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Old 17-07-2010, 02:12 PM   #31
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While it is good for Ford, I am not impressed by this.
Ford have had since 2005 to budget for and work on this.
I am sure they could have utlised a similar LPG system as that of the Fiesta in Europe until their system was fully functional.
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Old 17-07-2010, 02:43 PM   #32
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While it is good for Ford, I am not impressed by this.
Ford have had since 2005 to budget for and work on this.
I am sure they could have utlised a similar LPG system as that of the Fiesta in Europe until their system was fully functional.

The delay is related to the canning of the V6 program and the short time line to get the LiLPG I6 Engine up and running.

Remember 2 years ago there was not going to be an I6 !

Since the I6 was given a repreive, there have been some design issues that have caused the delay (Euro IV compliance).

I think it'll be Qtr 2 2011 before we see a LiLPG Falcon.
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Old 17-07-2010, 03:00 PM   #33
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Since the I6 was given a repreive, there have been some design issues that have caused the delay (Euro IV compliance).
Euro 4 compliance for the LPI (or even the petrol) Falcon would be trivial. There are bigger issues that need sorting out and these issues have been described previously.
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Old 17-07-2010, 05:45 PM   #34
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Its getting a little bit concerning how Ford are struggling to meet deadlines. They knew this date was coming for a long time now... Same with the change of v8 engines. I hope they aren't developing a culture of leaving things to the last minute.
I guess they're just trying to perfect their 'Just In Time' manufacturing process! LOL!

In all seriousness though, it's a shame the LI engine wasn't ready sooner, however it is true that they were looking at V6s a few years ago.

The LI engine will be worth the wait for those who really want one, but will the wait across the board on a number of other ford products - Diesel Terry - Ecoboost Falcon etc, make Ford on the nose a little?

Again and again on this forum we hear people tell their story of wanting a Ford, but there not being the right product, or the right product is not in stock!

As always, we'll see soon enough.

You never know though, these developments might just finally give Ford a much bigger slice of the market share.

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