Just picked up my new FG MKII XR6 Turbo and I hope there are heaps of improvements.

Seriously missing my 2003 BA XR6 Turbo at this stage. The new one is actually a huge disappointment, compared to the BA.

Are you trolling or wat? Saw you say in another thread BA was the best EVER which was also in comparison to a fg. Like for real? Im not even gonna dribble about why its not...

Edited March 22, 201412 yr by barnz

Just picked up my new FG MKII XR6 Turbo and I hope there are heaps of improvements.

Seriously missing my 2003 BA XR6 Turbo at this stage. The new one is actually a huge disappointment, compared to the BA.

03 ba to new fg and you think the ba is better. you cant be serious. :wacko:

Some people are impartial to slugs that handle like boats.

BA was an awesome vehicle in its day but everything has improved exponentially since. Just as you'd expect/hope the next model will sh*t all over the FG.

Standard reactions will be hate initially until people start to see them around. Bit like the first time you listen to a new song, it never becomes your favourite immediately.

This is the front of a new XR taken from AFF as posted by spyman03. There is a huge thread over on AFF where lots of info has been posted along with pictures of the new Falcon (most of the snippet pics are no longer there).

Note the following:

- Front parking sensors

- Taped up Halo DRLs in the headlight.

- Taped up chrome trim around upper grille

- Taped up chrome trim around lower section of bottom grill

- Taped up chrome around driving light assembly

- There will be an XR badge in the bottom left of upper grille (see second picture)

Edited March 22, 201412 yr by XtRmn8

Cheers Goran!

Any word on the interior?

Will they be on par with the vf?

Any word on the interior?

Will they be on par with the vf?

I have been following the AFF thread like a hawk over the past month and a couple of good sources have basically confirmed the following regards the new Falcon. Some of these have also been backed up by spy pictures.

Exterior:

- New front bumpers across range

- New headlights, same shape for each model but XRs get unique halo DRLs

- New bonnet

- New quarter panel side indicators from base model SZ Territory (with an orange lens!)

- Front quarter panels remain unchanged apart from indicator

- Rear view mirrors remain unchanged

- New boot lid

- New rear bumpers across range with new diffuser designs

- New rear 2 piece tail lights. Tail light will extend onto boot lid. They will have noen strip illumination. (apparently very similar in look to new XF Jaguar)

- No other sheet metal changes to rear.

- No other sheet metal changes to doors

- All new models will have a roof mounter antenna.

- Some models get new wheel designs (from what has been seen in spy pics)

Interior/tech:

- Very minimal changes due to budget, overall the dash design will be FG carryover.

- The ICC and touchscreen area will get minor changes (design) but overall same shape.

- Door cards will get minor updates in how they are trimmed

- The dash gauge cluster will get an update

- Minor trim changes across the board, however seats remain unchanged in shape.

- Steering wheel may get minor update

- Some model will have both front and rear parking sensors

- Some models with have auto wipers

- Base model will come with rear camera and colour ICC screen

- It has been hinted that the new Falcon will get the FordSync system from Focus/Kuga

Overall I don't think the new Falcon will get anywhere near the amount of change or new tech as what the VF got. Bit of a shame rally but what can you expect as it will only be on sale for 2 years and considering Ford can't give them away, we should be lucky that it is even coming.

I think the most exciting thing about the new Falcon is the return of the XR8 and the possibility that the 335kw SC 5.0L V8 will be available for well under 50k.

They need to up the tech, the features of the vf should be there benchmark. Otherwise I'll be looking at 300c srt8 over the xr8.

^^ won't happen mate.

I think the VE to VF update will not be matched by the new Falcon. You have to remember they have a very limited budget to play with and majority of changes will be exterior.

Its a shame because when you think about it Ford has had the tech in other cars for years but they just neglected the Falcon IMO.

On the other hand those new 300s are a nice bit of kit. I'd be happy with a pearl white 300C Luxury

I'm not too concerned about the Tech as I like to drive a car rather than indulge in multi coloured displays with bar graphs and diagrams, The FG's Tech features do the Job fine for me.

Rather than adding entirely new features I'd like to see them improve on what already is a good car e.g take the good things and make them even better or take the things that aren't so good and improve on them.

Edited March 22, 201412 yr by Z2TT