VF Holden

[bangm001]

How much POWA has it got??

[Bobman]

Love the use of suede material.

This unfortunately makes the FG's interior look quite sub-par.

The 2014 Falcon really needs some serious investment in materials and quality and do away with the cheap & nasty plastics they have enjoyed using since BA.

LED lighting simply has to be featured on the Falcon update.

[Giant Cranium]

poor ford, but the outside. might ask work for a vf ute to replace the ve ute afet seeing the inside, and no switches in the centre is even better

[GT014]

Interior looks great, front looks good but the rear doesn't blend in at all with the VE panels. Makes the car look like a photo chop

[P6LTD351]

As a loyal Ford fan, I hate to say it: this thing looks damn good. And to think we need to wait another year to play catch up. Hmmm....

[Spudz27]

Kind of looks like a camry reversed into a current model lancer hatch and they fused together. Love the interior, I would hope the HUD could de activated as I am not a fan of those things. I prefer to see only what is on the road, I don't want to be trying to view the road whilst staring through an image of my speed.

[Giant Cranium]

cruse is finnaly on the wheel and looks adaptive

[Brazen]

I can't wait for the painted silver interior plastics fad to end. I have never seen it done well, even on high end Mercs.

Edit: it is actually satin chrome in the Commodore so may look good in daylight.

[Nikked]

FB Comments

-It looks like a 1972-76 Vauxhall Victor
-Looks like a 10 year old Nissan pulsar n16 front end
-Looks like a VE had a roll in the hay with a Chrysler 300. Very American
-dodge wants their calibre back..
-Looks like a Euro piece of ####!

[csv8]

Originally Posted by Dr Smith

Do you mean a reveal for a 2014 on sale Falcon.

Yes Ford copy Holden and have a live on line reveal . Ford new model releases are pretty tame...aggression needs to be stepped up...in marketing

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by Nikked

FB Comments

-It looks like a 1972-76 Vauxhall Victor
-Looks like a 10 year old Nissan pulsar n16 front end
-Looks like a VE had a roll in the hay with a Chrysler 300. Very American
-dodge wants their calibre back..
-Looks like a Euro piece of ####!

Mostly said by bogans who own VNs and VRs no doubt.

[P6LTD351]

We can say what we want. Ford need to counter and do it fast. If we think 780 sales is bad...Let's not bag this car just because we love our Falcon. Unfortunately, this Commodore raises the bar and if Ford don't tweak their pricing to compete, we won't see the higher end of 780 sales again.

[lowriding]

Or teenagers .

For a first it has surpassed my expectations on what i have seen ,interior,technology,styling,quality all looks amazing .Well done cant wait to see the SS versions.

[4.0i OHC]

Originally Posted by csv8

FORD GAME ON !!! Why cann't FORD have an on line reveal for FG update ????? its all in marketing !!!
I hope FORD marketing watched the last 10 minutes....Holden mention future bold initiatives in marketing...

Ford had one for the SZ Territory. I don't see why the FG update would be any different.

[Brazen]

[Josh_XC]

http://www.youtube.com/user/HoldenAustralia

VF will have auto parking assist.. on all commodores.

[4.0i OHC]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

What is a hoffmeister kink? Looked up on google and learnt from wikipedia that a BA falcon also features a hoffmeister kink

Every Falcon sedan since EA has had a Hofmeister kink.

[Nikked]

2014 falcon is going to be released at the AIMS...But what they do before hand is anyones guess...


Unless, the VF will bring foward any plans...

[Road_Warrior]

Nice...but not my cup of tea I think.

But after all this design work etc, they still have that stupid antenna on the roof.

[GT014]

Some of these official concept pics look 100 times better, they really played it safe in production model.
http://www.caradvice.com.au/212871/h...gn-concept-01/

Hope the falcon goes out on a limb

[fou_bleu]

An improvement over the VE for sure. It's nothing original (not that I think the 2014 Falcon will be either), but probably enough to keep the buyers coming in.

[lowriding]

Handbrake is gone! Audi esque electric button ?

[Brazen]

Originally Posted by Josh_XC

http://www.youtube.com/user/HoldenAustralia

VF will have auto parking assist.. on all commodores.

They are really really moving away from the fleet market and getting the Cruze to take over the volume role in the factory.

Yeah the base Commodore is getting lane departure warning, city crash warning, park assist, rear cross traffic warning (reversing out of a driveway it will warn you if cars are coming down the road).

Also the park assist does parallel parks and reverse 90 degree parks.

Someone who is at the launch texted saying that when you option a V8 on the Calais you now get a subtle lip spoiler on the back. The V6 remains plain.

[Josh_XC]

So the SS will be announced next week at a NASCAR event?

[XWGT]

Looks very Chrysler to me, especially in the toys department

Ford take notice!

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by GT014

Some of these official concept pics look 100 times better, they really played it safe in production model.
http://www.caradvice.com.au/212871/h...gn-concept-01/

Hope the falcon goes out on a limb

I agree the concept sketches showing the front qrt view (060) and rear down shot (063) of the rear which looks a bit BMW 7 series are fantastic.

I think the Falcon will go more bold in styling, as maybe shown in the upcoming Modeo/Ford Fusion.

[FPV GTHO]

The exterior does nothing for me. It's gone very corporate GM and lost some muscle.

Interior looks like a big step up.

[Brazen]

Great car but three things that bug me:

The chrome side piece which runs the the length of the bottom of the doors looks like it should have been designed to incorporate into the the fender vent, it just stop half an inch from the vent - they could of really incorporated a nice feature having it run into the vent.

Speaking of the vent, it looks like it needs it incorporate the curve of the wheel arch more - it looks too straight.

Lastly, the mirrors aargh the mirrors were one of the worst things about the VE and they are still there.

[Dr Smith]

Originally Posted by XWGT

Looks very Chrysler to me, especially in the toys department

Ford take notice!

Yyeeess.... Chysler Sebring..I knew it looked too familiar, thanks, lol.

[satria]

Wow, i really like it... Interior is VERY nice.

That is the first commodore that i like, and it's always been interiors that put me off them the most.