FG X, The Last EVER Falcon - Picture & Discussion Thread

[Perko]

Is this vixen I see?

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Rubbish, is it less falcon because of lights in the boot?

Originally Posted by Wretched

reviews are opinions remember.
and just like them I disagree, there is NO discernible Falcon style.

Falcon like Commodore, is just a large car that has changed over time.

Only rubbish I'm seeing is from the newer AFF members. The Falcon signature style always pays homage to the model before and so on. This has been discussed by designers time and time again.

Commodore followed strong design cues from the Opel models. The VE is the first to have gone away from that, so we can generally exclude Commodore from this comparison.

The Falcon does have a family resemblance by design and even this has been stated by Ford themselves over the years in those same reviews that you guys call "opinions" upon each successive model. Have a read of some press releases from the early-mid-late 1990s.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/299492/2...ed-in-fb-post/

To our eyes it’s a great-looking rear that is a long, long way from the droopy AU of the late 1990s, and points to a promisingly cohesive overall car design in the way it appears to marry naturally with the G6E’s redesigned nose.

[duaned]

Originally Posted by BlueOvalPrint

A facebook group has a full undisguised spy shot of the G6E rear:

Well that takes Ugly to an all new level! The spoiler and tips chop are an improvement. Is the awesome I6 NA staying with the same power outputs?

[Auslandau]

I think the chrome middle strip makes it though .......

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

yeah but i dunno if we'll see than on XR? i have no idea, just going by past models

Spoiler + chrome, Ford's official pic.

[Professor Farnsworth]

oh yeah hahah - i have a bad flu and fever right now i might add

the paint colour i did looks like my tissue collection

[Blue_XR]

I'm really liking what Ford have managed to do with the new Falcon. I can't wait to see this in the flesh. Its a step up in my opinion.

[xr6turbo270kw]

Hey guys
Spotted a semi undisguised XR8 on coopers st today took some photo. Having trouble uploading them could someone pm me there email and I'll email the photos so they can be uploaded.
Cheers John

[NX74205]

Originally Posted by Perko

Is this vixen I see?

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Is that a KA Laser I see

Yeah, that ute looks a bit like it's Vixen to me. Then again, it might be a smidgen brighter (and thus an entirely different colour).

[csv8]

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[csv8]

I like that green now for interior photos Spymans been quiet or silenced??

[amiers]

not a fan of the bum so far, but will wait to see it for real. All I care about is getting a FG GT rear spoiler on it !!! some one do a photo shop please

[AUS GRUNT]

Originally Posted by xr6turbo270kw

Hey guys
Spotted a semi undisguised XR8 on coopers st today took some photo. Having trouble uploading them could someone pm me there email and I'll email the photos so they can be uploaded.
Cheers John

You may have to delete some of your older attachments if its saying its exceeding the limit of attachments or something like that.

[Hawkeye84]

Dont get me wrong, i do like the new rear from what i see so far in the spyshot and believe it is a really good refresh.

But.....i feel that if they kept the groove (where the licence plate is) inverted (like the escort concept) it would of looked better



Or, if they extended the boot light and inverted the groove (which would make room for the badge under the boot light) it would look good also



I like it, just not a fan of that licence plate groove, guess they have to keep the design consistent with the mondeo.

i will have to see it in the flesh or the press photo, i might change my mind

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by amiers

not a fan of the bum so far, but will wait to see it for real. All I care about is getting a FG GT rear spoiler on it !!! some one do a photo shop please

why are you so keen on putting an FG GT spoiler on?

[jimt3te50]

I have to say I like what they've done. And I can see and know why they have to make it flow into the global style, but it's lost it's identity to me.

It's cool because it's like this, or looks like that etc. not just cool in isolation.

That's what I want to buy, something that's just cool and can't be mistaken for anything else. That's all but gone now and I'm not a fan of that.

Having said that, new XR8 will be a corker of a car. I'm sure it will be highly acclaimed and infinitely popular, sure to leave a lasting legacy....

[FGX-351]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

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That wing would actually look quite good on the new model.
I can see people doing this.

[XD ESP! XELR8]

Looking sweet..I'm sure it will grow on me tho..

No spoiler for me looks better on most cars.

[SensationFG8]

The rear end looks classy rather than tough, the GT spoiler doesn't work on it as is. IMO it would need other tweaks. Hopefully the xr backend is a bit tougher.

[sxckevo]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye84

Dont get me wrong, i do like the new rear from what i see so far in the spyshot and believe it is a really good refresh.

