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Australians know how to do Ford performance cars right. I'd buy this in a heartbeat if they offered it in the US. I'd love to have a fast V8 sedan that isn't a Chrysler or GM product.
All I can say is a supercharged 335kw V8 with GT- R Spec suspension and Brembo"s for under $60,000.Even if you don't like the looks its an absolute performance bargain. We Aussies will miss them when there gone V8 Holden's included.
This username yeah and I have an FG X and I’m talking about the recent Evo design not the old one. The one with the LED daytime running lights. It might have the same shape as the old Evo but certain things have been updated to look like an FG X
I'm from the UK and I want one of these. Loved proper Australian fast Fords since seeing Mad Max as a kid. Truly the last of the V8s. Just as long as I can have it in matt black on gloss black. Actually, I'd also have it in standard MFP yellow, red, and blue...
People can bag this car all they want but the fact of the matter is for the money its performance is second to none and if you want more performance it costs fuck all to get more power out of this thing compared to the Naturally Aspirated GM engines. As an all round package though the VF SSV is better with more technological features and up to the minute interior but when it comes to the drivetrain and pure performance this is leaps and bounds ahead.
Trust me. You don't. The fact that the Mustang is the only RWD Ford that exists now is not a good thing. It's simply because they're too hung up on their Ecoboost gimmick and too lazy to build a decent RWD product. Plus, they spent all their money on building F-Series trucks from beer cans.
And only if usa got the XR6 turbo Falcon, a 4.0ltr turbo beast...that would have been fun for you guys too. But there not making anymore now, I love mine it's awesome mate.
E Trout to bad people never wanted to buy one they stopped ads a long time ago and lost a lot of money year after year after year and then they put of all of what they know into this great car over the past years. But still if you want to drive one your always welcome to come to Australia for a week or 2 and rent an FGX
Funny thing is that Ford America said no to an intercooler on the V8 Sprints. Just get it to market it's taken you to long. An intercooled Sprint in either XR8 or XR6 form would beat a GTS. I'm a Holden boy but I've got a lot of respect for the FG Falcon. Nice car. I actually bought one last year. 2011 XT. The standard 4.0 six is a nice engine.
I'm usually into smaller and agile japanese cars.. But I gotta say if I had 50 grand to spend on a ride I'll get me one of these bad boys over a golf GTI or. WRX anyday I know mates are gonna go wtf since I'm an asian dude and im supposed to like them Hondas but I rather have a super charged V8 and 450hp on go
So they finally put a proper motor in it and now they are killing it? Come on Ford its time to update this segment and start selling them world wide to compete with rear wheel drive crowd! I am amazed that they do not offer this car in the states to clobber the Dodge Chargers and Chevy SS.s ......
No doubt, I believe they need to design a modern chassis. Seems all the ones they are using now are getting pretty dated. They should design it to be primarily rear wheel drive but with awd optional and use this awesome supercharged 5.0L and call it a Thunderbird!!! Things are really changing rapidly in the auto industry so I doubt they will ever build another V-8 sedan again.... which sucks! Bet we get stuck with some lame hybrid or plug in....At least the Tesla kicks ass!
Yeah they are fast. With it tuned they can reach 280 to a very close 300 kmph. At 250/260kmph it felt like the steering was almost gone the feel on the road. I believe this was the air rushing under the car. It probably weighs 500 kilograms lighter when travelling at 260 + put wings on her I bet she would fly?👍😂🇦🇺
In my honest opinion, why would ford & holden put the bi mode exhaust on for when people are going to rip it out and put a louder exhaust on ? Plus the bi mode exhaust sounds tinny and doesn't have a growl to it...
Dude, all you have to do is pull the black vacuum line (that runs from the engine) off the bimodal near the exhaust tip on the passenger side. Kink it and secure with a cable tie. Bimodal deactivated :-)
Amazing bang for your buck muscle car. Holden could learn a thing or two about muscle cars. Their aforedable v8s are slow and sad. And I like the looks. Very modern interior not good tho....
Bullcrap this car is 1 second faster 0-100 klm/hr than the stock 225KW VY LS1 calais i have , and there are holdens that would leave this car for dead , fords have high weight to power ratios meaning they weigh too much to really take advantage of power
I took a 2014 SSV Redline for a drive on Saturday, loved it. But doesn't have the V8 sound like an XR8 :( Sadly I cant afford 60k so I will either have to settle for the SSV or hold off for an XR8 in the next 12 months.
+j4zmine if you hold off for 12 months you will have to chase down a second hand xr8. i ordered mine in october 2014 and picked it up in july 2015. long waiting lists for them.
Ford should’ve make Falcon a pony car like coupe than an unpopular sedan to save Ford to make Ford Falcon Ecoboost, LPG, XR6 and XR8 coupes more interesting as Ford Mustangs.
