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  Comment by Daniel McCoey
  16 April 2008

  Time will only tell, but I would hazard a guess coreveit testing will reveal a 0-100 time of under the magic 5 second mark. Regardless of what camp you have your feet firmly grounded in, one thing is apparent; the new FG FPV F6 is flirting with becoming the fastest Australian built production car of all time!

  Previous FPV F6’s have delivered to Australian motorists what rival manufacturers have not been previously able to serve up. Comfort, coming courtesy of a softer ride than expected, interior presentation, which has been class leading in fit and finish as well as ergonomics, and finally there is the brakes… Retina detaching brakes!

  The only criticism of new F6 will be a fuel consumption as history tends to have a way of repeating itself as previous turbo charged FPV’s were thirstier than their V8 brethren. Grip from the rear tyres may also present a problem, but it’s a problem that in itself should produce a grin to rival a Cheshire cat.

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  Comment by Steane Klose
  16 April 2008

  I agree Daniel. I have to admit to having owned a brace of HSV’s over the last 10 years but the FG Falcon has me looking at the brand in a new light. The FG FPV appears to be something else again.

  The V8, IMO will only be bought by the cubic inch enthusiast. There is really no ‘good’ reason to buy the GT. The F6 is the FPV of choice and it wouldn’t surprise me if it broke the 5sec 0-100 time in official testing either.

  The special thing about the FPV’s is that both the 6 and 8 cylinder engines are bolted together in Australia - not simply crated in and reflashed - and thats something for Ford fans to be proud of.

  I’m not sure how long these large aussie family cars can survive and the FG probably isnt the right car for Ford in this day and age - but we’ll see. In the meantime, the latest FPV’s look like being stunning cars.

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  Comment by Dan Guralnek
  25 April 2008

  I love cars and i might also be the worlds biggest skeptic. While FPV and HSV are hardly at the top of my wishlist I can definitely see the apeal of tearing up the streets in a loud V8.

  My problem lies in the marketing tactics. I like honesty and products selling on merit alone. I suspect holden and ford are playing mind games. I think they are trying to deceive us into buying large, poorly designed outdated gas guzzlers.

  Power wars are like free trade, by removing artificial barriers you can reward and nurture efficiency or by building a more powerful car you can be rewarded by consumer’s money.

  Imagine if holden and ford were in cahootz, imagine if they successfully created the illusion that a power war was actually taking place. If they raised power output by 5 or 10 kilowats a year and more or less stayed even while taking turns at the top people would think that a power war was taking place. Power Wars create awareness which leads to interest and hopfully results in sales.

  If they could actually make us believe and generate sales on a false powerwar why would they spend money on development.

  don’t believe it!!

  Stupid people who get sucked into false power wars are unintentionally causing the rest of us to be starved of genuinely new and innovative cars.

  here we have to giants in the world of automotive consrtuction FORD and GM. Both have near unlimited resources. Both have flagship models in australia that are large heavy V8 cars filled to the brim with old technology.

  Apparently, (if you their advertising) both companies have used their unlimited resources and all their expertise to come up with their latest models.

  both cars are exactly the same, they are large heavy sedans with no new technology and power outputs only a couple of klowats apart.

  if they had used all their resouces and design expertise don’t you think that power outputs might be a little different.

  Dan Guralnek

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  Comment by F6 310
  1 May 2008

  The F6 is easily the best FPV. I still love the GT but if I had a choice the F6 would be the one I choose. V8 lovers say there is nothing like a V8 but if they drove a F6 they would change their minds…..this is one fantastic car…….well done FPV

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  Comment by wheelnut
  23 May 2008

  I would like to know why FPV let that interior designer form better homes and garden add the “finishing touches” to the cars appearnace

  I mean she has a habit of creating something nice then going that one step further thereby making it tacky

  which is what those extra bonnet decals and stripes etc do to what are fine examples of Ozi Motoring

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  Comment by Bavarian Missile
  23 May 2008

  owww,you trying to bait Andrew M ,I do have to agree on the over done bonnet decals though. I don’t agree with what Dan has to say on them,true most of the technology in FPVs and HSVs isn’t theirs but its hardly old!

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  Comment by wheelnut
  23 May 2008

  Old Technology… remember this: NASA have spent billions on a pen that would wrie in space; The Russians took a Pencil.

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  Comment by Phill
  8 June 2008

  For the price Aussies build the best large sedans in the world,and the tech isnt that old(Must be refering to pushrods).The high power outputs on modern cars are not reaily needed(what average person needs 400+hp to drive the kids to school and go up the coast once a year)but its still good to have them anyway.Enjoy it while it lasts one day we will all have to drive a govenment supplyed Prius.I hope I am dead by then

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  Comment by Bavarian Missile
  8 June 2008

  A Prius……..think Id prefer to walk. Better for the environment too.

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