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

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

the paint colour i did looks like my tissue collection

Umm, nah. I'm not going there

[|Nate]

I'm extremely disappointed in the rear of the Falcon, it's practically a copy of my BMW's rear.

It has 2 tail lights, an exhaust, rear bumper and number plate, coincidence? I think not.




To be honest, the crappy photo and silver don't really do it for me, but I do like the rear. In a darker colour/different spec model, it's going to look fantastic.

Anyway done a photoshop with a lip spoiler? My imagination tells me that could look pretty good.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by 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?

They are building cars now that are full production mules. These cars will be sold, not destroyed I believe.

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by Bobman

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/

Yes...newer members

Look this is your opinion and your articles unfortunately do not support your opinion. The photos that members here have posted clearly indicate influence from overseas models.
Even the AU was influenced by the US design theme that was integrated into the Taurus.
Fact of the matter is without looking to the rest of world and their cars it you can easily be mistaken in thinking the Falcon has it's own style theme.
(EL-> AU really shows that huh )

Anyway back on topic. From the outside the final Falcon is finally a mature classy car. I know interior wise not much if anything has changed which is a great pity, but I still hold hope.

[tranquilized]

Funny how when I saw that first shot of the rear my immediate reaction was oh no, what have they done...

But having scrolled through I'm already convinced it'll look great.

As long as it's not silver (No car looks good in silver)
As long as there is no spoiler (Spoilers never look good)

(In my factual opinion)

[BlueOvalPrint]

Wish the chrome strip had FALCON indented along its length...

[Marty76]

The pics are looking great. The car looks sharp and is sitting nice for a big sedan. The rear has a Audi, Jag feel. Cant wait to see it in flesh. I reckon the VF will look like a large slug next to this. Please Ford.... lets have this car in red.

[falcongt4me]

C'mon Marty, whats wrong with a Liquid Silver comeback? Lol

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by BlueOvalPrint

Wish the chrome strip had FALCON indented along its length...

I think that would look a bit too busy... Ford Directly above it, FALCON straight under... Personally, I like the nice clean strip. Indenting anything on it would take away from the nice clean line it creates between the tail light reverse sections.

[rst2000]

Originally Posted by |Nate

I'm extremely disappointed in the rear of the Falcon, it's practically a copy of my BMW's rear.

It has 2 tail lights, an exhaust, rear bumper and number plate, coincidence? I think not.

To be honest, the crappy photo and silver don't really do it for me, but I do like the rear. In a darker colour/different spec model, it's going to look fantastic.

Anyway done a photoshop with a lip spoiler? My imagination tells me that could look pretty good.

it reminds of the VW Passat rear end...

[Cashie]

There's a heap of negativity in here... I predict it is going to look awesome and modern and that most of those currently thinking it looks *** will warm to it pretty quickly.
I think it compares very well to the FG G6E, the FG is looking very aged in the current market, and moreso compared to the FH.

[ebv8]

why has that silver G6E got quad pipes? obviously not required on an I6 or I6T, so are they making a V8 G6E? that would be the kind of car i could keep for the next 30 years

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by ebv8

why has that silver G6E got quad pipes? obviously not required on an I6 or I6T, so are they making a V8 G6E? that would be the kind of car i could keep for the next 30 years

It's just a PS someone did of the actual car to show what is "could" look like with some mods.

[G6T]

it looks good 2 me,with a g6et lip spoiler in velvert,toxic rapid venom bionic would b nice on xr models.

[xr6tjet]

I think that photo isn't a good one to represent the rear end. I guess we will all be the judge when ford start to release the rear end. It looks extremely like a jaguar XF! I'm not as gob stopped as when I saw the rear of the FG first come out :( Looks more like a mondeo at the back now :(

[commandojones]

Some more pics............

[MercurySilver]

oh look
a jag
not sure if im liking it yet
maybe because its just so diff
gotta get used to the lights on the boot bit
and the strip joining them? hmmm

but people saying i dont understand how people cant or dont like it,
its ok... we understand your inability to comprehend humans have differences of opinions

[galaxy xr8]

About the only negative I can see from that shot so far would be the actual dimension of the boot opening, compared to the FG/II it look’s slimmer or narrower from side to side, if you wanted to put some larger capacity items in the boot.

[Polyal]

That angle of the ute is not flattering, thats where the XR8 bonnet comes into play.

Image how hot a G8E would have been.

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by commandojones

Some more pics............

The ute in that pic looks a little awkward but we'll soon see.
The third pic looks good. From that one picture, the DRLs remind me of those in earlier model Audis. That's a good thing. I like the look of the car in the third pic, classy.

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by commandojones

Some more pics............

Well done on the pics.
I'm not a fan of the non-XR8 front ends, they look pretty plain jane in these photos, especially the ute.. Looks to have too much "nose" and plastic out there... even the lights look the wrong proportion... I so hope it is just these pics making it look wrong..

And as predicted, the centre stack doesn't look too different from what you can see through the rear window of the sedan.

[MercurySilver]

im sorry
i cant get past the front grille
:(

and errrr wheres the exhaust
?lol

[commandojones]

[QUOTE=Polyal;5170657]That angle of the ute is not flattering, thats where the XR8 bonnet comes into play.

Image how hot a G8E would have been.[/QUOTE

Yes it doesn't do it justice, least they are still making utes! Personally I really like the front of this new falcon, more up with the times.

[LooLoo18]

So from the nose back is the ute unchanged?

[Cashie]

Originally Posted by LooLoo18

So from the nose back is the ute unchanged?

Going by the pic of the red one posted previously, yes, unchanged.

[FPV8U]

The Xr8 is going to need to look alot 'meaner' than that Xr6 if they are going to sell me or the Mrs.

I don't hate it, but its not grabbing me with "I have to have that" initial impression.

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by MercurySilver

oh look
a jag
not sure if im liking it yet
maybe because its just so diff
gotta get used to the lights on the boot bit
and the strip joining them? hmmm

but people saying i dont understand how people cant or dont like it,
its ok... we understand your inability to comprehend humans have differences of opinions

That's fine. But people saying it's ugly are just plain wrong. Even if you don't like it, it can in no way be called ugly. I know it will grow on you though. Please admit it when it does.

[G6T]

with pics like this they may be released earlier than planned.

[P6LTD351]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

The Xr8 is going to need to look alot 'meaner' than that Xr6 if they are going to sell me or the Mrs.

I don't hate it, but its not grabbing me with "I have to have that" initial impression.

That's interesting because I think the low end models look way meaner than any FG.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by P6LTD351

That's interesting because I think the low end models look way meaner than any FG.

I quite like the G6E but that XR6 looks very boring, clean but boring to me, not the best angle so perhaps future images and in person it may grab me.