Ford were meant to fit the American Duratech cyclone engine (3.5 litre V6) to their Falcon, that was meant to happen in 2010 but then they decide that they want to keep the old 4 litre for another 5 years , does anyone know what sort of game they are playing? I mean, everyone else has moved to all alloy V6 engines, everyone except Ford Australia, I think they expect people to buy the 2 litre turbo Ecoboost 4 cylinder Falcon, I don't think it would be good for people who tow caravans or for Australian conditions where people drive long distances & need a bigger engine which is going to last longer yet they are trying to lure people away from the bigger engines. Such a car may take off in New Zealand or somewhere like that and would be good for government fleet vehicles where fuel economy is important and there is less distance to travel, like back in the days when Holden fitted that sized engine to their cars for that country. I'm surprised that the Japanese have went away from doing that (fitting low volume engines to large cars) , they seem to have realised they need a bigger cubed engine to move their large cars, for example, the Infiniti range of Nissans (like Toyotas Lexus brand) ,the Pathfinders and large saloon cars are powered by big V8's now, even the Skylines & Maximas are over there. These V8's are also used in the F1 cars like the Le Mans racing cars because they can rev like up to 9,800 RPM and produce big horsepower. Mazda tried the rebadging thing with the HJ Kingswood (Roadpacer) by fitting a 13B rotary into it, that was a pointless exercise as it put out the same amount of power as a 202 and used probably as much fuel, you may as well fit that engine to it instead. Holden tend to keep their R & D stuff top secret, I was told if you're ever working their ,particularly as a contractor you are not allowed to take mobile phones and cameras into their factory, they kept the development of such things as they Alloytec V6 very quiet, I wonder if Ford have something up their sleeve as far as that goes?

you must be the most bored cunt in history

The Falcon inline six is a good engine. The only reason they were going to swap to the American Taurus/Mustang V6, is because they were being forced to do so. Ford Australia doesnt have the money that Ford US has to update their engines to strict emission standards that get raised every 5 or so years.

Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] you must be the most bored cunt in history Hahaha, well said kind sir!!

this guy's threads always amuse me.