Beautiful car on the outside. Unfortunately cannot say the same for the interior tho, very outdated. If I had to choose between this or a Holden ss same year, i would choose the commodore simply because the interior is much nice
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Australians know how to do Ford performance cars right. I'd buy this in a heartbeat if they offered it in the US. I'd love to have a fast V8 sedan that isn't a Chrysler or GM product.
G8 gxp
Holden might be gm but it is sure as hell fast.
Genesis 5.0L
I was thinking about getting an SRT I hear they have lots of problems?
if uneducted Australians did not buy hyundais etc , maybe you could have!
America needs this!
E Trout RIGHT NOW V8 muscle cars are cars I can't get enough of.
Sadly that was the last one.
No they don’t. They have the Mustang
They introduced the Focus Rs/St, Fiesta St only for them to take it from us.
Daniel Triantopoulos She's the l-l-last of the V8s...
All I can say is a supercharged 335kw V8 with GT- R Spec suspension and Brembo"s for under $60,000.Even if you don't like the looks its an absolute performance bargain. We Aussies will miss them when there gone V8 Holden's included.
Marty. Agree but I love the looks of it
And there a few at sub 50k on carsales; f@#king bargain!!
@@mills3375i love how it looks also
omg the front end is what i love about the most on the new falcons. they look mean.
The Combat Wombat they look too much like a mondeo, I still love the fg's though
It reminds me of the Lancer
NC NC Mitsubishi copied the design from Ford since the design of the FG X is a 2014 design and the lancers design is quite recent.
They look identical to the mustang gt
This username yeah and I have an FG X and I’m talking about the recent Evo design not the old one. The one with the LED daytime running lights. It might have the same shape as the old Evo but certain things have been updated to look like an FG X
The new falcon looks so good!
Ultimate ford sleeper this thing is so awesome...
I'm from the UK and I want one of these. Loved proper Australian fast Fords since seeing Mad Max as a kid. Truly the last of the V8s. Just as long as I can have it in matt black on gloss black. Actually, I'd also have it in standard MFP yellow, red, and blue...
People can bag this car all they want but the fact of the matter is for the money its performance is second to none and if you want more performance it costs fuck all to get more power out of this thing compared to the Naturally Aspirated GM engines. As an all round package though the VF SSV is better with more technological features and up to the minute interior but when it comes to the drivetrain and pure performance this is leaps and bounds ahead.
TheWretchedWorldYuuup
Agree
heard one of these on the highway a couple of days ago music to my ears
Damn that makes a good noise. Love the cracks and pops too.
I wish Ford had this in the States. All we get is the tired old Mustang
and we australian wants the mustangs here LOL
Trust me. You don't. The fact that the Mustang is the only RWD Ford that exists now is not a good thing. It's simply because they're too hung up on their Ecoboost gimmick and too lazy to build a decent RWD product. Plus, they spent all their money on building F-Series trucks from beer cans.
El lai Speak for yourself. Im not a Ford fan by any means and are Aussie, but even i would rather take a falcon over the mustang.
And only if usa got the XR6 turbo Falcon, a 4.0ltr turbo beast...that would have been fun for you guys too. But there not making anymore now, I love mine it's awesome mate.
holdenls1ssz250 Wise choice mate )
The front is reminiscent of Ford's recent iteration of the Mustang.
Sexy rear. Exquisite idle. Turbo six can take a hike.
Unlike the Daewoo designed VF Holden,this XR8 even sounds better than the overrated LSA.
Pity it isn't as quick as the LSA equipped holden...
It's quicker you idiot
Since when??? Check out the video these guys did of the GTS Maloo and see which one is quicker...idiot
***** What wrong with a big cube alloy pushrod V8?
Unless that make is anything Chinese, French or Korean. Then everyone has every right to put shit on that car hahaha
we need this in the states now
Sorry sir - Today was the last day of Ford Falcon in Australia. 7th October 2016.
America needs these! Too many Mustangs around here
E Trout to bad people never wanted to buy one they stopped ads a long time ago and lost a lot of money year after year after year and then they put of all of what they know into this great car over the past years. But still if you want to drive one your always welcome to come to Australia for a week or 2 and rent an FGX
Well the americn ford killed them so you aren't going to get one.
I love that Australian legend 😍
same time as the r-spec. That's great for falcon.
Funny thing is that Ford America said no to an intercooler on the V8 Sprints. Just get it to market it's taken you to long. An intercooled Sprint in either XR8 or XR6 form would beat a GTS. I'm a Holden boy but I've got a lot of respect for the FG Falcon. Nice car. I actually bought one last year. 2011 XT. The standard 4.0 six is a nice engine.
wow fantastic we could do with Ford importing this XR8 model to the uk
The best we've got is the 2.5 Mondeo.
when you did the 60km > 110kmh pull, what gear was it in? that's a lot of torque!
danny hamilton it was in second. My dad has this car but it is the special edition of it👍🏻
@@nisi6678 Im assuming the XR8 Sprint
Damn!!! Look at that Jaguar XFR rear end!!
