Spy pic of Commodore interior & rumour of possible turbo

[cosmo20btt]

Originally Posted by Chopped

Are they air vents or drink bottle holders !.(cup holders are sssoooo nineties!)

A lot Better than it was and now looks a little more upmarket (not hard).

Designed only to hold Maccas Coffees.

[GS608]

Originally Posted by JBomb3000

When ford released the XR6 Turbo it smoked the boss motor but they did it anyway, don't see why it would worry holden. Not to mention that their current V8 offerings are way ahead of the 2002 spec boss in performance terms.

Like ED Classic said "At Ford we are pretty easy going like that but with them being used to so many decades of only V8's they would have a marketing nightmare"

It just wouldn't work for them. They are seen as the V8 car company, Ford aren't as much

[Outback]

Well I for one has to say the new styling of the commodore make the FG look like its from the 50s I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

[mik]

Originally Posted by Outback

Well I for one has to say the new styling of the commodore make the FG look like its from the 50s I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

HAHAHAH you can`t be seriouse

[GS608]

Originally Posted by Outback

Well I for one has to say the new styling of the commodore make the FG look like its from the 50s I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

i think it's about time this troll got banned

[Outback]

How am i trolling when i own a XA GT COUPE and XY GT, the XC was the last of the real fords from the 80s til now there all rubbish.

[GS608]

Fair enough, every single post i see from you is bagging out fords looking for a reaction mate, just took it on face value.

[Fireblade]

I actually agree to a certain point with Outback, IMO the styling of the FG is nowhere near as good as the VE, I am not so one eyed that I think that only Ford make good cars, I really like the VE except for the handbrake, I have never seen something so useless. The VE styling is muscular much like the B series styling was, the FG styling is fairly bland even into the FPV's, the only one I dont mind is the G6E's they have an upperclass look suited to the idea of the car.

[Silver Ghia]

Can't really see whether they have thinned down the A pillars which has had alot of adverse comment in the past on the VE.

That handbrake, certainly hope they've changed it. But the rest looks a bit awful really, assuming the RH drive will mirror the LHD. Probably best to wait to see the real thing.

[Rodp]

Those complaining about the handbrake, what's the objection to it?

Granted, in the photos it's pulled up twice as far as a decently adjusted one would, but you'd have to be 3' tall to have the same perspective as that photo.

Personally, I think it's miles ahead of the look and integration of the FG handbrake but in all honesty, it's not something I even notice unless someone makes a stink about it.

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Outback

Well I for one has to say the new styling of the commodore make the FG look like its from the 50s I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

Let me ask you mate, you are comparring the new styling of the new Commodore to the FG and you make reference to the FG door handle's, how can you even be taken serious when the only pic's we see here is of a susposedly inside view of a susposedly new Commodore, but yet you say it is more stylish and make's the FG look like it's from the 50's (your own word's) I don't see any pic's from the outside of this new Commodore to be able to make a remark like that, what would you do if they end up like the FG's !!!!!!!!

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by Outback

Well I for one has to say the new styling of the commodore make the FG look like its from the 50s I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

Each to there own opionin, but even with these changes (which areally arn't much), the Falcon is still miles ahead.. The Commodore still looks very dated if you ask me.

[JimNiki]

My next door mate is a sargent with a traffic division. He brings a different car home every 400 km (3 days). This is how they test them prior to putting them into active duty. He hated the VE and loved the Ford.
Got the webbing on his hand caught in the handbrake many times when putting it in its driving position. Also didn't like the logic of the controls. He finds the Ford electronics much more intuitive and user friendly. The VE has actually put him off Holdens.

On a personal note, I read somewhere that ebrakes should be automatic, eg: you put the car in park or turn the engine off and it automatically engages. I thought, how obvious, why haven't they implemented this years ago.

My wife's the worst with ebrakes. She'll angle park on a slight incline downwards, put it in Park, take her foot off the brake until it clonks and then put the handbrake on!
Then when it's time to reverse she complains that it's hard to engage it in reverse.
I just sit in the car shaking my head in disbelief while she laughs...women!

[Corzza]

So basically they will be getting the Pontiac interior......

YUCK!

[FG XR]

plastic fantastic!

my old mans VX commy is sooo annoying! Everytime he drives it all you can hear is the plastic dash squeeking so you have to turn the radio up just to get rid of the sound. Have taken the dash apart and still no luck.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by JimNiki

Got the webbing on his hand caught in the handbrake many times when putting it in its driving position.

I can't even envisage how that's possible?!

[BLUEYBA]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

so it's still got the stupid handbrake but they stole the vents from a 1999 toyota echo and the piano black from a bf fairmont. whoop de do.

Even the dials look very BA/BF

[jpd80]

Whatever, the Holden fans will love it like the second coming and combined with local Cruze production,
Holden will again be the darlings of Australian automotive manufacturing and average punters.

Ford needs something big to wow the public or the second half of 2010 is gonna be all one way traffic to HOLDEN.....

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by Rodp

I can't even envisage how that's possible?!

Just tried it on my own - unless the police force recruited aquaman, no matter how I try there's no way in the world I can catch the webbing on my hand in the handbrake. I can catch a finger but only if I hit the release button at the bottom of my thumb near the wrist.

[Falc'man]

The vents are a failure. The rest of it looks to be improved, although that wouldn't have been too hard to do.

The question is, though, have they improved on VE's tackiness/cheapness?

[CODSASR]

Is it just my bad eyes or is ther no cd slot? Surly there is one ther but everytime I look I cant see it

[Falc'man]

Originally Posted by Outback

How am i trolling when i own a XA GT COUPE and XY GT, the XC was the last of the real fords from the 80s til now there all rubbish.

Why is it that I find that very hard to believe?

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Falc'man

The vents are a failure. The rest of it looks to be improved, although that wouldn't have been too hard to do.

The question is, though, have they improved on VE's tackiness/cheapness?

Thats the big question.. our VE calais felt very cheap / KIAish as far as materials went...

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Ford needs something big to wow the public or the second half of 2010 is gonna be all one way traffic to HOLDEN.....

I think a new blown V8 will be a big winner for Ford in the 2nd half of 2010..

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Outback

I mean whats with the suitcase door handles on the FG.

Maybe they're just 'following the leader' as the VE has had these type of door handles since it was released.

Boom tish.

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Maybe they're just 'following the leader' as the VE has had these type of door handles since it was released.

Boom tish.

Lol, I just had a look and your right the VE's do have these same door handle's, I wonder what our friend "outback" has to say now,
what a tool.

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by Joe5619

I think a new blown V8 will be a big winner for Ford in the 2nd half of 2010..

Agree, it will really reinvigorate the range. Get the Falcon back on a lot of shopping lists.

[Outback]

Originally Posted by Falc'man

Why is it that I find that very hard to believe?

Thats easy fixed come to my place and look for yourself i have owned the XA for 30 years and Purchased Bob Matics XY 10 years ago.

[eb2fairmont]

Its just a new centre stack and vents. Fits within existing hardpoints. Big deal.

Hopefully with the change in audio they fix some of the electronic bugs too.

[markof]

Just another Commondore for the Masses - same old tired setups - They'll sell like hotcakes as they all think they will be goin' better. Go better still with a Chev Badge.