Any more acronyms in that post title, and I reckon there’s a record in it.

Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has taken a step into the future, relying solely on the virtues of computer animation to promote its new FG Falcon-based performance range on television.  Could it also be a clever attempt at skirting the rules when [...]

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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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The most important Australian new car release in 2008 will be the Ford Falcon, codenamed Orion. With sales of the current model Falcon on the slide in the face of stiff competition from a brace of next-gen models including VE Commodore and Toyota’s Aurion, Ford Australia, their dealers and fans must be counting down the [...]

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Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) have announced the release of their new limited-edition F6 R-Spec Typhoon. The F6 R-Spec is one of two expected limited-edition releases in the lead-up to the new ‘Orion’ Falcon in early 2008, the other being the rumoured ‘Cobra’.

The F6 R-Spec features FPV’s R-Spec suspension package as first introduced on the GT [...]

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While the HSV marketing machine seems to be in a state of permanent overdrive there has been little to be heard from FPV in recent months. The big news of 2007 was the Prodrive broom sweeping aside six senior executives including the General Manager at the time, Sak Ryopponen…an unfortunate first name given that Sak [...]

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Word is now out that Ford Australia are considering replacing their current in-line six-cylinder with an imported V6 mainly to ensure compliance with the Euro IV emissions laws being introduced on the 1st July 2010.

Ford are believed to be considering a number of options, including continuing with the current engine and developing it further [...]

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BMW 335i giving Mt Panorama a good shake. Currently the poll-sitter going into the race leading a pack of Evo’s and STi’s.

The Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is due to start at 5:45am tomorrow (Easter Sunday). Live timing will be available via the Bathurst International Motor Festival website for those unable to make it to [...]

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2008 Bathurst WPS 12-hour results

Performance car and racing enthusiasts are being blessed with another great Bathurst motorsport weekend. A 12 hour Showroom Enduro at Mt Panorama over the Easter Weekend is part of the new Bathurst International Motor Festival. This looks like being a fantastic race as it harks back to the original spirit of [...]

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