And a Evo front
That's because ford use to own jag , untill tata Indian company bought It
Ford owns the design lol
Too bad they don't sell these or the Ute equivalent in the U.S.. I'd definitely own one!
I'm usually into smaller and agile japanese cars.. But I gotta say if I had 50 grand to spend on a ride I'll get me one of these bad boys over a golf GTI or. WRX anyday I know mates are gonna go wtf since I'm an asian dude and im supposed to like them Hondas but I rather have a super charged V8 and 450hp on go
you have some fine taste mate
Well said buddy! 👍🏻
Lexus V6 sedans output a solid 390 nm torque. They’re not “supercharged” figures, but very respectable and extremely reliable.
Forget Edge ST, this is the real 4-door Mustang
So they finally put a proper motor in it and now they are killing it? Come on Ford its time to update this segment and start selling them world wide to compete with rear wheel drive crowd! I am amazed that they do not offer this car in the states to clobber the Dodge Chargers and Chevy SS.s ......
we need this so much. Or at least make the Taurus some what like this.
No doubt, I believe they need to design a modern chassis. Seems all the ones they are using now are getting pretty dated. They should design it to be primarily rear wheel drive but with awd optional and use this awesome supercharged 5.0L and call it a Thunderbird!!! Things are really changing rapidly in the auto industry so I doubt they will ever build another V-8 sedan again.... which sucks! Bet we get stuck with some lame hybrid or plug in....At least the Tesla kicks ass!
I'm glad falcons are still using stick! I wouldn't drive it if it had flappy paddle or tap shift
What was the noise at the 1:52/3 mark, sounded like a bimodal value opening ?
Yep. Correct
im kinda glad our falcon is only produced in our country i mean like imagine one of these left converted. its weird to me
OMG i love this Ford Falcon
4.9 seconds in the manual? holy shit! imagine the improved auto in it
+RAWSTYLE
Also for people who cannot be assed changing gears.
+Brendan Owen is that really called for you piece of shit
+RAWSTYLE Bullshit I got a work ute in auto in the city plus a manual Holden ss, so don't tell me this bullshit none manual car fucking rubbish.
needs bigger tres aswell hear the wheelspin onto second gear
I think the auto only does 4.8
that sound amazing mate
dodge sells the charger in the US successfully. why ford, why no US falcon? bring it under a different name...like fairlane.
Because people get butthurt at the slightest mention of 4 door Mustang variant
+DigiDrone its nothing near a mustang though
Tony Bolonyface
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I get u
I wish they would bring to America
My dad just bought this car love it he got it in white red calipers xr8 we went down a back road and got it to 200khm is seconds
Yeah they are fast. With it tuned they can reach 280 to a very close 300 kmph. At 250/260kmph it felt like the steering was almost gone the feel on the road. I believe this was the air rushing under the car. It probably weighs 500 kilograms lighter when travelling at 260 + put wings on her I bet she would fly?👍😂🇦🇺
Fuck that 5 litre sounds nice.
Chingasu-🤤 I wish we got these in America
Very nice car! I think I want one.
I wish cars were still made in Australia
Hi. Did you do more performance figures like your other tests or just 0-100?
Sounds great love it
wow nice!!!!! also agree , wish we had this here in the states!!!!! cool
I like the shift chime...
As a New Zealander who used to own this car, I preferred the f6 typhoon compared to this
The front end looks like shit, it's like a compromise ugly front end but you get the GT335 engine. Other than that awesome performance.
that exhaust note though.
I keep watching for 1.59 - 2.20 That sound.
Nice package apart from the 1998 dash and steering wheel
Un espectáculo, lastima que manquea tanto el conductor!
Is there a better value v8 than the 2015 xr8 ? I’m finding it hard to justify spending double on a c63 ..
Fastest 0-100 I've ever seen!
Why no video of xr6 sprint?
got to love a press car sadly the one sitting on your driveway wont be this quick
Man I wish we had these in the US
Is it ironic that the last full-size v8 sedan was made in Australia instead of the us ?
I need this here in the EU please Ford Australia!
TonyStark RDX these went out of production a few years ago
@@bigwtrolley4302 i know 😖 i've tryed to find and import one but those re dem expensive let alone thr import!..
I'm in love,, well done FORD big ginger balls. Holden Green peas..
In my honest opinion, why would ford & holden put the bi mode exhaust on for when people are going to rip it out and put a louder exhaust on ? Plus the bi mode exhaust sounds tinny and doesn't have a growl to it...
