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Originally Posted by Brazen
I honestly think the bigger issue is whether Ford AU will be making cars in Australia Full Stop. To me the Taurus platform is going to happen.
All this talk about a decision on RWD being 12 - 18 months away is rubbish, its already happened, they just need to sign it off and work out funding and other issues which will happen over the coming year.
With ute and wagon out of the picture, the volumes to sustain Taurus based FWD and AWD Falcon production is concerning, I still think that overturning the local Focus decision has made the future difficult for Ford Australia to continue manufacturing cars.
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I would totally agree. If the Falcon (in its current form) has a used by date of 2014, they would be in deep engineering development of the replacement, right now.
I only drop in here from time to time (being a biased Holden fan and all
: ) but would have to say that, although this happens evertime there is an auto show (journos pester Alan Mulloney about global RWD/future of Falcon then FordAus CEO releases a statement saying there is nothing concrete right now) I would hate to see the Taurus replace the Falcon. Not only is the Falcodore battle a cultural staple of the Australian Autmotive industry, but it is also a source for accessible RWD cars.
Just a side note to that the only current turbo Taurus is the AWD SHO which weighs in at a spritely 1981kgs, so kiss any performance handling aspirations good bye.
I don't know what Ford NA is going to do with respect to a potential RWD Lincoln, but they definitely need a RWD Mustang, and having 1 single vehicle based off its own bespoke platform flies in the face of Mulooney's One Ford Policy. One of our regular Ford Fans on GMInsidenews.com seems pretty confident (without actually saying anything directly) that there is indeed a pretty strong chance that Lincoln WILL go ahead with a RWD sedan.
That will assure a RWD future, but it may not be as attainable as today's Falcon.
Still, I have my fingers crossed, because if the Falcon dies, I'll have no one to pick on (Toyota is just too easy).