poll what is the best looking xr???

[fordxrtfan]

BA/BF for me

[4VCLEVO]

ED XR with is subtle but sporty looks.

[xbgs351]

Originally Posted by nugget378

The best looking is the only XR,the 1967 XR falcon.....

The best looking XR is the XR GT. How could anybody even consider the plastic fantastics?

[56pickup]

Originally Posted by nugget378

The best looking is the only XR,the 1967 XR falcon.....

How true,

the 1967 XR 289 High Performance V8, bronze(i think) with black stipes down the side. Some had a square centre in the rear tail lights. Yes the original and still the best. Prob why FORD went back to XR branding.

[56pickup]

http://www.falcongt.info/history/art..._Article-1.htm

Go to this and read about how the legend began. XR[U]

[Paull]

I went for the BA/BF as the all the rest just look old and outdated, especially the E series cars.

[davids_gxl]

The ba/bf,they look mean.

[1600GT]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Geez the BA/BF is only double of the EL which is Second...

No wonder these things sold and continue to sell quite well.

dont suppose that the BA and BF numbers are combined has anything to do with it...
i guess all 3 wouldnt be far from equal between EL, AU, BA and BF if the the votes were handed out model by model, as the EL is fighting alone, the AU's are split (series 1 and series 2), and the BA and BF are combined.

my vote... AU 2 all day. BA-BF just look to close to the taxi packs...

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by 56pickup

How true,

the 1967 XR 289 High Performance V8, bronze(i think) with black stipes down the side. Some had a square centre in the rear tail lights. Yes the original and still the best. Prob why FORD went back to XR branding.

My dad's uncle has one (Owned it since new), but I've only ever seen it out driving once. What a shame, because they are a beautiful car.

[walker]

Originally Posted by swanee

BA... especially the XR8... love the bonnet bulge.

I would have to agree with you there, and the best thing about it it's not just for the looks it also is there for a reason

[FORD3V]

The BA is the best looking falcon in years,and with the bulge even better,so for me its a BA XR8.

[clontarf_x]

Has to be the AU. Something to make them look completely different to their Forte/Futura counterparts. Kinda helped that the AU1 Forte was an ugly whale... compared to the AU2/3 XR Hammerhead

[Tiapan]

ed for the win

[Macca23]

BF for me as thats wot i have and ive never liked ford's till the ba/bf range !

[winkle]

I had a AU3 XR6 with a racing body kit and 17" wheels in Venom Red. It was a real head turner, up to the day we traded it in (in Feb 07) for the Territory, so the AU2 gets my vote.

[Whazthisname]

Originally Posted by swanee

BA... especially the XR8... love the bonnet bulge.

I totally agree ...... can't go past the bonnet bulge

[LeadFoot81]

What the AU XRs have over the B-Series is that no matter how far away you are from the car there is no way youd mistake a Forte for an XR. But an XT for an XR...

Conservatively styled cars simply sell better than 'in your face ones' all XRs before the BA had that 'boy racer' enthusiast look about them. A more conservative approach and a standard 6 cylinder engine [for cheaper insurance and better fuel economy] has yielded greater sales. However great the 6T and 8 might be, the majority of BA-F XRs are poverty pack family cars (unfortunately). Gone is the wow factor, the 'look at me' boy racer XR. =(

I saw a mint Chilli Red AU1 XR8 at the Ford Discovery Centre the other day and it was simply a jaw dropping car, what an incredible flowing shape (love the S1 bi-plane spoiler) While the AU2 isnt as cohesive its still a mean looking ride.

AU XRs (series 1 and 2) simply the most unique (and best) looking XRs to date.

[GT0132]

Never been a fan of the AU generally, but the AU XR8's are my pick...The BA/BF's are nice but there's so many around the place they aren't as unique as the AU.

The XR AU's are so vastly different from the other AU variants....(Forte/Fairmont)

EF/EL XR's ain't bad either but AU's my pick

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by meg

The only hot XR is the XR GT in gold

What was so good about the 1967 XR that people would pick it over say a AU/BA/BF XR8 ? Not being a smart a, just curious to know

[fmc351]

If it hasnt been said, the 1968 version with a 289.


Edit: Well there ya go, it has been said.


A: Because its not an E - B series.

[Blast2]

The bf xr6 or 8 with bonnet buldge. : XB COBRA edition also.

[GS608]

id have to go with AU 2/3 but i just love the look of the BF XR8 with the bonnet bulge, hard to chose, but IMO the BA lacks the distinctive difference over their base model brothers that the AU series has.

[FRD6RL]

While the 68 XR is a work of art, Im pretty sure this thread is about modern plastic-fantastic XRs :evil3:

[apolloxbgt]

Originally Posted by Blast2

XB COBRA edition also.

WTF is an xb cobra edition??I think you've got crossed wires.

[needaXYGT]

AU series III or BF

[Riksta]

I used to HATE the way the headlights on the AU XR's looked compared to the normal AU's.

However, now that I own a standard AU, the XR has really grown on me and I'm kinda spewing I don't actually have an XR myself!!!

[falzoony]

I think ba and bf should be two different choices because IMO the BF looks much tougher.

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by Riksta

I used to HATE the way the headlights on the AU XR's looked compared to the normal AU's.

However, now that I own a standard AU, the XR has really grown on me and I'm kinda spewing I don't actually have an XR myself!!!

The TS50 looks heaps better than an XR AU. There is potential in an AU front.

Originally Posted by FRD6RL

While the 68 XR is a work of art, Im pretty sure this thread is about modern plastic-fantastic XRs :evil3:

Yeah, but it had to be said.

[SVR73]

Plastic Fantastic hey, compared to today's cars, the AU certainly is far better
I agree with falzoony, the BF's do have a tougher look
I don't think much of T Series fronts, series III XR front is the best of the lot.

[LeadFoot81]

Originally Posted by SVR73

Plastic Fantastic hey, compared to today's cars, the AU certainly is far better
I agree with falzoony, the BF's do have a tougher look
I don't think much of T Series fronts, series III XR front is the best of the lot.

For the record we have an AU2 XR and LOVE the fantastic plastic! Check my signature- BI-Plane spoiler, twice as much plastic! lol

I prefer the BA XR front to the BF, it looks a little classier.