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Old 25-01-2011, 06:14 PM   #361
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Why would Ford bother with significant upgrades and expenditure on the FG if it was a dead end platform?
Because it still has 6 years to run, and a significant proportion of the development was paid by the Green Car Fund.
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Old 25-01-2011, 06:39 PM   #362
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Because it still has 6 years to run,
Because Ford isn't in any hurry to replace it...there is no Ford sedan
out there that could do a better job in the large car segment.
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Old 25-01-2011, 06:54 PM   #363
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That pic of the white FG absolutely screams photoshop.
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Old 25-01-2011, 07:35 PM   #364
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Exactly.

My curiosity has also been triggered with FoA's supposed 2 vehicle submission for the global large car design comp. Is it:

FoA covering both bases with a FWD and RWD large car proposal (ie with only one winner); or

FoA making a 2 pronged attack on the segment with a FWD version for fleet and family variants and a RWD for sport and luxury variants (like Lincoln even though that idea seems to have gone quiet now).

Regardless of which one it is, the presence of a Taurus and Ford Fusions in and around Melbourne in 2010 is making much more sense now.
Or the 2 designs could be
* Falcon and Territory/Edge.
* Falcon and Fairlane/Lincoln.
* Falcon and Mustang.
* Mustang and Territory/Edge.
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That pic of the white FG absolutely screams photoshop.
The wheels seem out of proportion, anyone else get that feeling?
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Or the 2 designs could be
* Falcon and Territory/Edge.
* Falcon and Fairlane/Lincoln.
* Falcon and Mustang.
* Mustang and Territory/Edge.
In a recent interview Mays suggested that they were future Falcon and Territory
but he didn't give any other info to suggest RWD based or otherwise.
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Old 25-01-2011, 10:02 PM   #367
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The wheels seem out of proportion, anyone else get that feeling?
I have one (FG XT), I just checked and the wheels sit inside the wheelarches just like the picture. For further information on the picture, it was off the car news website Jalopnik late last year, spotted by a reader.

I think you are right on the two model design proposals as being Falcon and Territory, I think GoAuto made the reference however it was not a direct quote.
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