ford fiesta

Samboh · 02-10-2007, 08:09 PM

Just wanting to ask you XR4 owners opinion, how do you think a XR4 wuld compare to a bigger car like a ford xt, would there be better take off and how fast do you reakon it would take for the xt to catch up?, also do you find it comfy to sit in for the guys? and does the dash light up green or blue?

Ives · 02-10-2007, 08:23 PM

The xtreme taxi would be slightly faster in a straight line but into turn 1... bye bye XT.

Piotr · 02-10-2007, 09:19 PM

XR4 will chop a XT like no tomorrow. A 1.6L can keep up with and XR6

Samboh · 02-10-2007, 11:22 PM

does it light up any different on inside?, haven't seen that many in Brisbane driving around yet so I think its a new concept for us Brisbane guys lol

Nappa · 03-10-2007, 12:14 PM

there's no comparing the XR4 to a falcon XT they are sush different cars.
Xr4 is fun to drive, the seats are great and i dont get back pain like i used to in the regular fiesta's. Instrument cluster lights up green i think, i'd have to check that and get back to you.

robjh80 · 03-10-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Samboh

haven't seen that many in Brisbane driving around yet so I think its a new concept for us Brisbane guys lol

I haven't seen a single one on the road in Brisbane yet.....and I do about 80km a day to and from work into the City.

photn · 03-10-2007, 01:02 PM

The dash lights up green but can be easily changed for 250 odd or so....

mitch_lx · 03-10-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Piotr

XR4 will chop a XT like no tomorrow. A 1.6L can keep up with and XR6

Haha... uhhhhh okay pie.

Hop in a bog stock Fiesta and lets see how long you can keep up with a falcon (in a straight line)

Compare power to weight ratio's if you wish. I think the numbers wont lie.

Even the xr4 has a worse power to weight than a XT falcon.

But forgetting the actual power of the car, you must take torque into account...

photn · 03-10-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_lx

Haha... uhhhhh okay pie.

Hop in a bog stock Fiesta and lets see how long you can keep up with a falcon (in a straight line)

Compare power to weight ratio's if you wish. I think the numbers wont lie.

Even the xr4 has a worse power to weight than a XT falcon.

But forgetting the actual power of the car, you must take torque into account...

lol.. there was a hint in sarcasm there Mitch LOL....like a MASSIVE one rofl..

buts its okay..im pretty sure if an XR4 can take an XT than it can take an XR6 hehehe....

mitch_lx · 03-10-2007, 02:18 PM

My sarcasm detector musnt be working, because there was definately no blip on the sarcasm radar...

photn · 03-10-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_lx

My sarcasm detector musnt be working, because there was definately no blip on the sarcasm radar...

Yer Pie seems to be imune to your sarcasm detector.... not sure why... maybee cause he owns a bike and we all think he is weird or something....no idea.

Ives · 03-10-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_lx

Hop in a bog stock Fiesta and lets see how long you can keep up with a falcon

Been there, done that. Me n Pi kept up alright with a bunch of BA XR6, XR8 ute, 300+kW XR6T, XT, FPV GT, FPV GT-P.

Good times.

Piotr · 03-10-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_lx

Hop in a bog stock Fiesta and lets see how long you can keep up with a falcon

Ask the B-series boys and they will be happy to tell you just how well a bog stock 1.6L Fiesta keeps up with them on Putty.

mitch_lx · 03-10-2007, 07:30 PM

I thought we were talking the usual boy racer traffic light GP..

Samboh · 03-10-2007, 08:47 PM

so hard to decide, wait till 08 focus comes out or go a nice xr4 lol :P they both look like beauts

zetec · 03-10-2007, 09:07 PM

Hard to decide... between an XT and an XR4? what are you smoking? Why even bother compating the two?

Am I the only one that doesn't get it?

TheColonel · 03-10-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by robjh80

I haven't seen a single one on the road in Brisbane yet.....and I do about 80km a day to and from work into the City.

seen 4 differrent XR4's in the last 2 days in Brisbane

Samboh · 04-10-2007, 08:35 AM

nah I was comparing xr4 to new focus coming out hopefully next yr in Aus, I like my big cars still but yeh I'll be looking at the xr4 soon and a xr6 also.

Samboh · 04-10-2007, 08:17 PM

whats the stereo like in these babies compared to current focus, does it still have same bass and stuff as current focus?

zetec · 05-10-2007, 12:04 PM

Stereo is fairly similar, sounds decent enough. Obviously it'll never satisfy everyone but it works well and has the standard MP3 input which is the same as Focus. Factory 6-stacker is easy to use.

Steffo · 05-10-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Samboh

Just wanting to ask you XR4 owners opinion, how do you think a XR4 wuld compare to a bigger car like a ford xt, would there be better take off and how fast do you reakon it would take for the xt to catch up?, also do you find it comfy to sit in for the guys? and does the dash light up green or blue?

In a drag race, the XR4 will be made to look like its parked every single time with easy. You could even give it say... a 0-60km/h head-start, then take off, and still hose it by car lengths over the 1/4.

Corners, Fiesta wins full stop.

Samboh · 05-10-2007, 04:14 PM

thx for ur replies guys, hard choice as im looking at a new xr4, new hyundai i30 or a 03 ba xt, all seem like good cars, just need to test drive the xr4 and hyundai i30 as bro owns a xt so already driven it

Nappa · 05-10-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Samboh

thx for ur replies guys, hard choice as im looking at a new xr4, new hyundai i30 or a 03 ba xt, all seem like good cars, just need to test drive the xr4 and hyundai i30 as bro owns a xt so already driven it

dont waste your time with the i30, true euro cars actually come from europe, not korea.

Samboh · 05-10-2007, 05:52 PM

yeh just a surprise as ive never seen hyundai as a gud car, dats like the only looks I like so yeh I dont know ill test drive em, looking at xr4 atm tho but yeh

Miyagi · 06-10-2007, 09:09 AM

the i30 is going to sell well.. looks stylish and the auto diesel when it gets here will make a lot of sense for the general punter... that said it'll have nothin on the XR4 in the performance stakes... then again the i30 is more against the focus than the fiesta range methinks...

jweb · 07-10-2007, 06:30 PM

I want to see a drag race xr4 vrs Falcon xt,I think the Falcon would win. this post is strange,because why would you compare so diffrent cars?

but still sounds like a race

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Steffo · 07-10-2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyweb

I want to see a drag race xr4 vrs Falcon xt,I think the Falcon would win. this post is strange,because why would you compare so diffrent cars?

but still sounds like a race

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It wouldn't be much of a race. A lowly BA XT is at least one full second faster down the 1/4 then an XR4... which is slaughter.