|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
The Pub For General Automotive Related Talk |
View Poll Results: Could Mazda utilize the Falcon base overseas? | |||
Yes they could | 13 | 65.00% | |
No, not a chance | 7 | 35.00% | |
Possibly, I'll explain why | 0 | 0% | |
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
19-05-2009, 01:10 PM | #1 | ||
Pity the fool
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wait Awhile
Posts: 8,997
|
Even though Ford has sold it's majority stake off in Mazda, the two have said they will continue to cooperate on platform and engine development. Co-developing cars like the new Mondeo and Mazda 6 can only be a good thing IMO.
Could Mazda make use of the FG platform to sell a premium RWD large car in the Japanese domestic market and Europe? (and Korea and China perhaps) Obviously such a car would not use the Falcon's engines - it would more than likely use one of the DI Duratech V6's and probably a turbo diesel, and it would have front and rear sheetmetal and an interior that was unique to Mazda, but the Falcon's chassis and passenger cell and front and rear suspension would stay the same. Kind of like a new-age Mazda 929, or a Mazda 9 if you will :1syellow1 Yeah or nah? |
||