Wheels - Ghia v 300c v Caprice

[Iphido]

Interesting comparison. Arguably the pick of each brand, but all diffrent yet simular. And they used the V8's.

Fairmont Ghia does quite well, getting 4.5 stars (equal with statesman) yet from the article it looks like the 300c wins yet it gets 4 stars. They love how it drives and its practicality.

But they are right, the Ghia has issues. "Admittedly, the heavily tinselled, shockwave blue Ford looks about as menacing as a French mime artist", equipment levels are poverty and this new annoying wind noise from the front doors.

Fuel economy is interesting, Ghia and Caprice get 15l per 100 while 300c get 18! And they also mention again the ESP killing fun.

Performance figures are:
-Ford 14.8 @ 158 kmph 0-100 in 6.8 and 80-120 in 4.7
-300c 14.7 @ 158 kmph 0-100 in 6.7 and 80-120 in 4.5
-Holden 14.8 @ 156 kmph 0-100 in 6.9 and 80-120 in 4.5

Suprisingly the Ghia isn't much if any slower than the 250Kw hemi or 250kw LS1.

But when is Ford going to fix the Ghia with:
-Optional 18"
-XR ESP programming and a LSD
-Power passenger seat
-Xenon and LED lighting.
-A stereo more in line with the 386W in the 300c or the 420w in the Caprice instead of the 250 pleb system.
-Something more than the bare minium like a auto dimming rear view mirror (standard on every 380 I belive)

I think when I get my BF Ghia, I will have to get XR side skirts and rear bumper, 18" XR wheels, edit (with XR DSC programming and a 250kmph limiter), a LSD, some extra audio gear (more powerful sub atleast, maybe more powerful rears) , Xenon globes for the foggies and LED batton globes for the rest.

Its annoying Ford just doesn't include little bits like that. The basic car has the potential to be great but they lose their way on the last 3-4% of the car.. It could be bundled as a sports pack and be factory fit for <$1000 but costs >$3000 aftermarket.