Spotted: Is this a falcon.... chinese badging...

[TRRTRY]

[TRRTRY]

[FPV GTHO]

7th Gen Taurus. Developed locally and only built and sold in China for now.

[TRRTRY]

Spotted this morning on geelong freeway. Background gives it away lol

[TRRTRY]

Very falconish

[Chopped]

I had to do a double take then, looks like a Falcon at first glance. Infact I like some of the design features better, the boot lip, the sculpted swage line etc

[SumoDog68]

Originally Posted by Chopped

I had to do a double take then, looks like a Falcon at first glance. Infact I like some of the design features better, the boot lip, the sculpted swage line etc

Car manufacturers use shared design language in all of the cars they produce to give the instantly recognisable corporate look. With FG-X introduction Falcon was brought to this current Ford design.

[warpsp33d]

It should be. But Ford are too dumb to even try.

[SSVPom]

[TRRTRY]

Would chinese badging mean it would sell millions in melbourne? ??

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by TRRTRY

Would chinese badging mean it would sell millions in melbourne? ??

Probably, with the product markets these days who knows...

[xr6-FTW]

That black Taurus I remember geeez it was the end of last year or earlier on this year I remember seeing that car, although the back end was covered up but I do remember seeing chinese letters on the back of the cover, pictures are on my old phone stashed away somewhere, weren't that good anyway. Not too bad looking car but, would be good if they were going to continue to build cars here but, trually does suck that its all over soon, especially for jobs that will be lost here, criminal.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Make a good Fairlane replacement

[fgpsi]

falcon looks better

[tranquilized]

The rear end on the black one looks remarkably similar to the Falcon, but the silver one looks horrible. It is to the Falcon what the Malibu is to the Commodore - looks almost the same from a distance but closer inspection reveals a dis-proportioned Camry wannabe.

Fail.

[MethodX]

We keep being told the market for these cars has vanished.
would you guys buy one?

[Lukeyson]

Originally Posted by MethodX

would you guys buy one?

If it was front wheel drive only, no
If it was rear wheel drive and had a S/C V8 model, yes
If it was AWD with an Ecoboost V6, yes

But I do think the FG-X front is wayyyyyyy better proportioned and looks amazing on the road.

[Hally]

i think the Falcon looks a lot better than this thing

[roddy1960]

G'day...Not coming here anyway..but I wouldn't mind a V6 AWD if they were built RHD at some stage...Cheers Rod

[Wretched]

pity they didn't use the integrated exhaust outlet to replace the dodgy one on the 6cyl Falcons that appear to sag after a short period of time.

[Brazen]

Suprisingly bad compared to the Falcon, but still classy. I could actually see this as being popular in Australia if it was badged a Falcon

[fgpsi]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Suprisingly bad compared to the Falcon, but still classy. I could actually see this as being popular in Australia if it was badged a Falcon

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yanks wouldn't allow it, too much pride in taurass lmao.. i wouldve thought it was a no brainer to compete with the opel insignia thats going to be called commodore. u can bet your house on em selling more of them with a falcon badge on there instead of the taurass badge

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by fgpsi

yanks wouldn't allow it, too much pride in taurass lmao.. i wouldve thought it was a no brainer to compete with the opel insignia thats going to be called commodore. u can bet your house on em selling more of them with a falcon badge on there instead of the taurass badge

Yanks have so much pride in the Taurus its being dropped from the American market...

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Suprisingly bad compared to the Falcon, but still classy. I could actually see this as being popular in Australia if it was badged a Falcon

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The Falcon badged as a Falcon isn't popular. This would be no different.

[superfly]

Originally Posted by Danny

The Falcon badged as a Falcon isn't popular. This would be no different.

Even the XR6 no longer has a Falcon badge.

I think the Taurus looks good.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by superfly

Even the XR6 no longer has a Falcon badge.

I think the Taurus looks good.

The Mustang doesn't even sport a Ford badge anywhere, guess Ford isn't cool enough for Mustang

[GTP534]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

The Mustang doesn't even sport a Ford badge anywhere, guess Ford isn't cool enough for Mustang

Ahem, it does. On the top of the front windscreen.

[2011G6E]

Ford Taurus.
Looking at the US Ford website, they have tons of good features, would be a great replacement for the Falcon.
They do some crackers in the USA too...like the SHO AWD version with the 3.5 V6 365hp ecoBoost motor.

I'm still yet to be convinced exactly why people are so dismissive of a car just because it's FWD...and no, don't go on about "towing". Virtually no one buys Falcons or Commodores to tow big vans, horse floats, or big boats...they use four wheel drives and SUV's and twin cab utes. For people who don't really care about doing burnouts or getting the tail out...ie: 99% of new car buyers...they don't know or even care which end is doing the driving.

[arronm]

Exhausts look cool. Would have looked good on the falcon.

[Ford_The_Win]

Large US style sedans are a big status symbol in China, plus the economies of scale mean the market for these types of vehicles is big. It's just a shame they drive on the opposite side of the road to us. The Chinese middle and upper classes are all about status symbols and branding, which is why they dress so strangely - they don't seem to care if clothing fits, matches, or looks good, as long as it clear what the brand is. The car could be hideous and drive like crap, but if it's the right size, it would sell well.