what do u think of the falcon gt?

[blazed on haze :\]

Falcon GT


Falcon GT-P


stunning car

5.4L V8 (302ci) the engine design very similar to that of early boss mustangs ('69-'71)
290kw (future versions with 300+kw)
520nm

wish i had 80 grand

[dolla_bill0913]

Awsome cars, too bad they dont have them in the states, but I still love watching them race on TV.

[jim501]

I think they are awesome. When they lose a 100kg or 2 they will be the mass produced car on the australian market.

[dusty]

This car gives me the horn, having driven the XR6 T (briefly) the BA series are twice the car the AU was. I would have thought that GM would have at least put some decent wheel/tyre packages on the VY ,even the acclaim (NZ market) which is the Futura equivalent ( according to the salespeople ) only has 15 inch rims and you have to right up to the Berlina (fairmont) to get 16 inch rims. The base XT falcon has 16 inch steel wheels as standard so Ford have really thrown the kitchen sink into the BA. I note the new Vectra is going to be around 20 plus % more exspensive than the old model when April 14 rolls around but with no competition from Ford in this class they can probably afford to , dont be too suprised if Mr Polites decides he wants the Belgian after all, its selling like hot cakes over here.

Cheers,
Dusty

[Jimster]

Originally posted by dusty
This car gives me the horn, having driven the XR6 T (briefly) the BA series are twice the car the AU was. I would have thought that GM would have at least put some decent wheel/tyre packages on the VY ,even the acclaim (NZ market) which is the Futura equivalent ( according to the salespeople ) only has 15 inch rims and you have to right up to the Berlina (fairmont) to get 16 inch rims. The base XT falcon has 16 inch steel wheels as standard so Ford have really thrown the kitchen sink into the BA. I note the new Vectra is going to be around 20 plus % more exspensive than the old model when April 14 rolls around but with no competition from Ford in this class they can probably afford to , dont be too suprised if Mr Polites decides he wants the Belgian after all, its selling like hot cakes over here.

Cheers,
Dusty

The Mondeo will probably never return to Australia- the 2.0 midsize segment is dead over there if the Aussies want a car they either buy a small one or a big one- unlike Kiwis who tend to go in between hence the Mondeo's strong sales.


As for the GT I like it a lot! I hear it retails for AU$60,000 in base form as well

[XF 4.1L]

i thought 302 ci was a 4.9L...oh well my mistake i guess...the reason that they are so much heavier that the ss commodore it that their block is steel and 3 times stronger that the aliminium block of the ss...

[Route666]

Yeh 5.4L ain't 302ci. And yes it is nicely similar to the boss 429 motor. (slightly bigger too, not capacity wise, just bulk wise)

[brettstar01]

i love the new GT's.
They are Australia's muscle car of the year.

[xyfalconsrock]

302ci is 5.0L,
the 5.4L is like 330ci

[SCJ428]

Gt would be better if it shed the kilos and gained some killowatts, its what everyone is saying.
Also: bring back the HO
ALL HAIL GT-HO