Our most recent poll signals more problems ahead for Motor Shows in Australia. Of the nearly 700 responses to the TMR poll, 45 percent responded that Motor Shows had become “a giant yawn”.

A further 31 percent responded that they would like to see “more concept cars and show specials”, while just 8 percent chose the [...]

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Here at The Motor Report we’ve been sitting on what we thought was bomb-shell news: an impeccable source had informed us that Ford Australia, on direction from Ford Motor Company headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, would announce in February next year a progressive cessation of vehicle manufacture in this country.

In other words, we thought it was [...]

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While the FG Falcon may be facing an uncertain future - what with flagging sales, the axing of its evergreen 4-litre six and the prospect that it may become a front-driver - for now, at least, it’s still proving its worth as one of Australia’s best-built cars.

At the recent Automotive Engineering Excellence Awards conducted [...]

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Ford Australia has today announced the availability of Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) across the petrol powered FG Falcon Ute range. DSC will be standard on FG Falcon Ute models equipped with sports suspension from September production and offered as an option on workhorse models with ¾-tonne and one-tonne suspension packages from December production.

Having just driven [...]

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Ford is giving its Aussie fans a hard time at the moment. Last week we reported on the very real possibility that Ford will be handling their RWD architecture development in North America instead of leaving it in the more than capable hands of Ford Australia.

The decision leaves Ford’s Australian outpost on ground that is [...]

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It seems the head honcho at Ford, Alan Mulally has a thing for our new FG Falcon. The Ford CEO recently got behind the wheel of an FG Falcon G6E Turbo at an Australian test facility and came away mightily impressed. In fact he declared, “I want one”!

There is a general world-wide consensus that Ford [...]

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With the hype beginning to settle down, it has been confirmed that the new FG Falcon range will be a feature at this months Melbourne Motor Show, as expected. On display will be the new sedan, Ute and the Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) range.

For those that have missed the recent articles, the new FG Falcon [...]

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Pictures of FPV’s new FG are a little thin on the ground at the moment, so we have to give credit where credit is due here. The guys over at Australian Ford Forums have their fingers on the pulse and had a ‘mole in the hole’ at today’s preview. Thanks to ‘russellw’ we can give [...]

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Official information on Ford’s new for 2008 Falcon is here. Designated the FG, it ushers in a range of vastly improved engines and sharp clean styling that maybe not quite the wholesale change some were hoping for, but is attractive non-the-less.

Ford enthusiasts may lament the dropping of the Futura and Fairmont nameplates which are no-longer [...]

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It’s kind of ironic that the clearest picture of the 2008 Falcon Orion has actually been taken by a photographer in the States. Leftlanenews debuted the image [...]

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