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Originally Posted by pursuit2359
I'm going to defend GoAuto on this one. Ford have moved to global platforms and do not have a large, RWD platform; the Mustang wheelbase is too short and Australia is the only Ford market with a current, large RWD sedan. The development costs required to provide variable wheelbase length for the Mustang platform will not be justified just for Australia. The current trend is for FWD vehicles with flexibility for AWD.
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I agree that at this point in time it looks that way, however, this is all speculation and no one really knows exactly what Ford as a whole have in the pipeline. GoAuto and other media websites should concentrate on what the article is about, which is in 2014 we have a newly updated Falcon coming to the market to combat the VF commodore.
If they want to speculate on what is or isn't coming in 2016-18, then do so in a separate article labelled "Falcon/Commodore Speculation, what does 2016 and beyond Hold?". But they have already consistently spoken at length on what they consider is going to happen, and they do not need to harp on about it, or bring a reasonable article down by including speculation that does not relate to what is happening in 2014.
Finally, people need to remember that platforms are always being designed for the future, which could hold anything for us here in Australia. Until such time as Ford Australia or America formally announce what is actually happening with the Falcon, all speculation does, is plant seeds of doubt within peoples heads.