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Old 09-03-2011, 09:24 PM   #61
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You sir just made my day.

In all honesty, DRL are only for cars which have been designed with them. Every time I see a after market install makes my stomach explode.
Ok, what did I say?

Highway + Lights = lights wear out quicker.

LED's have a much longer life then conventional headlight bulbs.

I, like many others, turn their headlights on when driving on the highway outside of town. Hence why i'm saying, DRL's reduce wear to headlights.

Is there a problem with that?

Edit: Plus if FPV/Prodrive are even thinking about UK exports, they are a legal requirement for all new cars sold over there now.
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Old 09-03-2011, 09:35 PM   #62
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Ok, what did I say?

Highway + Lights = lights wear out quicker.

LED's have a much longer life then conventional headlight bulbs.

I, like many others, turn their headlights on when driving on the highway outside of town. Hence why i'm saying, DRL's reduce wear to headlights.

Is there a problem with that?

Edit: Plus if FPV/Prodrive are even thinking about UK exports, they are a legal requirement for all new cars sold over there now.
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Old 10-03-2011, 11:11 AM   #63
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I'm pretty sure they used the wheels off the M3 GTS for the chop.
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Old 11-03-2011, 08:07 AM   #64
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Lol @ people calling LED a HSV thing...Expand your horizons! DRL make cars easier to see during the day, thats why they are comming out, and as usually they first arrive on the more expensive models before filtering down!
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I can't believe that after an article like this one, the most pressuring issue is whether it should have drl's or not? How about the "351kw" motor? My god, Ford fans are the hardest to please in the world.......
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Old 11-03-2011, 09:41 AM   #66
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Its a Coyote .... why go backwards with a V10?

No. It's a Miami.
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I can't believe that after an article like this one, the most pressuring issue is whether it should have drl's or not? How about the "351kw" motor? My god, Ford fans are the hardest to please in the world.......
But doesnt it already have a 351kw motor?

Seeing the splitter on the front... Anyone know how many cars you have to sell of a model before you can homologate it for improved production? 351kw with W2A Intercooler for reliability, splitter for downforce, better brake ventilation, bigger brakes?
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Hasn't anyone read the article yet? Whats it actually say?
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Hasn't anyone read the article yet? Whats it actually say?
Not much. Will write a summary tonight. Its basically all speculation from those photo's from swedan plus drawing conclusions from Barret's response.

ie. No model designated GT-HO plus something about a limited edition later in the year..
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Pure speculation that a 351kW Allan Moffat Special MAY appear around Bathurst, plus those spy pics of the test mule in Sweden...a whopping 1.5 pages!
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THIS DRIVES ME BATTY! Im surprised owners of the cars even know what a coyote really is...

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the LED's look stupid & there is so much HSV inspired plastic, wings and bulk to the design. It would porbably look pretty tough in the flesh though.
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Yep. Just goes to show how many sheep there are out there really.
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coyote is the n/a and miami is the oz developed supercharged unit?
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Coyote is the American base version of the engine.
If we get a N/A version who knows what it may be called, but I bet people will still call it the Coyote though.
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I'm pretty sure they used the wheels off the M3 GTS for the chop.
They are ZR1 wheels me thinks

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Yep. Just goes to show how many sheep there are out there really.
Oh so sorry mate! Yes you are so right, it is the Miami and thanks for the correction. Actually thought it was called a Boss? If you want to go one step further ....... you obviously know what is in this CGI version of a Falcon .... sorry FPV? Is it the Coyote or the Miami or a Boss? I haven't read the article yet as seeing we are talking about a pretend cars and my comment was a light remark ..... yes the project was/is called Miami based on the Coyote and is now a Boss, so YES ..... sheep .... sorry, people will call it Coyote and stiff if they do.
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Sooooooo if you know it's not a coyote then why call it that?

Might be petty to some, but is it that hard?
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Sooooooo if you know it's not a coyote then why call it that?

Might be petty to some, but is it that hard?
Yeah it is actually as its a stupid & petty argument about semantics .... BUT .... It is a 'Coyote' based engine ...... The project (by FPV part) was called 'Miami' and is now actually a 'BOSS'. I think you better get used to it or you will be banging your head against the wall for quite some time.

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Id be wary this is the "April" edition
they also had a side bar article with a masserati quttroporte which had its mondeo look tail lights for head lights and had a fast back profile to the rear bumper ?
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I never buy that crappy magazine and was only drawn to it by the astounding fact that there's NOT ONE HOLDEN on the cover. That's got to be a first!!


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Some people are so hard to please...Always something to moan about and nothings ever good enough.

I LOVE IT!!! Good work FPV.
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Yep. Just goes to show how many sheep there are out there really.
Or it goes to show how many people don't care what it's called, as long as it's fast.
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They are bringing out this car to celebrate moffats bathurst win in 1971, just thought id mention that and throw in a fact for a change lol
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a FG AMS ? mmm will it be restricted to 3 colours?
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"Easier to see in the daytime"...oh dear oh dear...obviously you don't realise the struggle we motorcyclists went through for years to overturn "headlights on" rules, which said that bikes had to have thier headlights hardwired on. My 2008 GSX-1400 hasn't got a headlight switch, just a "high-low beam" switch, so i don't have a choice...not that it seems to make pillocks see me any easier in traffic...

The law was going to require all motorcycles, new or old, to ride with thier headlights on, like it or not, whether the charging system on your old bike was ever designed to cope with a constant load day in day out like that, or if you just wanted, you know, a little freedom of choice...

Be careful singing the praises of daylight running lights too much...it wouldn't take a lot for the idea to resurface and everyone would have to drive around with headlights on 24 hours a day. While the fight with motorcylists was going on, car owners were laiughing at us...not knowing that the government had already had discussions about expanding the idea to cars as well...
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Maybe just one, Vermillion Fire.
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It's good to have some positive publicity for Ford for a change. Even if it is just speculation and hot wind it's getting the brand out there for people to see in a good way instead of the doomsday crap that we usually hear
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