check out these pics, just released to us in dealer land, the changes are cosmetic only, no power upgrades

start from November production onwards until orion

Pat

Sorry about the res, had to reduce them

Good work Fud make em look like all the VN-VR HSV body kitted Commodores getting round....

Wheels look good though.

yeah. like the wheels, jury is still out on the kit, as soon as we get one into stock, i'll post up a pic

I like the wheels but not sure about the other changes. Look a bit tacky

ill get a spray can & fill my wheels with dark paint too yay!

i think the dodgy insert look will scare away a few older buyers

Looking a bit different from a fairmont now

i think like anything, we are going to have to wit until we see it in the flesh, these pictures are old files that have been retouched, as i said, when we get one in stock, i'll get some good photos

Have a look here http://www.caradvice.com.au/ for full details of what you get. I recon those pics are $hit, like all other pics that Ford release of new cars.

Should look a lot better in real life. this is a bit like what they did with the Rebel AUIII XR8 back in the day.

car advice obviously got the leak too!

Mate i think the wheels can stay, but the rest straight in the bin mate.
Those little add ons on the front bar make it look like the plastic scoops you get from super crap auto for you Mitsubishi Mirage lol

I like it, at least something to distinguish the Xr6T and Xr8 from the other models.

wheels look good, and dark accents tie in nicely with the sideskirts and bumper treatments.

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_...n-xr-update.htm

it will depend on colour too, if its on a vixen car, it probably won't look as good, as well as neo, the contrast will be wrong...

& ego it will look the same

Maybe if the T had and R-spec option that would make it worth while other than that, its one big yawn fest.

Don't know if i like the painted mirrors.

It looks like to dodgy brothers got to it...

Mate if they want to sell more T's get them to through in a flasher with any purchase....

Ozzie

Not my cup of tea

i'm gonna do that to my rims lol

its advertised in this months motor so i dont think its leak.. more a media kit

you mean next month right (november)??? anyway, nothing new really, dealerships are always the last to know..

typical bunch of 6 cylinder whingers.
STFU!!!

Oi its 6 cylinder TURBO whingers...

go set a new course in ya big barge cap'n!

Ok, who let Saleen out of is box.

Mustn't have been banned yet this month

BF Mk III isnt it? we did have a series III AU.

They have done this obviously to increase sale but I will describe this body kit which should of been done 2 years ago by Ford in one word..................DESPERATION

look, there is no denying it, Ford Aus. is on its knees right now, i'm supposed to be selling cars you know! instead because there is no-one around, i'm on here talking about crap!

Is that grey stuff on the kit and wheels an optional extra? or standard? i hope its optional looks try hard.

it's standard isn't it?

maybe if they didn't treat their customers so bad, i.e. ME!, i wouldn't have to bad mouth them to everybody i know.... It's their own fault their 'on their knees'

its not ford motor company, its the dealers that treat ppl badly, there is a misconception that ford tell the dealers what to say, we follow the warranty to the t, however some ppl can be pretty harsh in interpreting what the warranty allows...

Any real life pics yet mate?

no not yet, we don't want any of em really! While its quiet we aren't ordering any stock, but i saw the one at Sydney Motor Show, it was octane with the new kit, looked terrible IMO!

Must be REALLY bad or really since i'm struggling to find any real life photos of it from the motor show sites or from private photo collections. Pretty frustrating cause i'm right in the middle of a purchase decision with my deposit sitting with the dealers. Tryin to find a photo of a vehicle with a colour which might actually suit the grey additions rather than the bright yellow so i can make a final choice.

this is a pretty good one

and the back

Thanks Senna , yeah i've got that photo...if it looked like that then i woulldn't mind but we all know how different computer imagery/touched up photos can look compared to the real thing. The photo there is supposedly "lightening strike" coloured XR and no way the colour looks like that on the road .

its not too far from that in real life, as i said earlier, the one in octane looks terrible IMO, but you're right, com gen and real life are two different things completely

why do they always do promo shots with their second rate xr8? the T is the best one clearly!

Didn't you read the badge on the back of the car in the above pic?

sorry i'm not used to looking at the back end of cars

Stop trying to dig your way out of it.

I find that I often look at the back of cars when I am driving, I don't know about you.

now now boys

I saw the octane XR8 with these inserts at the sydney motor show, and i cant say im a big fan of it.

Perhaps the same add on bits painted body colour would actually look alright but not in the grey highlight colour!

rearendsex?

IMO they don't really suit the lines of the car. The body shape of the rest of the car is smooth and a bit round. Those extra bits look sharp and jagged compared to the rest of the car's lines.

This is more obvious in the pic from behind. From the top of the boot down to the bottom it is all following one round line, then when it hits those 'added' bits the line changes direction and goes the other way... bad designing I reckon..

I have to say that I am not a fan of the updated bodykit. Makes you wonder if they should have bothered really

Anyone else think these shot show a regression to the AU?


Scotty