Ford Aus Passes on XR6 Turbo Replacement

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by simon varley

The only significant issue I've got is rear seat leg room but then again nothing comes close to Falcadore in that respect

Chinese Taurus?

[stig_3754]

Originally Posted by Supafordies

Yes i have sat in a few, definitely a nice place to be with all the latest in modern interior. Im just used to stretching my legs out while cruising around in my old falcon..

Try moving the seat back, you might be pleasantly surprised.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

Does this mean the closest new car alternative to the XR6T will be the 2018 V6 AWD Commodore.

Not even close to offering the performance, drive feel and modability. They are saying 0-100 in around 6 seconds which is nearly a second slower than XR6T.

[Sprintey]

535i XF-R gotta pay more of the bickies to get what the XR6-T had in 2017...

[roddy1960]

G'day all...Very vexing is this...As time passes a country like ours brought up with a few cubes and a bit of mumbo and especially wanting one with a blue oval on the car will get increasingly frustrated..
Small market we may be but a passionate one none the less. Methinks that if someone whacked out something special they'd sell pretty quick....
Maybe a year ago I saw a video about a 2015 Taurus SHO with the 3.5 V6 Turbo and AWD and I remember thinking .."That'd work here once the Falcon has finished"...Only one teeny tiny problem , no RHD platform and the Taurus is on borrowed time anyhow..At 3000 per month in the US market it sells worse than Falcon did here one report suggested.
What about a 2.3 Ecoboost in the family sized Mondeo sometime like what's in the sporty Focus RS.

Suppose that's not technically possible or likely either...In RS mode it's 257 kw..She'd be a rocket then....Cheers Rod....

[roddy1960]

G'day all...This might have to do as the Falcon XR6 T replacement. until a proper Mumbo'd full sized Mondeo comes along .What about one of these ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwSPkAzMzRw Cheers Rod..