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The hottest property in Australian motoring, the all-new Ford FG
Falcon, made its public debut at the Melbourne International Motor Show today.
Two hero models from the iconic XR brand were on display along with two of
the impressive new G Series range and Ute derivatives.
"The XR6 Turbo and the XR8 have firmly established themselves in automotive
folklore and are the perfect candidates to represent the new range of FG Falcon
performance models at their first official public showing," said President of
Ford Australia, Bill Osborne.
"We're also delighted to showcase two of the three all-new and very exciting
G Series models, the G6E and G6E Turbo. This particular range offers sports
luxury performance, a striking exterior, luxurious interior appointments and
exhilarating performance."
In addition to the new G Series, the all-new FG Falcon range also introduces
three different exterior front end treatments and a significant realignment of
models and specifications.
All models benefit from an all-new exterior and interior architectures and
designs, an all-new front suspension, new powertrains with more power, more
torque and improved fuel economy, and an advanced safety package.
"The all-new FG Falcon is an exceptional large car package that delivers
outstanding performance, fuel efficiency, refinement and safety to meet the
needs of a wide variety of customers," said Mr Osborne.
"For the first time in Falcon's history, the new model will come to market
with three distinct faces on the vehicle, offering both private and fleet
customers, and both sports and luxury customers, a new Falcon to suit their
lifestyle.
There are now three families of vehicles in the FG Falcon sedan range,
including:
- Falcon XT
- G Series, incorporating
- XR, incorporating
A new body structure for the FG Falcon delivers significant improvements in
structural integrity for greater occupant protection, and side and frontal crash
performance, as well as improved vehicle refinement.
All petrol Falcon sedans will come standard with an advanced safety package,
incorporating driver and front passenger airbags, front side head/thorax
airbags, driver and front passenger Beltminder® system, Dynamic Stability
Control (DSC), Traction Control (TC), and Anti-lock Brakes (ABS) with Electronic
Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
Side curtain airbags, in conjunction with front side thorax airbags, are
standard on premium sedan models, but are also available as an option across the
rest of the sedan range.
A new reverse camera system is standard on G6E and G6E Turbo models, and
optional on the overt sports XR range, while a reverse sensing system is
standard on all G Series models and available as an option across the rest of
the sedan range.
All FG Falcon Utes will have ABS with EBD as standard, while Traction Control
is standard on XR Utes and optional on the remainder of the Falcon Ute
line-up.
"The arrival of the all-new FG Falcon heralds the start of an exciting period
at Ford Australia," said Mr Osborne.
"This model is an evolution of the class-leading dynamics package synonymous
with Falcon, and builds further on areas such as safety, performance and
economy." The all-new FG Falcon goes on sale in May and additional
information relating to specification and pricing will be released at launch.
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