RAP1D Member Legacy Donating Member 3,739 Member For: 20y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 21/05/12 02:52 AM Posted 21/05/12 02:52 AM Its a sign of the times... look at all the Euro suv size cars with small cc turbo motors, alot of them are great to drive and have plenty of power for the average motorist.Im sure boosting up the eco motor will give more torque and power and make it a decent drive.My 03 XC70 is 2.5lt turbo, weighs 1900kg and keeps up with most falcon/commo cars very easilly... running 16psi in it helps it hold off alot of cars.The ecoboost falcon isnt really my sort of thing, but its clearly marketed toward the camry type market...The more sales Ford can pick up with new style cars, the better the chance they will continue to offer cars to the performance market...I'd hate to see TATA's version of the F6...
dazza1981 Member 45 Member For: 23y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/05/12 03:28 AM Posted 21/05/12 03:28 AM I suggest everyone just drive one...Drove a G6 EcoBoost limited edition last week, We are coming up to renewing my work car, which in the case of our work they will only accept 4 cylinders, usually diesels.These things are fantastic! dont know what lag the magazines are reffering to but I couldnt feel any, as for seat of the pants it felt just as quick if not quicker than the Inline 6. You can notice the lighter front (felt lighter than my old Fg XRT) feels really nice in the twisty stuff even with G6 suspension & eco tyres. Granted only two of us in the car and no luggage, but I was impressed none the less. The only downside is the engine noise lacks the roar of the 6 but if you just focus on how quick it goes when you stick the boot in all is forgiven, Slow down to city commuting and the thing is just effortless.Limited edition see's leather seats 8 inch touch screen & of course the other g6 features, fleet price with other discounts looking at sub $35k, say $141/wk over 5 years, Take that to the boss with the bonus of cheaper rego & 8L/100 fuel consumption, (this demo had about 800km on clock, average fuel was sitting at 8. Would make a happy boss! and a happy me when the alternative would be me sitting in a 4 cylinder hatch all day long!If they want to sell these things, they need to get as many fleet managers as possible in these things and let them loose, infact just get as many people driving these cars as possible, they will sell themselves once driven, the 4cyl preconceptions disappear! Alongside actually marketing the things! 2
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 22y 4m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/05/12 05:26 AM Posted 21/05/12 05:26 AM Is that real-world honest feedback? 1
etrocket Member 1,382 Member For: 16y 5m 18d Gender: Male Posted 24/05/12 01:24 AM Posted 24/05/12 01:24 AM (edited) ^^^^^Take that super charger off, would you still compare the 5.0 to the 6.2? Be lucky to even come close.Don't believe what the ladies tell you Size matters Edited 24/05/12 01:25 AM by etrocket
dazza1981 Member 45 Member For: 23y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 28/05/12 05:27 AM Posted 28/05/12 05:27 AM Is that real-world honest feedback? Yes, real world honest feedback looking at the Ecoboost for what it is supposed to be, comparing my old FG XR6 Turbo (which I did use for work as well as play), as well as taking into account my time on the road visiting clients etc.
JulzC Legacy Donating Member 80 Member For: 14y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 29/06/12 01:03 AM Posted 29/06/12 01:03 AM Just a thought: How many rear wheel drive 4cyl cars are available at the moment......
rbjet Skid Machine Legacy Donating Member 1,640 Member For: 15y 3m 24d Gender: Male Posted 29/06/12 01:51 AM Posted 29/06/12 01:51 AM If your talking about new. The 86 is the only one I can think of.
Pazzo Legacy Donating Member 11,132 Member For: 15y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 29/06/12 01:52 AM Posted 29/06/12 01:52 AM BMW 1 and 3 series have 4cyl. Mercedes have the C class 4cyl RWD.
Paulie2256 Legacy Donating Member 7,441 Member For: 17y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 29/06/12 02:17 AM Posted 29/06/12 02:17 AM (edited) If your talking about new. The 86 is the only one I can think of.ummmmmfalcon? Edited 29/06/12 02:20 AM by Paulie2256
rbjet Skid Machine Legacy Donating Member 1,640 Member For: 15y 3m 24d Gender: Male Posted 29/06/12 02:37 AM Posted 29/06/12 02:37 AM I has the dumb today...Can't stop thinking about the 1.25L of Jim Beam waiting at home for me. 1
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