Crystal Ball Gazing for FoA

[FalconXV]

I added the following at the end of the VF Commodore thread, but removed it since it was drifting topic, and probably warrants some discussion, I feel.
In the last few weeks, the media (drivel aside) has made articles which bolster FoA's chance at survival.

-2015 Mustang article
-Confirmation that Mondeo will not be manufactured in Thailand, meaning we could be a RHD hub for it
- Territory export program
- Texas V8 Supercars ( I wonder if Ford will showcase some Falcons here to Americans)?

Anyway, I know the odds are slim,and alot of you will dismiss this as pipe dream bs, but here is a future I envision for Ford of Australia:

I expect a succesful rendition of 2014 Falcon would combine a well executed corporate fascia (sans chrome hopefully), and imported modules to better integrate it with smaller cars (VC, SYNC etc). Refined drivetrains and engines would be pretty cool, Ecoboost is still far from optimised IMO, I'd love to see a version with an intercooler and manual transmission- A new niche created for minimal outlay. Could be reborn as the Mondeos evil cousin perhaps...

Unlikely as it is, I'd personally love to see a DI version of the I6, what a fine note to bow out on!
And even though different bodystyles are out of the question, the key to a market resurgence could be drivetrain diversity, like all cars available as manual, like EA was. I know manual XT etc was dropped because there wasn't enough volume, but now Falcon needs all the volume it can get, and the 6 people who want a manual XT make a difference when sales are <1000.

Who knows; we could see a Crown Victoria scenario, where the platform is paid off decades ago, but small volume production still caters for governments etc. At the very least, I could see ute still being produced alongside Mondeo, seeing as there is no RHD hub for the latter, maybe this could be Australias new role.

Meanwhile, ute caters to a more diverse market by adding variants such as a 2T reinforced chassis version etc...
Maybe reworked K-frame to accept European engines; South Africa is definately a potential market now that they've lost their Bantam ( Mk4 Fiesta ute). But more likely Mulally wouldn't allow such an idea to permeate...
Just throwing some ideas around.
Either that or Broadmeadows closes, Geelong closes, and my passion for cars disappears with it.

I know theres scores of enthusiasts like me who come up with ideas like this, even as bleak as things are, and Mulally seems to want to squash Fords Australian arm, but if One Ford is truly global, then it would be foolish to squander the growth opportunities Aussies can offer Ford.
Is there still a chance? Or is Wheels right and Graziano is the grim reaper?