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11-01-2011, 02:54 PM
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Years of heritage could be axed with the Ford design chief all but confirming the end of the traditional rear-drive Falcon.
http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/ford-falcon-to-ditch-rearwheeldrive-20110111-19lel.html 
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11-01-2011, 03:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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hey mate this has already been posted in this thread http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...1319315&page=2
Its just typical drive BS.
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11-01-2011, 03:16 PM
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BS - it's January and those ^%$kers have been to Detriot for the Auto Show.
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11-01-2011, 03:36 PM
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B1 - J & D Services
 
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If Ford can't build both front wheel drive and rear wheel drive platforms, particularly taking into account Lincoln and Mustang then they really are a useless bunch!
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11-01-2011, 06:01 PM
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Lukeyson
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Coon most likely to be AWD! Awesome!
Funny how drive always put a negative spin on good news... Lukeyson
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11-01-2011, 06:36 PM
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Yawn.
Slow news day with nothing to report. NO ONE can speculate what ANY car will be in 2015. |
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11-01-2011, 06:40 PM
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I can't see AWD being a bad thing. Aslong as the body is still Falcon and not Taurus. Oh also the I6 would be nice too.
But people have said an AWD F6 would be awesome and I agree so we may get that chance yet. |
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11-01-2011, 06:42 PM
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Thailand Specials
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12-01-2011, 12:54 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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L6 been done in OZ before
2.6 litre six cylinder the same motor they had in the P76 and Marina !973/75 fitted longitude driving the rear wheels and in the Austin Kimberly/Tasman 2.6 litre six cylinder fitted transversely driving the front wheels IE East/West and all built in Sydney 1970/72 so it has been done before here in Australia Why if you can have AWD in a large car why cant you just do away with the FWD parts wouldnt that just leave you with a RWD car or am I missing something also the Yanks have had 400 CI motors in FWD for the last 40 years then I once looked under the bonnet of a Cadilac limo and it had a 4 cylinder sitting sideways so who knows John Last edited by last fairlane; 12-01-2011 at 12:56 PM. Reason: spelling mistake |
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12-01-2011, 01:01 PM
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Lukeyson
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The AWD in my Tezza seems to be done with a longitudinal I6.
The AWD in the previous gen Holden was done with a longitudinal V6/V8. The AWD in my mate's Subura may be a Flat 4, but it is longitudinal. The AUDI AWD layouts all appear to be longitudinal. Theory that longitudinal layouts mean no AWD now successfully debunked.... Lukeyson
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12-01-2011, 01:40 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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The subarus asre AWD design only and have a short fat engine. The push to FWD is fianacial only so it it does happen it will be a whole new design regime. |
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12-01-2011, 02:17 PM
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a 400 CID V8 in it continuously for the past 20 years. Last edited by jpd80; 12-01-2011 at 02:23 PM. |
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12-01-2011, 02:19 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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When Jay Mays says AWD, he means FWD based AWD that's the problem. |
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12-01-2011, 02:27 PM
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12-01-2011, 02:59 PM
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Didnt Cadillac have a from wheel drive V8 for a long time ?
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12-01-2011, 03:00 PM
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Cadillac Eldorado They dont have 400CID V8's anymore, but they went front wheel drive in 1967 with a 427 V8 and had a 368 CID V8 up until 1985. Anyway, thats off topic and completely irrelevant here anyway. Why is it so hard for people to understand that an AWD Falcon will be based on a FWD Taurus with a transversely mounted engine limited to sending only a small fraction of power to the rear wheels?? Hello understeer, goodbye V8's. Where is this currently unavailable high performance AWD platform supposedly going to come from, and what other vehicles is it gong to underpin? Anyone who thinks an AWD Falcon is good news from a perfomance perspective is dreaming. Last edited by tranquilized; 12-01-2011 at 03:05 PM. Reason: typo |
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12-01-2011, 03:02 PM
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Taurus Platform must be just about up for replacement, considering that i'm fairly sure its a 12 year old volvo platform......
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12-01-2011, 03:11 PM
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Round and round the roundabout we go again,speculation can go on forever but confirmation is set in stone like death and taxes.
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12-01-2011, 03:14 PM
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lets try and keep all the speculation from this latest media article in the other thread pls
ref post #2
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Looks like 2015 Falcon will be FWD
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