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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The field of battle is set. There will be biffo on the hill at Bathurst, and in pubs and football clubrooms. Barbs will be thrown, “Looks like a BF, mate!”… and hurled back, “Listen mate, all Holdens are shyte.”

And it’ll be on.

This year, with the release of the FG Series, with its ‘evolved’ understated lines and [...]

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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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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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