Click above for photo gallery. Follow the jump for the video.
Ford Performance Vehicles' new range of Ford FG Falcon-derived super sedans and utes is mind-bendingly appealing. Big turbocharged or NA power, bright colors, and that menacing Alice Cooper eye makeup in front make for an entire farmer's market of forbidden fruit. Sure, on this side of the world, Ford's SVT performance division gives us the Shelby GT500 and the even more monstrous Shelby GT500KR -- but seriously, as hot as the factory super-Stangs are, the lineup of FPV rides you see above is hot enough to turn that desert sand into glass. Only, they can't -- because everything you see there is virtual. Both the backdrop and the cars are CGI. The photo-realistic vehicle models were created using the real cars' CAD data for a brand new FPV TV spot that premieres in Australia this Sunday. If you don't live in Oz, no worries -- FPV sent us a copy of the spot, which is now embedded after the jump for your enjoyment. And you will enjoy it. Right now, there's a void in our lives shaped like an all-black FPV F6, and this commercial's as close as we're going to come to filling it.
[Source: FPV]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
rouse42 @ Jul 4th 2008 8:55AM
Note to ford.
Sell these cars in the USA.
Randy @ Jul 5th 2008 12:36AM
And use that commercial too! Verbatim!
For God's sake! LISTEN TO US
iamhoff @ Jul 6th 2008 1:20AM
Amen to both of you! That Falcon and the various variants (Ghia, FPV, etc.) can fill a lot of holes in Ford's North American lineups (go here (http://tinyurl.com/6lecx3) and check out proposed lineups for Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln).
inteller @ Jul 4th 2008 9:00AM
that explains why the surfaces look dull and fake.
learn to do some ray tracing or something so they reflect light realistically.
CarbonBlack @ Jul 4th 2008 10:17PM
It's Ford, I wouldn't expect they were capable of much more than this :-)
010111 @ Jul 4th 2008 9:08AM
the yellow one with the weird "eye" make-up still reminds me of Brak from Space Ghost.
that black one however... holy moley.
robert bell @ Jul 4th 2008 9:38AM
a couple of points;
what is the cost of gasoline a gallon in Australia?
is Ford spending as much development money and attention of high mileage cars for Australia as they are here?
I don't mean to be a spoil sport for many high performance junkies who read this blog and love
neck snapping performance, but Ford's infatuation with special high performance models (ala the Mustang derivatives) shows how bereft they are of ideas on how to design and build a car for the masses who might love below 6 second 0 to 60 performance but who cannot afford it at $4 a gallon.
bakka @ Jul 4th 2008 10:04AM
Gas is about $6.40 per gallon in Oz and the gov says they should raise the price.
Personally I feel that is a good thing. Gas has been too cheap for way too long.
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steveo391 @ Jul 4th 2008 11:18PM
You do realize that ford themselves only put out 4 of the mustang variants (8 if you count convertibles), right? The rest are all put out by tuners, you know like what you think you are with your fart-can muffled import.
Dave @ Jul 4th 2008 9:46AM
Again Ford. I'll be ignoring you until you bring in the good stuff!
Eddie @ Jul 4th 2008 9:49AM
Look at Ford USA's lineup, then look at FPV's lineup. I hope Ford USA goes the way of the dodo. At least GM is trying (camaro based on the aussie platform, g8, g8 sport truck)
Dave @ Jul 4th 2008 10:49AM
Is anyone else envisioning a future world where Ford and GM and Chrysler go under in the U.S...and Ford Europe and Oz and GM's Opel and Vauxhaul continue on?
Now that would be ironic...Ford turns into a european brand.
grummyso @ Jul 4th 2008 9:56AM
The Ford is awesome. This TV spot reminds me of Need for Speed, Fast and the furious, and a little bit of Gone in 60 sec. Good spot. Congratulations.
Rufus @ Jul 4th 2008 10:48AM
I think Ford should start importing the global Fords (Euro and Aussi) under the Mercury brand or perhaps just import the FPV vehicles as is. But the european cars not only get good mileage, but look as good as if not better than their American counterparts. And they get great mileage
Kimura @ Jul 4th 2008 10:55AM
Should have used Mental Ray to make the cars more realistic.
styleguy @ Jul 4th 2008 11:10AM
I know the Territory is built on the same platform, but it's a "crossover"! LOL...another reason why we need it in America! it has "the name"
t @ Jul 4th 2008 12:34PM
Won't these just go the way of the GTO? After they get here everyone will complain about how much they cost and how they look like jelly beans. Ford: don't get suckered like GM did!
TriShield @ Jul 4th 2008 1:55PM
Except the difference between these Fords and the GTO is that they wouldn't be renamed or remade into something they're not in the US like the Monaro was wearing the GTO name.
Ford AU is not flush with cash. The "new" Falcon is actually heavily revised and the budget was nowhere near as huge as the investement Holden put into redesigning the Commodore (which is sold as the G8 and Holden spent $1billion on). Considering what Ford AU has to work with they did an amazing job.
These fullsize muscle cars remain popular in Australia, fuel sippers are also popular but a substantial portion of the population will not except anything less than RWD and these high performance muscle models. The fuel consumption on them really isn't that bad either, nothing like the trucks, SUVs and crossover nonsense that was so popular here up until a few months ago.
I actually saw a new Falcon in white with testing equipment on the road not too long ago. I wish I had a point and shoot camera so I could have caught it. They really are much bigger and much better looking in the flesh than they come off in photos.
Jrejre @ Jul 4th 2008 2:15PM
Does anyone have any numbers or info on how well the G8 is doing over here? I've only seen one on the road and 2 that have been sitting at the dealership for over a month. That would be a good indication of whether or not these cars would be successful over here.
Lee @ Jul 4th 2008 2:34PM
Now instead of puting the 2.5 in the mustang... throw in the 4.0 I6 turbo from the F6... more power and much better economy than the 8.