Top 4 of 2008

[EgoFG]

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2008...-of-2008-11235

Mike Sinclair
Editor in Chief
...BMW M3:
...Porsche 911 GT2:
...Volkswagen Golf VI/Mazda 3:
...Audi TTS:

Ken Gratton
News Editor
...BMW M3 Convertible:
...Ford Mondeo XR5:
...Skoda Octavia Scout:
...Renault Sport Clio 197:

Melissa McCormick
Production Editor
...Porsche 911 997 Gen II:
...BMW M3 Coupe:
...Ford Falcon FG:
...Chev Volt:

Gautam Sharma
International Correspondent
...Volkswagen Passat R36:
...BMW X6:
...Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4:
...Mercedes C63 AMG:

John Wright
Buying Used Expert
...FG Falcon:
...Audi A4:
...Mitsubishi Evolution:
...Honda Jazz:

Otto Insider
The Auto Industry's Angry (not-so) Young Man
In Otto's case four beauties he didn't drive!...
...Chevrolet Volt:
...Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead:
...Ford Focus RS:
...Hyundai i30:

[BlackLS]

Fair list there. Good to see Ford well represented with small, medium and large car... no mention of Holden though...

[Auslandau]

Not a bad little summary of the FG ..... and spot on about the sales prospects. Also good to see someone say that the AU was even a superior car to the Commodore ....... which it is

John Wright
Buying Used Expert
FG Falcon: Of my four cars of 2008, the standout is the Falcon and the sad thing is that they are unlikely to earn the sales they deserve. For a number of years now -- since October 1998 when the AU was launched -- I have regarded the Falcon as superior to the Commodore, mainly for reasons of steering feel, quality of the six-cylinder engine, versatility of packaging and intelligence of features. The blind-spot built into every VE A-pillar would have been unimaginable in the FG Falcon. And it lacks that no-brainer, the split-fold rear seat.

The up-spec Falcons I drove bear comparison with a 5 Series. At Ford Australia, engineering continues to predominate over marketing, but they need to work on new ways to help people discover that the Falcon is an astonishingly competent and uniquely Australian car.

Originally Posted by BlackLS

Fair list there. Good to see Ford well represented with small, medium and large car... no mention of Holden though...

Chevy Volt could be here under the Holden banner so I suppose it is the best GM could do?



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[TUF_302]

Great to see Ford mentioned, and especially the FG 2 times!