New FG Falcon mk2 website

[FacultY]

Looks like there's a new site up with plenty interaction and a video coming soon. I also discovered some new things too with mk2 such as Driver Fatigue warning. Thoughts?

http://www.ford.com.au/cars/new-falcon/experience

[phillyc]

Originally Posted by FacultY

Looks like there's a new site up with plenty interaction and a video coming soon. I also discovered some new things too with mk2 such as Driver Fatigue warning. Thoughts?

http://www.ford.com.au/cars/new-falcon/experience

That must be quite new. Was on their website less than 2 weeks ago. Ford have plenty of award winning cars these days which is terrific.

But the link above to the Ford FG2 mini site is great. "Driven by Passion, Driven by Falcon".

One of the MANY things they are pushing is the fold down rear seat. The CGI stuff looks quite good too.

So, it seems that Ford have been listening and are gearing up for a big push of the FG2 Falcon. Someone mentioned in another thread, that it looked like a switch has been turned on with all the EcoLPi adverts on the radio and the newspaper stuff too.

PS Thanks for the link!

[MRFGXR6]

Shame............ the XR8 pics have still failed to load.

[Brazen]

That's the second time lately I have seen th
Pushing the folding rear seat.

[Nikked]

Terri ad's back up aswell :-)

[Road_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Brazen

That's the second time lately I have seen th
Pushing the folding rear seat.

I'd say they're trying to highlight the 'space' issue compared to cars people are buying (Mazda 3 etc)

[Joe5619]

My thinks we are about to see the media campaign begin for FGII!!


Is "Driven by Passion, Driven by Falcon" the new line for Falcon? I like!!

[Polyal]

I think it is, the ECOLPi tag is quite good too.

[Uncle Niceguy]

i don't get it they say ECOLPi is getting 12l/100km and the petrol one is getting 11l/100km isn't it meant to be more efficient?

[Polyal]

No mate, probably more reasons why but LPG is far less dense. Dare I say it could never be as "efficient".

[4.0i OHC]

Originally Posted by Mr.NiceGuy

i don't get it they say ECOLPi is getting 12l/100km and the petrol one is getting 11l/100km isn't it meant to be more efficient?

EcoLPI runs on the less energy dense but cheaper fuel. It is more efficient than the E-gas system is replaced

[Grunter]

Originally Posted by FacultY

Looks like there's a new site up with plenty interaction and a video coming soon. I also discovered some new things too with mk2 such as Driver Fatigue warning. Thoughts?

http://www.ford.com.au/cars/new-falcon/experience

FYI, the mk1 has a visual and audio alarm for driver fatigue. My 2008 F6 does anyway.

[FacultY]

Originally Posted by Grunter

FYI, the mk1 has a visual and audio alarm for driver fatigue. My 2008 F6 does anyway.

Oh. When does it usually kick in?

[turbodewd]

EcoLPI not only uses cheaper fuel, but it has 3kW and 18Nm more than the petrol version. Also less emissions.

[Shonky.]

Originally Posted by FacultY

Oh. When does it usually kick in?

Think it is set to off by default. You have to set it from your ICC menu

[Smoke Pursuit]

2 hours typically...

[Oxa384]

Originally Posted by Joe5619

My thinks we are about to see the media campaign begin for FGII!!

too little too late for most of us im afraid

[|Nate]

Yaaaaay looks like the Falcon isn't dead and FordAU are about to ramp things up, now there will be no more threads about how the Falcon is doomed and Ford is burning to the ground!

[Professor Farnsworth]

bit weird that the partial-car pictured on the front page is an XR6 with the old 17's.. that would indicate it's an EcoLPi - but what's the point of showing that when there's no way to see it IS actually the LPG version.. a shot of the new 18's would be good, or 19's, preferably.

[LukeyST]

What a great website! The first time i've seen CGI falcons that actually look GOOD. The CGI engines with the specs is a good feature too. I also really like the "Design, Engineered and Built in Australia" symbol. Great work all round.

As for territory, saw a MASSIVE roadside billboard with the Territory and Kuga with "Paris or Rome, its your choice" or something along those lines this afternoon. Looked good also.

..... but why so late? Did they just have a change of marketing team?

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Grunter

FYI, the mk1 has a visual and audio alarm for driver fatigue. My 2008 F6 does anyway.

yeah i found mine when i took it to gladstone, audible chime and the centre dash display lights up telling you its time for a break... quite cool initially.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by LukeyST

What a great website! The first time i've seen CGI falcons that actually look GOOD. The CGI engines with the specs is a good feature too. I also really like the "Design, Engineered and Built in Australia" symbol. Great work all round.

As for territory, saw a MASSIVE roadside billboard with the Territory and Kuga with "Paris or Rome, its your choice" or something along those lines this afternoon. Looked good also.

..... but why so late? Did they just have a change of marketing team?

They have a new marketing boss, who replaced the previous incompetent fool who's main part of going to work was sitting on her hands for 8 hours and trying to avoid falling to sleep.

This may just be a sign the new guy might actually have half a clue how to do his job. Hallelujah

Now where's my Beth Donavan dart board.

[BigAL_250]

Noticed they've also got similar pages for the MkII Ute the New Ranger and the Kuga. Some really professional looking work there, I'm impressed.

Though it does look like there might be some more to come still, some of the pages looked like something was missing.

[superfly]

Originally Posted by FacultY

Oh. When does it usually kick in?

Default setting is 2 hours but you can change this.

[Dave R]

Someone must have been fired and replaced, I have never seen something so good come out of Ford's online division. Very well done!

[T3ts50]

It looks like they fixed the boot as well with a flat floor.

[XtRmn8]

I looks like the structure change happened late last year.

Here is an article about is http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...25795D00141E22

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Now where's my Beth Donavan dart board.

Ford Australia vice-president of marketing, sales and service, Beth Donovan, says the Commodore's extra Sportwagon body style gives it an unassailable advantage.

''As a nameplate, we'll never outsell Commodore again because we'd have to outsell all those wagons as well,'' she says.

.....what a defeatist thing to say from the person who is employed to promote and market the product.

Source: http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor...805-1idzk.html

With an attitude like that, glad that she is gone. She has been in the position since 2008, about the same time as when form marketing started going downhill.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

They have a new marketing boss, who replaced the previous incompetent fool who's main part of going to work was sitting on her hands for 8 hours and trying to avoid falling to sleep.

This may just be a sign the new guy might actually have half a clue how to do his job. Hallelujah

Now where's my Beth Donavan dart board.

Sitting on their hands for 8 hours and avoiding falling asleep? Sounds like my kinda job!

Lets hope this new person doesn't pull off the "walking fingers", otherwise I'll make sure I jam theirs where the sun don't shine.

[Chopped]

I've seen a few Mk2s (XTs & G6Es) on the road this week.
I like the new front, very modern looking. Looks different to the series 1.
Bigger design difference compared to what Holden did with the VEs1 & VEs2.

[Road_Warrior]

I seen HWP in a fully marked up FGII XR6 last week

I likey very much