New Falcon Is Coming

[terrine]

The moment you have been waiting for. The new BA Falcon will be on sale at your local Dealership on September 30th, 2002.

The new Falcon XT has 182kW of power, new exterior, new interior, state of the art Control Blade Independent Rear Suspension and a host of new Safety features.

http://email.fordnews.com.au/cgi-bin16/DM?y=hI3g0CcB1v0C4X0O8H0Al

r/peter
just in time for a bathurst win too......

[timbo333]

The new BA XR variant still has not grown on me.

I want to see the distinctive 'quad' lights back.

It will be interesting to see how Ford do without Tickford now. As I understand it, Ford are bringing back their special vehicle engineering, in house. Am I right??

[terrine]

The bond between Ford and Ford Performance Vehicles

There is an absolute commitment from each of our partners to make Ford Performance Vehicles perform.

None more so, however, than Ford Australia. And that comes from the top down.

Which is why you will find senior company stakeholders from Ford Australia (including the company President, Geoff Polites) and Ford Performance Vehicles inextricably linked by a Performance Strategy Board ensuring our commitment to delivering performance vehicles for car enthusiasts is never compromised.

As 49% shareholder in Ford Performance Vehicles (Prodrive holds the other 51%), Ford will provide more than just the donor vehicles which will become the next generation of Ford high-performance cars..................source

www.fordperformancevehicles.com.au/index.asp

more info on prodrive her

www.prodrive.com/display1.asp?topArea=company&displaySubArea=profile&subID=72&noFlash=0

r/peter

[bayden]

Timbo. Check out www.fordperformancevehicles.com.au. You'll find all your answers there.;)

[timbo333]

bayden.......

Thanks for the additional info. Have been to site and note that Tickford still involved......excellent:D

Can't wait for a BIANTE roadcar of the XR models....preferably my series (AUII or III)

Cheers,

[bayden]

Timbo. What's wrong with my series- series 1 XR6 VCT with full Tickford body kit and 17" Tickfords in Venom Red?
Anyway, Glens rendering on your car looks fairly trick, try and con the company into letting you do that!
Personally can't wait to see/drive both the new turbo Falcon or the G.T. Just might be some market share heading Fords' way.;)

[brchi17]

Looks like the tide is changing.
After seeing a new Commodore at a dearler on the weekend, i believe the Ford may have the answer. However, i hope there are enough people out there who haven't been burnt by Ford over the past, to give Barra a chance. Unfortunately most of the people i know who bought Falcons (8 in total) over the past 5 years have vowed never to buy another Ford again, because of quality and realiabilty problems.
I for one, are very undecied as to what to buy as my EL hasn't been the most realiable car and it time to cut my losses and try again.