Spy Shots: Australia's 2008 Ford Falcon 'Orion'!
by John Neff on May 3rd 2007 at 1:23PM 
We've been waiting for Ford to update its aged rear-wheel drive Falcon sedan in Australia ever since Holden started selling its redesigned and well-received Commodore. We haven't heard a peep about the new car until now. An intrepid enthusiast managed to capture two Falcon test mules, one of which is a high-performance XR model, on public roads recently. These are heavily disguised mules with camo cover front and rear, and the drivers never allowed our photographer friend to get ahead of them and snap a shot of either car's front end. The car certainly looks wider than the current model with a giant greenhouse, so we expect the new model will have a few extra cubes of feet inside. Being that the Zeta platform underpinning the Holden Commodore will soon be distributed all over the world under other cars, including the upcoming Camaro and various sedans in the U.S., we're very curious to see how the arrival of Ford's new Falcon in Australia affects the fate of cars elsewhere in the Blue Oval portfolio. It's still very early, so we'll have to let the passing of time do its thing.
Thanks for the tip, Dylan!
[Source: CarAdvice.com.au]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Avinash machado 1:48PM (5/03/2007)
It would make a nice Taurus instead of the Ford Five Hundred.
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Dr. Woo 2:13PM (5/03/2007)
Taurus? No way. The Taurus is supposed to be an affordable full-size FWD commuter. This is a platform bred for power and performance, NOT practical, vanilla motoring.
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Rolf B 3:11PM (5/03/2007)
If it's sorted out right this could be a real starting point for a new Lincoln LS (sorry, Lincoln MKLS).
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Nellydesign 3:46PM (5/03/2007)
That door cladding better GO.
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Chris 4:53PM (5/03/2007)
The Falcon is Ford Australia's vanilla car. It's available in high performance types, but it and the commodore also have basic 6 cylinder ones that are mostly sold to fleets.
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Jon 9:19AM (5/04/2007)
I have long thought they should bring the Falcon to the states. (or back to the states depoending on your point of view) In Au, the Falcon has about as many editions as the Mustang. It still looks good though. If they bring it in as the new Taurus, they could name the HI-PO version as the SHO. The aussies have the Falcon FPV which is awesome. Of course, they also race these things against Holden in a Trans-Am style series there too.
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Zach 8:36AM (7/27/2007)
If the Falcon were to come to the US, if anything it would replace the Crown Victoria. They're almost, if not the same wheelbase, both have high power V8 engines, both are 4-doors, and both have High Output Police Interceptor versions.