New Ford Taurus exposed as G8 and 300C killer NEW NASCAR!!

Ford America executives were coy yesterday when forced to concede their plans to import the Australian Ford Falcon as the new replacement Taurus.

Under the new plan the new Taurus will be 100% manufactured and designed in Australia, much like the Pontiac GTO and G8, both cars hailed as 'hallmarks' in American car history.

High-level meeting minutes and the decision to give the financial go-ahead to Ford Australia to begin development of a LHD Falcon were leaked by an inner source, embarrassing the one of the biggest car makers into announcing their plans early.

Also in the pipeline is a new works Nascar team, tipped by insiders to 'revolutionize' the sport. The racer version appears to much smaller and lighter than the current cars, rumours are flying that engineers and designs from the car's native country are being employed to bring fresh thinking to a traditionally slow-to-change sport.

Two models of the road car will be available; the G6e, a luxury family saloon powered by a 350hp 4.0 turbo engine with 6-speed auto transmission, and the XR8, a 380hp V8 monster capable of sub-5 second 0-60mph times and a 12 second quarter mile.

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[aussieguy691]

Whoever stu22aus is he should do a little bit more reaserch before posting all this crap, and that is what it is. The Falcon isnt going to America, Ford will be building a single world wide platform that will be rear wheel drive but that doesnt mean it will be the Australian Falcon. This new model will be the replacement for the current FG Falcon, it will still be called Falcon here. Ford Australia is hoping to get the contract to design this car but nothing is ever certain with Ford. Just wrong

[stu22aus]

It was a spoof posted around the time of the FG release to demonstrate what Ford Aus should've been doing with their large sedan.

The FG would have sold like hotcakes in the US if the Ford aus execs got off their arse and championed local engineering. Instead we have a truly world-class car languishing in a small domestic market, threatening manufacturing jobs and the future of the model itself.

[foreosu]

LOL, puuuhhhhlease! A G8 killer? Seriously? What a joke.

[haloaum]

G8 is a joke compared to this Australian Built Ford Falcon... the G8 is also built in australia and the Ford spanks the G8

[stu22aus]

lol so true, the turbo 6 is one of the best engines going around atm

[stu22aus]

Don't knock it till you drive my good man

[SMKjustin]

im usually anything but a ford fan.

but if ford brings over the aussie fpv falcon.... the v8 or the turbo six.

wooowweeee... trouble.

[NigelFeather]

@budakajana They're being reversed to look like left hand drive cars

[courtstone]

Thank you for introducing me to 'Boards of Canada'....

[CS77Werbeagentur]

300C Killer?! *lol*

[ulrek54321]

Boards of Canada?...

[nicholasalanleexr6t]

thats a v8 supercar not a nascar! youve got it all wrong!

[falcon96kickass]

if they ever do the Ford Taurus ill never buy a ford again, what do you call Australia without the falcon?

spitfire by prodigy

[stevothespitfire]

and there not nascars in australia there called supercars, wich are so much better