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Old 02-22-2010, 01:15 AM
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Snapped these with my phone quick. It appeared to have ford type oval emblems on the back and steering wheel but the emblems were removed from the rear, the front was covered in a bra and the steering wheel had black tape over it. It was RIGHT HAND drive as well. The thing that stood out to me was the big red Brembo brakes, and the hood bump. The rear reminded me of a new Taurus but it wasn't one. Nice looking car actually. Anybody have an idea what it is?~Cole~

P.S. It had manufacturer plates on it and the guy kept trying to ditch me and avoid letting me get next to him to take pictures. i tried my best to get clean shots but it was a pain to do that in Chicago traffic.









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Nevermind it appears to be a new Ford Falcon i started searching and recognized the hood
http://carwad.net/Article/Aussie_For...ted_in_U_S/479

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n-GT-P-big.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5...ongtbigtg2.jpg
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looks like a pretty sweet ride..

yay for US finally getting back into the RWD game.
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it does look nice. The rear need's a spoiler as it's kinda boring but the rest of the car looked nice. What i could see of the dash and interior it looked nice inside. The guy driving did NOT like me taking pictures of him cause he kept trying to fly by me and stay behind me but i kept tracking him down and getting more shots You can see in the 2nd picture he's staring at me as i took pics

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It has a little european feel to it,
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I like it and that bulge in the hood suggests something special is potentially hiding under there as well.




Originally Posted by Cole Train
The rear need's a spoiler as it's kinda boring
It has one but it's just a bit small.
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We're finally getting the Falcon? That's so awesome!
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yeah it was a great looking car. It stood out to me as that and then i started noticing things about it and now i want to know more
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Originally Posted by Cole Train
yeah it was a great looking car. It stood out to me as that and then i started noticing things about it and now i want to know more
I hope it comes with the Boss 290 powerplant used in the FPV290 sold in Australia... 5.4L DOHC 388hp.
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Do like.

Originally Posted by 94Mustang302ci
I hope it comes with the Boss 290 powerplant used in the FPV290 sold in Australia... 5.4L DOHC 388hp.
That would be very cool.

This car seems like a Ford G8 if you will. I like it alot.
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Wow, so the rumors about the Falcon going global might be true after all . And it's more likely that it will land the new 4V 5.0 under its hood rather than the outgoing 4V 5.4.....especially for the North American variant.

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This car seems like a Ford G8 if you will. I like it alot.
My thoughts also.
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Originally Posted by Juicy J
This car seems like a Ford G8 if you will. I like it alot.
I guess it goes something like this ... GM kills Pontiac and with it the G8, so Ford turns around and brings its Aussie RWD V8 sedan over? One company is languishing and the other is kicking butt. No surprise.
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Very cool a 5.0 sedan that could be a sweet DD did i find the first known U.S. spyshots of this car here then?
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Turbo I6 Falcon would be awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DQs0QPNI1s
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^I agree. The Aussies have all the cool cars.
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Nice find. This car looks very cool. A 4v 5.0 would be very nice in this car. Will it be AWD like the Taurus...?
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damn, Ford is kicking *** these days. props for picking up GM's faulter of killing the G8
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looks like a pissed off taurus. I love it! and +1 to killing the G8, bad idea
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Originally Posted by 94Mustang302ci
I hope it comes with the Boss 290 powerplant used in the FPV290 sold in Australia... 5.4L DOHC 388hp.
i dont. 388hp is a down grade from 412hp. 365tq is a downgrade from 390tq.
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it is a FPV BA falcon. not so much european flavor as Aussie flavor. BIG hp and performance ford of USA hasn't had since 1971. the aussie's are expecting the 5.0 boss also. the I-6 turbo is king really. we dont need that motor. the 3.7 dohc with forged internals a TT is more than adequate.



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