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six new transmissions will be introduced into Ford s North American line up this year with quality improvements and emissions and fuel reductions among the manufacturer s main objectives Of most interest to Australia are the 2 0 litre 4 cylinder EcoBoost set for the Falcon in early 2011 and the

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AOD Transmissions was never factory installed but is popular up grade over C4 transmission aftermarket cross members and cable linkage are available

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like Ford T C Toploader 4 speed below Note This is not a hi performance transmission even the Falcon sixes produce more torque then this transmission can stand up to

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Ford engineers thoroughly revised the FG XR6T s turbo which now spools 30 percent faster and fitted an intercooler whose size rivals that of the intercooler fitted to the BF FPV Typhoon The highly regarded ZF six speed was as smooth as expected handling changes up and down the ratios with aplomb The steering a new variable ratio Y shaped rack setup was well weighted with

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the only choice was to back off the loud pedal This car would be a hoot on a skid pan Ford s DSC system works well and is going to save lives When on public roads wet or dry leave it on The new FG range is safer than ever with dual stage driver and front passenger airbags and head protecting side airbags standard on all models Oddly given the performance capability of the

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design There is something very feline about the FG it looks smooth crisp and taut Sit it alongside the VE Commodore and the still handsome VE looks a little over styled in comparison Styling aside it was the colour that was going to take a little getting used to Ford clearly wanted this press car to stand out in a crowd and while this particular shade of green Ford

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to scratching The rear doors are massive the rear window and roof line have been moved outwards and gone are the days of passengers bumping their noggins when piling into the back seat On the road the first thing you notice is the almost complete absence of any turbo characteristics Driving through the congestion of Melbourne suburbia turbo lag is noticeable by its

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No Overdrive final gear is 1 1

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No Overdrive final gear is 1 1

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Comment with ford australia set to introduce a new US sourced 5 0 litre V8 engine the company is reportedly considering retiring the XR8 badge in favour of an FPV only V8 line up Speaking with

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Comment Not such a great news day for Blue Oval fans and the Australian car industry in general In response to the continuing decline of the large car segment in Australia Ford has announced that

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announced new Liberty GT Sti at $65 990 with 194kW and 350Nm The XR6 Turbo at $45 490 is $21 000 to the good of the Liberty gt sti no prizes for guessing which I would be queuing for Consider then the BMW M3 offering 309kW and capable of the 0 100kph dash in 4 8 seconds While one carries the prestige of an icon nameplate put them side by side on the race track and

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1 comment mazda is set to reveal the all new 2011 Mazda5 sold locally in previous guises as the Premacy at the Geneva Motor Show in March Due to the Premacy s poor sales Mazda Australia passed

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has its own world chassis apparently I guess north america isn t part of the world Looks kind of elongated though has some striking resemblance to the holden cars in Australia

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we re thinking the Windsor here but we ve said it before and we ll say it again there are few sounds on earth that make the neck hairs tingle quite like a Ford V8 on the bellow Ours came with the optional ZF six speed automatic Not our first choice the six speed T6 manual is a cracker but the ZF s adaptive shift is difficult to fault It moves cleanly and quickly

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was a thoroughly decent bloke I have to confess that there is something intrinsically more satisfying about the heavy bellow of a V8 on song than the whistle and whip crack of the turbo So let s just sit here in Park for a moment You will notice immediately that like the rest of the FG range head room and shoulder room is vastly improved over the BF to now top the

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shift stuff carry stuff and be seen loaded to the gunwales with stuff because that s what utes do best Then on weekends those same owners will discover the XR8 ute is a cracking drive In saying this it is hard to ignore the reality of the challenge ahead for the XR8 the challenge in fact for any V8 performance vehicle in these times of rampant fuel prices and a rising