The XR8's future?

[4Vman]

Agree completely Colville, there were two roads to take, the gamble of high volume/low margin and stretched ammortisation or lower volume niche product. I think Ford know full well a competitevly priced XR8 wasn't going to sell at any rate, I'm not sure Ford could even get close too SS pricing anyway so it could be a mute point.
But chose the first option and get it wrong and boy you've made a huge rod for yourself...

[4Vman]

Now here’s my point. For the XR8 to reappear as a viable business case it need (IMO) to be made as a volume seller, especially if Ford elect to put yet another engine in it other than FPVs. Alternative, without necessarily relying on high volume sales Ford could effectively 'reuse’ the current, but later to be outgoing FPV GS after its start-up development cost has been reduced and/or amortised through the past sales of the current model.

Ill elaborate on my previous post, sorry for being disjointed but IPhone isnt the best way to absorb some of this stuff!

For XR8 to return it must tick a few boxes;

1) XR8 has to be for the masses
2) it has to be the BEST performance product in FORDS stable
3) it needs competitive appointments
4) it needs to be priced competitively while returning profit to Ford.
5) it needs to offer decent performance against the SS.

The now dead FGXR8 in reality ticked 4 of those 5 boxes.....

There's an elephant in the room at Ford....

[Falc'man]

Ill elaborate on my previous post, sorry for being disjointed but IPhone isnt the best way to absorb some of this stuff!

Are you reading this, Ian?

[HSE2]

No I am watching the mobile world congress and the launch on the new 808.

[Falc'man]

Norm, we're in trouble now.

[gary vann]

one response i had from fpv was we don't have a competitor for the maloo ute, so i guess ford are not that worried about a competitor for the ss ute
if you want a v8 ute you can have a gs and that is it , witch isn't a bad thing , i don't know if fpv are going to up spec the gs ute in the future i guess we will have to wait and see
i am sure they wont say any thing until it happens so it wont impact on sales of the current model . the trouble with forums are your not talking to the people who are making the decisions
you are getting opinions from some people who are informed and some who are not .

[phillyc]

Phil, a 5.8 doesn't exist.

Yes, I realise mate Just putting it out there...

I do know that it can be done though as there are a few aftermarket suppliers making them already. True, they don't have to meet Ford's own tough in house quality / approval processes.

[HSE2]

[FTe217]

It may upset some people but imo why would Ford bother with the XR8 - unless they spiff it up more with more as Norm points out, whatever 8 from the US stable I don't think the low volume justifies so its FPV's GS as the choice for the consumer, XR8 sales were embarrassing procrastination killed it imo.
Make the Devils child XR6T more appealing for the Ford stable performance buyer

[4Vman]

Make the Devils child XR6T more appealing for the Ford stable performance buyer

Yes... except if the best performance product from Ford was the XR8 and not the XR6T they'd have sold twice as many XR8's as they have currently sold XR6T's....

I think people have walked away from Ford rather than settle for the XR6T....