FG X, The Last EVER Falcon - Picture & Discussion Thread - Page 87

anto · 04-04-2014, 11:04 AM

Never saw the alternate xr front bar, was it ever shown ?
can you post a pic if you ave one...

JPFS1 · 04-04-2014, 11:23 AM

don't think the original design was ever shown. Thankfully it was changed, it was terrible imo.

Joe5619 · 04-04-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Focused

Correct, the video at the Going Forward event. I think Joe and myself may have been getting the Sydney motor show and the Going Forward video (held in Sydney) confused.

Back on topic... Do we know if the EcoLpi and Ecoboost 4cyl motors will carry over to the FX? Are either popular enough to cover the costs of the crash testing...etc that I'm assuming Ford would have to do since the car has got a new front end?

Is this the pictures your talking about??

Not exactly seeing what it looks like if you ask me. Away, I'm still excited to see it properly.

Road_Warrior · 04-04-2014, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JPFS1

don't think the original design was ever shown. Thankfully it was changed, it was terrible imo.

Yeah I saw it, it was horrid.

naddis01 · 04-04-2014, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JPFS1

don't think the original design was ever shown. Thankfully it was changed, it was terrible imo.

Was that the horrid one with the evo style fog lights? If so it has been posted on the forum in the past.

FPV GTHO · 04-04-2014, 01:48 PM

I recall Wheels did a pre release CGI that was said to be about 90% correct to the original XR bar

JPFS1 · 04-04-2014, 03:47 PM

thats the one.

rancidpunx · 04-04-2014, 05:15 PM

THeres a picture of the original FG front bar on a car parked up somewhere. Its posted on here somewhere.

**Giant Cranium** · 04-04-2014, 05:18 PM

was at djr factory wasn't it? was flung around here in 2010

Road Games · 04-04-2014, 05:48 PM

What is this ??

**Polyal** · 04-04-2014, 05:51 PM

A whale shark, or more reasonably a Mustang option?

strik9 · 04-04-2014, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6menace

image

What is this ??

a picture of two sets of identical twins? am i close

Dr Smith · 04-04-2014, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by strik9

a picture of two sets of identical twins? am i close

Lol, took me a while after I started thinking "geez those blokes look similar either side of the model"

my excuse is, it's been a very long week.

It is though a very clever way of only having to work on half a clay model but still see the "whole" car.

Bossxr8 · 04-04-2014, 06:23 PM

Not that. It was the one that looked like an Evo IV, with the foglights either side of the number plate.

I saw it a good year before the FG was released and was surprised to see the front bar was totally different from what we were shown early on.

rancidpunx · 04-04-2014, 07:06 PM

Found it

Kayos · 04-04-2014, 07:54 PM

That looks terrible....

Grippy · 04-04-2014, 07:58 PM

Please tell me that is someone's custom front bar, because that is ugly!

nstg8a · 04-04-2014, 08:15 PM

Someone should start spreading that round as being the fh....

fordfreak · 04-04-2014, 08:33 PM

EL GT style....

nstg8a · 04-04-2014, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fordfreak

EL GT style....

Didn't work then either lol

Sam Beckett · 04-04-2014, 08:50 PM

Was that the one that was at DJR for a while?

Road Games · 04-04-2014, 08:59 PM

Ah yes i have the magazine will scan the cover up later...

AUS GRUNT · 04-04-2014, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FalconXV

Do you think they'll still offer manual option on NA XR, base ute etc? I hope they can improve shift quality on the TR6060 (?) If so.

And hopefully they fix the annoying 'gear rollover' rattle in those tr6060 boxes (especially the 6cyl's in particular)

vztrt · 04-04-2014, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Ford is moving from Microsoft to Blackberry QNX system (according to reports) so yes SYNC (as we know it) is being dumped.

Personally I've never had an issue with it, not slow, never crashed, easy to use.

Just because they announced moving to blackberry doesn't mean its here tomorrow. It will be here in the next generation of cars.
The new Mustang coming will have Sync.

bbbero · 07-04-2014, 03:52 PM

Anyone with some fresh spy pics? Anyone......!

MAGPIE · 07-04-2014, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

Just because they announced moving to blackberry doesn't mean its here tomorrow. It will be here in the next generation of cars.
The new Mustang coming will have Sync.

Yes I am well aware of that. What is your point ?

My point is...

SYNC has been around for near enough 7 years, and is only now making it into a Falcon in it's death throes.

If the original FG had it maybe there wouldn't be all this crying about a lack of tech.

vztrt · 07-04-2014, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Yes I am well aware of that. What is your point ?

My point is...

SYNC has been around for near enough 7 years, and is only now making it into a Falcon in it's death throes.

If the original FG had it maybe there wouldn't be all this crying about a lack of tech.

My point was to indicate that Sync was getting expanded which you were saying that it was gone.

Also if the current sync was in the Falcon it would make the car look crap. Enough people complained about the base model screen in Falcon. Imageine the rubbish looking screen in the current focus.

Also Sync aint that special (in any of the Fords), and only adresses a little bit of the 'Tech' deficiency. There is a lot more money thats needed to get the Tech that people 'seem' to want even if the top selling cars are not the leader in tech.

**trance** · 07-04-2014, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AUS GRUNT

And hopefully they fix the annoying 'gear rollover' rattle in those tr6060 boxes (especially the 6cyl's in particular)

Oh but that is a characteristic of the vehicle (Popular line used at most dealers).

-_-

martinijosh · 07-04-2014, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by trance

Oh but that is a characteristic of the vehicle (Popular line used at most dealers).

-_-

Like the gearbox clunking and grinding and loud exhaust leak that our local dealer has refused to have a fair go at resolving... Unacceptable for a 2012 car which currently sounds and drives worse than a Hyundai excel. Ford don't give a flying crap though.

**trance** · 07-04-2014, 11:48 PM

Unfortunately everything is KPI and push push push. Days are gone where service mattered; Pre sales don't talk with Post sales and support, they promise the opposite to one another and cause all sorts of headaches and sour tastes..

There are still service centres around that go over and above the expectation and they are the only ones thriving at the moment. It has to hit hard home to these guys soon enough (Not like it will change anything for the future of car manufacturing in Australia), but these companies still want to make money and it won't happen on pure turn over.