New XR8 vs VF SSV/Redline for price

[AirStrike]

oh yeah, they will sell heaps at that price. but ###c sitting in that 10 year old interior everyday

While I agree it's dated, it's only 6 years old

 

[rory]

$46K for a G6ET!! God damn that's good value!

Kind of removes any need for the XR6T when for $1500 you can get all the G6E goodies minus LSD of course, unless that is getting an update to include an LSD.

 

[GH05T]

While I agree it's dated, it's only 6 years old

.........looks 10

 

[AirStrike]

.........looks 10

Meh I've never been one to worry about the interior.

 

[stockies]

Also, the pic posted of the interior is the Territory - Not the new FGX.

FGX is basically unchanged from FG2 - just has a a new button on the steering wheel and some trim highlights.

 

[Jasminka]

To set a few facts straight...

Yes they both have IRS rear ends. The Ford's CB IRS is not great. The diff bush issues alone are a deal breaker. Having the diff cradle ripped out every service is ridiculous. Up until 2012 (before the revised the design) the diff cradles also tore in half, even in stock cars. They tend to suffer from axle tramp (bit of a lottery), they don't like putting power down, there's no predictability in the rear end- when it goes, it goes quickly and without warning. Overall, not a nice setup. The AU's IRS was nicer, apparently the CB IRS concept was originally designed for front drive applications. VE/F's rear end is on another level.

Yes Control Blade was used on Mondeo/Fusion, and adapted for the Falcon, as the AU IRS was too expensive. Then Ford decided it was Control Blunder and trialled Integral Link IRS on the Mondeo. That impressed them enough to stick it in the new Mustang and Jaguar.
The Virtual Pivot front suspension on the Territory/Falcon, on the other hand is really good. So if Ford had persisted with the AU IRS until the BF, they might have had a great car.

 

[RayLamp]

That new FG looks like what it is - an attempt by the Ford heavies saying "This is the end of the line, so lets not care too much about it. Just make it look a bit more like what else we have in the lineup, so that it feels like a smoother transition for that mob down under. Don't go to too much effort, and don't worry about the possibility of damaging any legacy…"

I'm no Ford person (bloody far from it), but it looks half arsed almost bordering on insulting. IMO, they should have left the exterior alone and spent any remaining money on interior.

It does make one appreciate the VF even more.

I'd be a little bit ticked off if I were a Ford die hard.

 

[6LVFSS]

They've already announced the Mustangs arrival in 2016.
And will be cheaper than equivalent falcon.
So no use flogging a dead horse,so to speak.

 

[shaness8]

The Ford supercharged 5lt donk not outdated like the Holden V8

 

[Batca]

Meh I've never been one to worry about the interior.

The front of the falcon looks awesome to me. The rear is ok as well
Interior does look dated though. Like Comparing a VE with a VF.
For me the interior is important, I like the latest mod cons, I am sitting inside the car after all. (all relative- sitting inside a 1975 hj a different level of cool)
Hope the last falcon sells well, for the punters and to thumb the nose to the mob keen to see the end of aussie made cars.
Love live aussie made whatever breed.