What configuration of falcon means enough to you to make the last falcon a purchase consideration?
What configuration of falcon means enough to you to make the last falcon a purchase consideration?
History is a statement, the future is a question.
Would love the 8. Would have bought one over the T but no XR8 and GS/GT was too much for the budget.
For me its the simple fact that its the end so I want one.
Both engines are made here but I guess the inline six probably is the definitive Australian component of the Falcon. Ute, sedan, nothing more Australian than a Ute so I think I will go another Xr6T ute.
History is a statement, the future is a question.
I've made it clear to wifey that I want one of the last Falcons. Whether I buy one new or second hand is still up for me to decide.
There will be an XR6T and an XR8, and I simply don't know which one to get. It will be a manual; there is no doubt about that and probably black, but as for the engine I simply don't know at this stage. The mental sound of the blown 5.0 is fantastic and I haven't owned a V8 in years, but the allure of having a home-grown performance car with a home-grown turbo I6 is equally appealing.
HSE2 (1st November 2013)
XR8 Wagon... oh wait...
My Falcon family heritage: XY V8 Falcon 500, XYGT, XBGT, XC 351 GS, XD 4.1 Spack, EF wagon, AU Wagon, AU2 Wagon, AU2 XR8, BA XR8, BF XR8, FG XR6, Sprint 8. AU3 XLS Marlin Ute, FG2 Ute, 996.2 Carrera, MY24 Raptor.
flappist (1st November 2013)
Well to get me to buy one firstly it has to be better than AU. Now that's an ask that Ford haven't had the answer to as yet so .... to get close I'm thinking most likely a turbo 6, but if the RSPEC suspension is put in a V8 and it has a 351kW badge that would be it.
Australian Muscle Car ... "It is a sensational high performance vehicle; a beautifully engineered and immensely capable four door Grand Tourer or 'GT' in the truest sense of that tradition."
No prize for guessing what car they were referring to ... OWN THE ROAD ...
You Au guys are nearly as bad as the Wagon guys who are nearly as bad as the Fairlane guys.
Surely being the last has to buy some saving grace!
I wanted another GT and I still cant believe it wont be part of the ending which I rate as criminal but after reading Daves post an XR8........ ohh this is tough!
History is a statement, the future is a question.
To be fair to Ford I don't think ANY manufacturer has come close to AU yet. Merc tried to copy it but failed.Originally Posted by MisterAU
“…The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man are disgraceful to ourselves only…How one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades….A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world; the world’s Maker had ordered so." - Thomas Carlyle
No 335?
“…The lies (Western slander) which well-meaning zeal has heaped round this man are disgraceful to ourselves only…How one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades….A silent great soul, one of that who cannot but be earnest. He was to kindle the world; the world’s Maker had ordered so." - Thomas Carlyle
LOLOLOLOLOL @ Youssef
Australian Muscle Car ... "It is a sensational high performance vehicle; a beautifully engineered and immensely capable four door Grand Tourer or 'GT' in the truest sense of that tradition."
No prize for guessing what car they were referring to ... OWN THE ROAD ...
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