Raptor Member 66 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Posted 11/10/02 06:44 AM Posted 11/10/02 06:44 AM I've had aride in a Phantom XR6 Ute.A bit over 2 weeks ago. Boy, do these things go. That Sequential Shift auto seems to work damn well too. I also got to have a good drool and look it over afterwards. Nice.I can't say I was crazy on the purple striped interior but I guess it will appeal to some.
Guest freemchr Guests Posted 11/10/02 08:32 AM Posted 11/10/02 08:32 AM Is the purple as nice as people say it is?
Raptor Member 66 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Posted 13/10/02 11:41 PM Author Posted 13/10/02 11:41 PM The purple on the outside I liked. The purple on the inside I did not.I think it will date quickly.
Guest blackout Guests Posted 14/10/02 12:21 AM Posted 14/10/02 12:21 AM Can't say I have seen the interior? What is it? The wheel wrap? Gear knob? Interested to know those things.however, I really like the purple they have on the new xr8 ute add on tv, and the purple shown in the xr6t form above (top left corner) speaking of the ute, d'yas reckon the xr8 ute will come out of the factory sounding like it does on the new ad? :lol: how good would that be!?!
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,792 Member For: 23y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 14/10/02 01:29 AM Posted 14/10/02 01:29 AM The purple in the top left hand side doesnt exist.. just something I whipped up in photoshop.. neither does the orange on the main page. :D
Raptor Member 66 Member For: 23y 11m 15d Posted 14/10/02 01:33 AM Author Posted 14/10/02 01:33 AM The interior is generally very nice, with brushed alloy detail trim on the gauges, door handles and gear knob. It is just that the cloth insert pieces (door panels and seats) that go with some of the colours are a bit bright for my tastes. Ford are calling it a Plexis pattern (kinda of tiger stripes or lightning forks in colour over a dark background). Comes in Purple (Phantom), Blue (Bluprint), Red, Dark Blue and Grey on the XR models only. There is also a perforated pattern and a leather option. What colour/pattern/material you can have is determined by the exterior colour.You can get some idea looking at the Fabric & Trim area of www.NewFalcon.com.auThe phantom (purple) exterior does look good in real life.Yes, I reckon the Boss 260 engine in the XR8 will sound just like it does on the TV ad.
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,792 Member For: 23y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 14/10/02 03:13 AM Posted 14/10/02 03:13 AM The Phantom colour on the ute ad looks really dark. Like a dark purple. I wish they had made a ligher one.
Guest blackout Guests Posted 14/10/02 04:17 AM Posted 14/10/02 04:17 AM have they got a steering wheel that so much resembles AU's momo wheel? I had a ride in the XT falcon before it was actually released to the public, so I got to experience the interior way before it was even shown on the website.I didn't mind the wheel, a bit european looking I thought.I just hope they have a wheel as good looking as the AU/momo one.oh and yeah - damn about that purple in the top left hand corner only being a muck about thing. I was getting wet at the sight of it
Guest DZ. Guests Posted 14/10/02 06:02 AM Posted 14/10/02 06:02 AM Not sure what the AU's momo wheel looked like but there is a momo wheel option. There's a picture of it here:Optional Momo Steering Wheel
Guest blackout Guests Posted 14/10/02 08:37 AM Posted 14/10/02 08:37 AM yeah that one looks good.the AU momo wheel can be seen here
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