Dude, all you have to do is pull the black vacuum line (that runs from the engine) off the bimodal near the exhaust tip on the passenger side. Kink it and secure with a cable tie. Bimodal deactivated :-)
Is there a thunder?
We need these in the UK - Listen up Ford
ford listened and ended 60 years of production to sell their cheaper foreign made cars! :)
Amazing bang for your buck muscle car. Holden could learn a thing or two about muscle cars. Their aforedable v8s are slow and sad.
And I like the looks. Very modern interior not good tho....
+vxr8clubby bet the supercharger alone makes more power than a holden/HSV V8
Still a holdens a dog stock . The lsa clubby isn't that much quicker
Bullcrap this car is 1 second faster 0-100 klm/hr than the stock 225KW VY LS1 calais i have , and there are holdens that would leave this car for dead , fords have high weight to power ratios meaning they weigh too much to really take advantage of power
You haven’t even seen the hsv maloo gts
What about the Auto 0-100?
3:31 16.5L/100. Not bad economy considering thats what my friggen 6 cyl ef falcon gets
hey what is the 2015 xr6 FG X 0 100 in
MY 2015 SSV series 1 redline has over 100 HP less and does it 5 seconds hum wonder why ?
Is this in bargo ?
Damn I wish we had these in the us
I took a 2014 SSV Redline for a drive on Saturday, loved it. But doesn't have the V8 sound like an XR8 :( Sadly I cant afford 60k so I will either have to settle for the SSV or hold off for an XR8 in the next 12 months.
j4zmine If you saved 2k more you would of got the xr8 - SSv is 50k and the beautiful Ford Falcon FGx XR8 is 52k
+j4zmine if you hold off for 12 months you will have to chase down a second hand xr8. i ordered mine in october 2014 and picked it up in july 2015. long waiting lists for them.
These cars are making about 193kW/tonne and will go much faster with a ZF auto.
*****
Pffft they are not worth you're time mate.
***** I'm sorry, what are trying to say?..... maybe read my comment again.
***** nothing to do with me mate, I don't stalk other users.
Totally agree !! ZF Auto almost a full second faster over the 1/4 mile & possibly a half sec quicker to 100 k's. Look at that delay in clutching !!
when the stuffed a 5.0 into a taurus....damn i love the aussies
Since they got rid of the v8 crown Vic, this would be a nice option to have instead of just pushing for everything they sell to be a twin turbo v6.
you should check out the falcons 4L straight 6 barra engine
If only they put the same engine in the Taurus SHO...
really about 4.5/4.6 seconds without wheelspin...
looks like a cross between a Aston martin db9 and a Jag...... well at least the cars they copied are sexy as fuck
Hi, Please share name of the track!
dmitry_tube theory of love - psycho crooks
I love this car... But I live in France...
im a staunch ford supporter and own a xr8 but damm i wish i had a holden they are so much better looking and faster
Another awesome car unavailable in the States.
absolutely!
Last falcon is made this year sad times :(
Good thing i have one xD
LucidMusic399 same here! 😄
Great car, better than that shitty Holden
Actually no lol
i smell a holden fan boi
Yea the falcon
isn't this as fast as some HSVs?
fuck is quik!!!! revving the v8 at 6500!!! for 1859 kg!! only 5.1 seconds!!!! wow
Ngl that's bloody quick
Please bring to the US ford would sell so many of them!!
Vote trump ! He might help our car industry in Aus
Is that car made in Australia?
Yes
Was
They rlly took a fusion and threw a 5.0 in it wow
How the hell do I get one of these in the states. I am about to buy a Chevy ss. But this is amazing.
whats the music called
Pregunta: se fabrica con volante al otro lado?
It isn't manufactured anymore
An amazing car for the money! Spoilt for choice bitches about thats for sure.
This car could go more than 260.
When Australias American cars are more American then American cars in America🙁
Of the last 750 (all numbered) manufactured I managed to get 706 .
Got the Mercedes AMG C63 V8 sound.
Back lights are just like jaguar xkr 2008
Ford should’ve make Falcon a pony car like coupe than an unpopular sedan to save Ford to make Ford Falcon Ecoboost, LPG, XR6 and XR8 coupes more interesting as Ford Mustangs.
What's the music?
Darude sandstorm.
Daniel K Come Alive - Ruli
Thanks ☺
Why the fuck is that not in the US tho. would love to have one
What was that beeping noise when it went into second gear?
Beautiful car on the outside. Unfortunately cannot say the same for the interior tho, very outdated. If I had to choose between this or a Holden ss same year, i would choose the commodore simply because the interior is much nice
This should have been the dodge chargers and chevy caprice rivals, too bad not available in my country.