Ford Falcon G6E Turbo

[Pommygranite]

Just picked this up on Saturday as my new company car and so far i'm smitten - its an outrageous Q Car given the specs:

0-60mph - 4.97
1/4 mile - 13.2 sec
Top Speed - Limited to 150mph. Estimate 165-170mph unlimited.
4.0 6 Cylinder Turbo
362 BHP
393 lb/ft torque (2000-4750 rpm)
6 Spd ZF Auto
1745kg weight.

So far its returning about 23-25mpg and thats with fairly spirited driving which i think is pretty good.

Dimensions wise its about the same size as a BMW 5 series (E60).

Its also specced right up - elec leather seat, reverse camera, ipod/bluetooth thingummyjig, dual zone climate etc so feels very luxobarge but when you floor it it feels crazy fast.

I thought it had enough power but have found out you can chip it for about 300 quid to around 420bhp or about 2 grand gets you just above 500bhp

[OwenK]

Looks like a Mondeo but nicer! Sounds stupidly rapid for such a car too. I want one!

[IROC-Z]

I like it! Definitely more subtle than a XR6/8.

Hoping to hire a Falcon to pootle around when I go to NZ in October, even if it will just be the XT.

[vrooom]

wow, supercar performace in ford monedeo dress!!

[pacman06]

Want! How does company car tax etc work in Aus?

[al1991]

I like that a lot!

[QuackHandle]

Total sleeper!

[soad]

Definitely interesting. I'd be tempted to chip it just for the hell of it - first option is good value!

[Pommygranite]

Here's a google clip I found of the same car as mine doing 0-60mph (100 km/h) quite, er, quickly...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygzv44DRcm8&fea...

[jsg612]

What a lovely car, if only they were offered on sale in the UK.

When you say 6 cylinder, is it a straight 6 or V6?

[Graebob]

0-60 in FIVE SECONDS?

In what looks like a boggo MONDEO?! (Doesn't even look as tarty as our Titanium X version with the ST engine, which is slower )

Amazing! Top marks!

[mwstewart]

Superb, I really like that. It's better looking than our Mondeo.

[stuart-b]

Why don't we get that?! Are Ford nuts!

Bah!

[Swoxy]

Amazing! Ford should sell that in the UK as the Scorpio.

[poo at Paul's]

4wd?

[singh350i]

very nice i like it, they should import these to uk will sell well i reckon, how much do they cost new?

[DanGPR]

poo at Paul's said:

4wd?

RWD

[W00DY]

Very smart. Really like that.

[Negative Creep]

jsg612 said:

What a lovely car, if only they were offered on sale in the UK.

When you say 6 cylinder, is it a straight 6 or V6?

They've always used a straight 6

[vit4]

Why the bloody hell don't Ford sell this in the UK?! GM do with the VXR8 and the Ford would have MUCH wider appeal imo as a real alternative to the M5 ilk, purely because of the very understated looks!


Rambly story:
I remember about four/five years ago one night when I was 13. Mates dragging me along to an underage club type thing, been drinking a bit and at that age under the influence EVERYTHING is amazing . It was on this industrial estate and I'd not really done anything like it before. Then, out of the pitch black a then-brand new black Falcon did the biggest fk off burnout I've seen on a standard car, before returning a few minutes later drifting around some of the corners. Hadn't even seen/heard it before it did the burnout, just looked like anything else. Very, very impressive sight and a truly glorious sound