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View Poll Results: What's your favorite turbo?
Focus XR5 Turbo 19 12.75%
Mondeo XR5 Turbo 7 4.70%
Falcon XR6 Turbo 106 71.14%
Territory Turbo 17 11.41%
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Old 07-11-2007, 04:38 PM   #1
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Default Your Favorite Turbo?

Just thought this would be a cool idea to see what peoples favorite 'Turbo' model from Ford is.

Focus XR5 Turbo


Mondeo XR5 Turbo


Falcon XR6 Turbo


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Old 07-11-2007, 04:41 PM   #2
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Phoar to hard to call really. All are awesome, depends what you need I guess. But since you asked:

Focus/Mondeo - For hooning around during the week and not spending a fortune on fuel
Falcon - Weekend Warrior
Territory - Well one day I guess the chances of carting kids might be an issue, may as well do it quickly.

But if I had to choose one, and be mindful of fuel etc, id get the Mondeo.
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Focus for me. Only cause I bought a silver one
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Old 07-11-2007, 05:24 PM   #4
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I voted XR6T 'cause they still make me drool.
Though if I wanted a small car I'd take the XR5T, hatch, black, but at last look they didn't have a option for full black leather interior. I'm not a fan of the colour coded interior in them.
If I had kids, or lived in a semi rural area and did a lot of k's, then I'd take the Territory. Again in black.
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Old 07-11-2007, 05:27 PM   #5
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you missed the F6 typhoon/tornado the new Terry Xf6 or what ever its called.

my favourite is the F6 range
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I thought that too, but maybe he was trying to differentiate between Ford and FPV?
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Yeah give me an XR6 Turbo with all the options and do whatever has to be done to get 300+RWKW.

No point pussy-footing around with a small car IMO.
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Old 07-11-2007, 06:03 PM   #9
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I might be bias but i voted XR6T.

It was also the begining of the Ford turbo partenship.
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Falcon T, but the TT is pretty nice as well.
Wasn't all that impressed with the Focus, havent driven the Mondeo.
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When it comes to family, is the Territory that much better than the Falcon in "family necessities"? If so, give me examples why...

My vote would probably have to go to the XR5 Focus because the rest of them all look boring in stock form.
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What do you think?????????

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None of that lot, I'm afraid...

If I had to have a turbo'd Ford, there'd only be one that I'd want, and I'll have mine in black, thanks:

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territory turbo for me! and , as someone else has already mentioned, if the possibility of kids is there ... and i'm not keen on updating the car in two three, four or five years to keep up, then i want to be doing it quickly heehee.
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Yeh F6 Typhoon can fall under XR6T I suppose! And FX6(?) under Territory
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The Focus or the Falcon for me.
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as appetising as that sierra looks..and even though this is a ford forum...mi fave turbo is the vl.....but the XR5 is cool
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Escort Cosworth & Sierra Cosworth. Full stop.

Although Focus XR5T and Falcon XR6T are nice.
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XR6T - used to have one, loved it!
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The XR5 does it for me!
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XR6 Martin, I saw a pimped out black on black Ranger yesterday and it looked AWESOME. Had some big shadow chrome rims and looked tough as nails, wasn't on its guts so he must use it a bit.

All the above are great cars, and Fords line up is getter better and better.

Orion Fairmont Ghia would be my pick!
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Atm I'd take the xr5,that may change with orion though.
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Typhoon/tornado for me.
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Of those on the list, XR6 Turbo easily.

RWD, for one, and its just so far ahead of the rest potential wise. The Territory is even engine wise, being exactly the same... but in a big 4WD thing? Urgh...

XR6 Turbo + $5000 in mods and some 911 Turbo owners are going to be scratching their heads...
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XR6 Turbo + $5000 in mods and some 911 Turbo owners are going to be scratching their heads...
until you reach a corner...
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until you reach a corner...
Hey... that's why an XR6 Turbo starts at $43,000 and a 911 Turbo at $327,000.
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Hey... that's why an XR6 Turbo starts at $43,000 and a 911 Turbo at $327,000.
Spend $250,000 on suspension and still be in front
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To go straight line i'd take a XR6T anyday of the week.. (i still miss mine) but for those drives through the dandenongs Focus and mondeo are the best picks
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I voted the Falcon XR6T - purely because its a Falcon, I'm personally not into smaller cars or SUV's (although if I did NEED an SUV, Territory would be the one I buy).

That being said, the Focus & Mondeo look bloody awesome compared to some of the other smaller cars on the market.
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