RWD Falcon death is all but confirmed, Commodore is safe well into the next decade.

[f1tzy]

Touche Minux. I totally forgot about the new engines, I was still thinking in line with the 4.0L engines. Sorry, I guess I rather slow today.

And I agree, an AWD G6E-T or Coyote would be sweet, just as a AWD 6.3L would rock the house.

They are still a 4L six

 

[acarmody]

They are still a 4L six

Bad wording on my part, I mean like the EA-BA type 4.0L, they were pretty thirsty.

 

[old mate]

possibly the AWD models would sell like the AWD monaro. adventra models.

massive fail.

if falcon goes to FWD commodore will follow soon. explain how holden will be able to show how their RWD car is superior to a FWD car to the average person?

 

[soop]

Ever tried towing a big load with FWD?

Fark getting a whip up in that!

 

[DLFHUB666]

yep coupe 4 was a massive fail.

 

[soop]

that's because AWD is lame as aids.

People want to drive a car that is fun, not something just has all the right numbers and acronyms.

 

[naf33n]

the coupe 4 wasnt a fail, bit of a colletors item now

all the holden awd drives where a fail cause of the auto only option

just like the gutless supercharged v6, you get an extra 17 kw but you cant have a manual..

thats some poor descison making right there

 

[Reaper]

9.9 combined for G6E is thirsty??? Calais V6 is 9.8 massive differences.

Damn.

An AWD XR6T would be bloody brilliant imho. RWD is hardly important to 95% of car owners. Most wouldn't even know they had FWD or RWD lol.

I'd certainly take the option of an AWD G6E Turbo

I'd be nearly certain the current i6 won't see the light of day in another Falcon. As for the competence of AWD, it really depends on the rest of the platform. Great in theory but we need to see how good the execution is.

AWD Magra was terrible, AWD Monaro had a great 4wd system but the economy was worse than terrible + the chassis was never really up to it, but then it translates quite well in the smaller Lancers etc.

Reaper

 

[Reaper]

possibly the AWD models would sell like the AWD monaro. adventra models.

massive fail.

if falcon goes to FWD commodore will follow soon. explain how holden will be able to show how their RWD car is superior to a FWD car to the average person?

Nah - one thing Holden have done well is recognized the shrinking large car market and found other niches around the world to build a low volume car profitably even when GM have conspired to screw them over at every opportunity. Holden (and now it appears GM) know that RWD is critical to all this. Without it you have another Camry/Aurion.

Reaper

 

[STEEV888]

awd is the way to go imo.

i hope they do. coz then i would consider buying one.