Ford Falcon EcoBoost 2015: Video Review
Just ask any highway patrol officer who has a Falcon XR6 Turbo as a company car. The ford falcon 2015 pedal feel is on the firm side, and perhaps even overly firm for some drivers. This Falcon was locked away before the factory shutdown was announced.
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Already six years old, Ford Australia spent the majority of its budget on the tooling and stamping for the significantly revised front and rear ends the roof, doors, glasshouse and rear quarter panels carry over from FG. It gets the job done more competently than any other Falcon. And then fan speed is displayed in the lower corner of the touch-screen.
The engines and transmissions are carry-over, except for the six-speed automatic which now comes from China. The only thing modern about the cabin is the SYNC2 system.
Or such bare essentials as power windows that close with one touch. Not even a powerful yet thrifty four-cylinder engine could save it.
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Their wives and loved ones drive an SUV or a small imported car — just like the rest of the country.
The doors, roof, glass and rear fenders are the same as before; only the bonnet, front fenders, boot, lights and bumpers are new.
The engines and transmissions are carry-over, except for the six-speed automatic which now comes from China. At least it spent the money in the right places and made it look world class. It even stumped up for three different sets of headlights: Why did Ford not do more to make the Falcon drive differently, or equip it with more technology?
This Falcon was locked away before the factory shutdown was announced. Which explains why Ford made so many visual changes.
Had it known the end was near it may have elected to soldier on with the old model. Inside is the same as before except for a new 8-inch touch-screen with a digital radio, rear view camera and a clever emergency system that will dial if you have a crash in which an airbag is deployed.
This makes the FG X Falcon the first locally-made car to have this potentially life-saving feature.
The same buttons and switches are implanted on the same somewhat dated dash fascia layout. The functions can get confusing too, particularly the climate control settings.
For example, there is no way to tell if the air-con is on or off just by looking at it. And then fan speed is displayed in the lower corner of the touch-screen.
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In the XR8 you also get satellite navigation and a decent nine-speaker stereo system up from four speakers. We think the operation of the new screen and the touch sensitivity is a big improvement over the previous Human Machine Interface.
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Some of the menus such as the digital radio listings are cumbersome as well. Ford has made some thorough changes for the XR8, including retuning the rear dampers and springs, installing a larger rear stabiliser bar 19mm , retuning the front dampers, and adding in stiffer front spring mounts and upper control arm bushes.
Some adjustments were also made to the overall geometry to accommodate rear tyres. Immediately the car feels much stiffer and more composed compared with the GT. It kind of reminds us of the EcoBoost four-cylinder Falcons, which feel nimbler and are lighter in the front end than the six-cylinder counterparts.
The rack and pinion, variable ratio steering compliments the improved handling as well, providing high levels of communication and feedback in the twisty stuff and lighter effort in car parks and so on. Rear traction is excellent for the amount of power and torque on tap.
Stepping on the gas in second gear around tighter corners only results in grip and slingshot getaways. This is thanks to a nice and tight limited-slip differential 3. The handling, grip and driving capability is a vast improvement on the GT.
