine; smooth six-speed auto; limited-edition [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV Falcon GS Review & Road Test

Ford Australia celebrates 50 years at Broadmeadows

Matt Brogan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:38:48 +0000

Past and present employees recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Ford Australia’s Broadmeadows Assembly Plant. As part of the celebrations Ford held a week long celebration which culminated in a lunchtime sausage sizzle and display of historical photos and vehicles built over the last five decades. The 10 longest-serving Ford employees in Australia were on hand to [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ford Australia celebrates 50 years at Broadmeadows

Australian Muscle Car Masters

George Skentzos — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:43:49 +0000

It is no coincidence that the Australian Muscle Car Masters falls on Australia’s Father’s Day weekend, and for many dads there’s would be no better way to spend their day than with the smell of vintage automotive ‘muscle’ in the air. I arrived at Eastern Creek International Raceway, in Sydney, with my own dad at perhaps [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Australian Muscle Car Masters

V8 Supercars confirmed for Forza 3

George Skentzos — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:46:50 +0000

The Australian V8 Supercar series has added another event to its calendar, due to make an appearance in living rooms across the nation on October 22 as part of the highly anticipated launch of Forza 3. Arguably the world’s best console racing simulator, Forza 3 will allow fans to take the wheel of their favourite V8 [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

V8 Supercars confirmed for Forza 3

FPV GS recreates a famous Ford

David Twomey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:01:59 +0000

Ford Performance Vehicles has today lifted the lid on one of its worst keep secrets the FPV GS, the recreation of a famous Ford model from the late 1960s, and one CarAdvice broke virtually the full details on several weeks ago. The FPV GS first became a badly kept secret when an FPV dealer briefly posted [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV GS recreates a famous Ford

FPV releases new F6 E model

Matt Brogan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:07:41 +0000

Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today officially revealed the latest addition to their FG range, with the unveiling of the all-new F6 E. Setting a new benchmark for luxury and performance, today’s launch of the F6 E ends months of public speculation of “will they or won’t they”. Originally launched as a concept vehicle at the Melbourne International [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV releases new F6 E model

FPV to release low cost ‘GS’ in September

Paul Maric — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:04:07 +0000

If an FPV GT is out of your price range and you still want the FPV badge – sans the forced induction option – Ford Performance Vehicles is set to awaken your senses with a cut-price V8 model, badged the ‘GS’. CarAdvice can exclusively reveal that the FPV GS will be powered by Ford’s renowned 5.4-litre [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV to release low cost ‘GS’ in September

2010 FPV GT supercharged V8 ‘Coyote’ spied!

Paul Maric — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:08:45 +0000

A deafening whine made the ears of our spy photographer prick up, that deafening whine was the sound of a supercharged V8 Falcon. Before the car scurried off into the distance, our photographer was able to snap some shots of what could possibly be Ford’s latest attempt at slaying Holden’s HSV offerings. With over 60 per cent [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2010 FPV GT supercharged V8 ‘Coyote’ spied!

Expert believes Australian car industry won’t survive

George Skentzos — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:16:51 +0000

With their US parents on the verge of collapse, an automotive industry expert has claimed that Australia’s car assembly industry will simply not survive the economic recession. Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide, has suggested that while a US government bailout plan for General Motors will rescue Holden’s parent company in [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Expert believes Australian car industry won’t survive

Ford reveals Webber’s local wheels

George Skentzos — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:07:23 +0000

Seemingly bursting with excitement, Ford has revealed our very own Mark Webber tore up the streets of Melbourne in a new FPV F6 310 during his brief stay for last weekend’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix. Ford had remained tight-lipped on the Red Bull driver’s local wheels until Renault bosses had left the country, with Mark [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ford reveals Webber’s local wheels

CarAdvice raises $1286 for Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

Paul Maric — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:11:38 +0000

You were all probably getting sick of the reminders we continuously posted about the three charity auctions we ran to raise well needed money for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009. All the hard work has paid off, with the final earning figure sitting at just over $1286. The winner of each auction was offered a return trip [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

CarAdvice raises $1286 for Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

2009 Ford FPV GT E Road Test & Review

Paul Maric — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:30:37 +0000

2009 FPV GT E Road Test and Review You can now have your cake and eat it too … Model Tested: 2009 FPV GT E – six-speed automatic – $78,190 Options: None fitted. Great engine note; subdued design; brakes. Price; handling. CarAdvice Rating: - by Paul Maric Whoever said you couldn’t have your cake and eat it too couldn’t have been further [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 Ford FPV GT E Road Test & Review

Last chance to meet us for lunch and help the bushfire appeal

Paul Maric — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:16:06 +0000

It’s your last chance to place a bid on the two auctions we are currently running to raise money for the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal. The winner of each auction will have the chance to be collected by the CarAdvice team if they’re located in Victoria and taken out to lunch. Our HSV auction consists of a [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Last chance to meet us for lunch and help the bushfire appeal

2009 FPV F6 E Concept at MIMS

David Twomey — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:13:56 +0000

Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has today added to its flagship range of executive performance Ford’s with the release of an all-new concept, the F6 E. Mating the raw power of the turbocharged F6 with the luxury of the newly introduced ‘E’ specification, the F6 E has been designed to satisfy calls from the market for more [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 FPV F6 E Concept at MIMS

FPV F6 E at Melbourne Motor Show

David Twomey — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:17:57 +0000

Ford Australia’s performance arm, FPV, has revealed that it will extend its ‘executive express’ concept to the F6 sedan with an F6E to be unveiled at the Melbourne International Motor Show later this week. “The F6 E has been designed to satisfy calls from the market for more performance based executive vehicles,” Ford Performance Vehicles General [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

FPV F6 E at Melbourne Motor Show

2009 Ford FPV GT Review & Road Test

Paul Maric — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:43:29 +0000

2009 Ford FPV GT 5th Anniversary Road Test & Review Every boy’s dream, 315kW and rear-wheel-drive … Model Tested: 2009 Ford FPV GT 5th Anniversary – six-speed automatic – $71,890 Options: None fitted. Engine note; gearbox; design; interior room. Handling; missing some features. CarAdvice Rating: - by Paul Maric It’s the fifth year of operation for Ford Australia’s performance arm FPV and [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 Ford FPV GT Review & Road Test

CarAdvice supports 2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal with three auctions

Paul Maric — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:06:01 +0000

With the help of some very generous Australian manufacturers, CarAdvice will run three auctions via eBay over the next 10 days which will see a raft of automotive merchandise go to auction, ranging from caps, right through to a signed copy of Ari Vatanen’s book Every Second Counts. For the first auction, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

CarAdvice supports 2009 Victorian Bushfire Appeal with three auctions

2009 FPV F6 310 Review

Paul Maric — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:10:51 +0000

2009 FPV F6 310 Review & Road Test An FA18-like induction noise ensues with each slam of the throttle Model Tested: 2009 FPV F6 310 six-speed automatic – $66,590 Options: Graphite 19-inch alloy wheels $1034; Mind boggling acceleration; induction noise; design; price; gearbox. Handling; everyone trying to race you! CarAdvice Rating: There are those critics who think Aussies can’t build cars. [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 FPV F6 310 Review