But.....i feel that if they kept the groove (where the licence plate is) inverted (like the escort concept) it would of looked better

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Or, if they extended the boot light and inverted the groove (which would make room for the badge under the boot light) it would look good also

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I like it, just not a fan of that licence plate groove, guess they have to keep the design consistent with the mondeo.

i will have to see it in the flesh or the press photo, i might change my mind

I tend to agree Hawkeye84, looks much nicer with that smaller number plate section!

[Dr Smith]

I think some should chill, when you see the rear next to another car you quickly realise it looks low and wide, which isn't evident in the spy shot. It looks wider (and is wider) then a Jag XF. Just wait for a rear three quarter shot.

[Polyal]

IMO a good design shouldnt need some random people on a forum to spruce it up.

That G6E looks like puss, when the lower section is colored, and you put on a spoiler and some quad tips then yeah it looks alright...but that is only for one model, what about the rest of the range...

Mind you its not coming from a very high point previous...this lower section is just as bad..



Its cheap with little detail, compared to the front that is well thought out.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by Polyal

IMO a good design shouldnt need some random people on a forum to spruce it up.

Not so much sprucing up the design, but sprucing up the photo...given that its not a official ford photo (its not CGI lol)...the poor lighting spread, focus, angle (cant even see the ground to get the proportions) isn't real flattering...

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Not so much sprucing up the design, but sprucing up the photo...given that its not a official ford photo (its not CGI lol)...the poor lighting spread, focus, angle (cant even see the ground to get the proportions) isn't real flattering...

Yeah sorry didnt mean to offend anyone, you guys have shown to nice skills, just weird calling something great only after its been Photoshopped.

Im sure the XR8 will look great from behind, just worried now about the other models because the front end is smashing.

[CyberWasp]

OMG it has tail lights and a boot. What were they thinking

[DanielXR8]

Originally Posted by P6LTD351

My tip...Ford will release official pics of the rear in the coming days. Forget about that photo, the rear looks awesome...just wait and see. I wouldn't be surprised if that photo is a fake.

Its clear its not a fake photo and again obvious they wanted the car photographed as absolutely no effort was made to disguise it. Presumably Ford marketing weren't satisfied with the buzz their CGI shots were getting in the media and wanted to see if some spy shot type photos taken by the public (or perhaps a Ford employee) uploaded to social media would generate more buzz for the car.

Of course the XR rear is still not known, to keep the pot boiling for a little bit longer.

That all said, like you, I would like to see some official pictures. I don't want to see yet another CGI however, as Ford always do a woeful job of that. I think they should just get some nice studio shots out there of the existing cars and views they have revealed.

Personally I always felt the FGII was not an improvement over the FG, but really at best a sideways step. The goggle eyed headlights in FGII looked particularly bad and never grew on me. The interior update looked what it was, a quick, cheap update.

This final Falcon makeover is quite classy and a nice way to finish the design and the car. They did a good job in my opinion. I'm not expecting any wholesale changes inside the car, but if they have at least upgraded the trim inside and use better quality leather and plastics, they will finish Falcon on a good note and that's really all any Ford fan can ask of Ford at this point.

I actually think some at Ford are paying a lot more respect to Falcon in this final form, then perhaps some on here are prepared to acknowledge. Yes it has to tie into Mustang, but they also look like the people who worked on this car, took it a lot further then just doing their jobs and getting it out there. It looks like they wanted this to be a good Falcon to see the brand off.

[Polyal]

Has it got anything to do with the cars just not being 100% ready , as in a few minor cosmetic bits waiting on suppliers etc as to why the use CGI's?

Granted everything would be signed off by now (long ago) perhaps there are a couple of things still pending deliver to the factory if builds are not until December.

FG sales are done, not much to gain there, so no harm in showing FH but they may only have CGI to show the full thing?

[galaxy xr8]

Waiting eagerly to see it in real life in it’s glory, only then will I pass my full judgement on it.

But so far, I’m happy.

[JPFS1]

CGI's are used mainly because it is far cheaper to produce the imagery required as every component is already modelled in CAD and available to the studio. With the click of a button they can hide minor details that they don't want to reveal at this stage of release.

You can be sure that if real photographs were used, many would still critique the shots and complain that they weren't up to standard etc.

[graphicgoose]

Not my cup of tea from what I'm seeing so far. Although I can respect what they've done, I'll happily stick with one of the last GT's