Ford Australia

[Vortex]

Earlier I posted the new Holden Commodore that is coming to the US next year. Check out these Aussie Fords:

http://www.fpv.com.au/cars/overview.aspx

http://www.fpv.com.au/media/19723/profile_gtp.jpg


Think Ford would sell a few of these in the US? Approx. 54k USD.

[Marauderjack]

Ahem.........

Why is it the Aussies get the HOT cars from Ford AND GM???:confused:

We need to work up a GB and import some of them......But leave that AWFUL WING off of mine!!!;)

Marauderjack:burnout:

[JVJ]

Those cars look a little like the Pontiac "GTO".

[MENINBLK]

Why is it the Aussies get the HOT cars from Ford AND GM???:confused:

Because the AUSSIE Gov't doesn't choke the ***** out of them.

[dwasson]

Even the 6 looks like fun. 400 ft lb torque!

[Master]

Actually, it looks a lot like the Taurus. I'd often thought that when I was watching the supercar races on TV. Tauri with V-8s doing 200 mph. WITH manual transmissions. Maybe our govt's choke the heck out of us, but its drivers that dictate whether or not we actually get "Driver's" Cars on the lot. We keep asking for autos, then that's all they'll give us.
PS I know. I sound like a broken record on the subject of slush boxes. just ignore me...if you can.
"My family calls me bombastic, but I like to think of myself as empassioned"

[96DiamondVIII]

I like the attitude of the Aussie cars, and I like the POWER. But, for some reason, once you get beneath the stripes and wings, they all look the same to me. Not that what we get over here is necessarily much better, but...??? Maybe they're paying all their money to the engineers and have to share a design team. :)

I'd still consider buying one if you could get them stateside though! (And assuming I could afford it, which is currently *not* the case...it was a stretch for me to buy a used MM...)

[crouse]

Even the 6 looks like fun. 400 ft lb torque!

Exactly.

290 Kilowatts = 388.9 HP
520 Newton Metres = 383.5 Ft/Lbs or Torque

[grampaws]

They could still take some cue's from the Aussie's
and put some spice in the line-up!!

[Raudermaster]

The FPV cars screw. I have a few Falcon's in a game of mine and it's like OMG.

[RoyLPita]

I wonder how many are sold per year???

[STLR FN]

I wonder if we can order a sales brochure?

[VNMUS]

Sign me up for the 'Force 8'!

[Raudermaster]

I too am curious to see how many they sell over there compared to the Holden cars.

[Sully008]

I too am curious to see how many they sell over there compared to the Holden cars.

Here's a link to the top 10 cars in 2006 for Australia. The Falcon was third:

Link (http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleId=2 2464)

Holden Commodore 56,531
Toyota Corolla 46,256
Ford Falcon 42,390
Toyota HiLux 36,885
Mazda3 32,432
Toyota Camry 30,244
Toyota Yaris 27,990
Hyundai Getz 20,853
Holden Astra 19,681
Holden Rodeo 18,446
Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries