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24-10-2006, 04:26 PM
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 ok today when just going for a drive to the shops i spotted a few F6 typhoons and tornados so i decided id follow to see wat the go was......once i caught up to them i spotted what i thought to be a fairmont ghia with a GT kit...upon closer inspection i saw the FORCE8 badge...i kept following and they pulled up to a carpark and stopped so i went round the corner and pulled in to another spot....walked back and watched for a while then spotted about 3 more cars that lookd similar, however one didnt have the bonnet bulge...i waited until all the drivers went inside the restaurant for what i guess was a conference to discuss the models or something.....took a few shots...was gonna get more but camera died....there was a force 8 and a force 6 with red leather interior and another two with black leather.....also has chrome mirrors...can all be seen in the pics though!! heres the pics of my camera phone        |
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24-10-2006, 04:29 PM
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very nice!
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24-10-2006, 04:30 PM
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Interesting!
Good work on the photo's
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24-10-2006, 04:31 PM
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GREAT pics there champ...did you get a wide lense shot of the rear of the f8.. |
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24-10-2006, 04:31 PM
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Nice find
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24-10-2006, 04:31 PM
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Nice, well done!
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24-10-2006, 04:31 PM
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I want the force 8 one
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24-10-2006, 04:32 PM
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Dissappointing. Looks liek a GT with lip spoiler, and chrome mirrors. Will reserve judgement till they are officially released.
EDIT: The back looks pretty nice though. |
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24-10-2006, 04:33 PM
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hey thats at south beach in wollongong!
wonder why they would be in wollongong, perhaps on thier way to sydney, or came down for the day... |
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24-10-2006, 04:41 PM
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Oh yeah!
Force 6 in DeJa Vu. :sm_drool: D  :
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24-10-2006, 04:42 PM
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Great Pics mate. I want 'em all.
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24-10-2006, 04:46 PM
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very nice find, u sneaky b****
 : loving the bobtail on the boot but a bit dissapointed since it pretty much looks like a bf gt with a bobtail but i still would never turn one down. Do we know why there called FORCE 8/6 is there something engine wise that will provide some good figures??
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24-10-2006, 04:48 PM
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How very original of ford. Probably uses the exact same engine specs as the typhoon/GT.. same bodykit, same wheels.. just no spoiler...? whats the point. Wouldn't it have been cheaper to put a "delete spoiler" option on the current GT/F6..
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24-10-2006, 04:48 PM
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Good stuff!!!!!. You shoud have waited till they came out of the restaurant and asked for a test drive :P
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24-10-2006, 04:50 PM
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Oh very nice. I actually really like those badges too.
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24-10-2006, 04:51 PM
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That wispy Force badging looks crap I gotta say. Just when I thought Ford had made a massive improvement with their branding after the horrible font on the AU Falcon and LR Focus. I hope FPV dont settle with that.
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24-10-2006, 04:52 PM
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I wonder, if there is in fact more to the name than meets the eye??
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24-10-2006, 04:54 PM
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24-10-2006, 04:57 PM
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24-10-2006, 04:58 PM
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Can't say I'm impressed and am certainly hoping that the name denotes something that WILL impress us.
Wonder what they are doing out? Wouldn't be a magazine testing them already would it? Interesting to see the use of the typhoon rims on a car with a bonnet buldge (an 8 i guess).... All in all disappointing, ugly badge...... hope there's more good to come 
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24-10-2006, 05:02 PM
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check out the chrome mirrors and detailing on the front bar! but yes it does look like a pretty **** poor effort at a new model. maybe it comes with 2 hookers in the boot... anything less than that and it wont attract many buyers |
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24-10-2006, 05:05 PM
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well that ruined the suprise of getting into the motorshow early on thursday (vip passes :hihi: )
maybe they just had phoon rims on there so they didnt show the real design? but then why would you drive the rest of the car around like that. just a tad dissappointing. and the GT has BA Mk2 Stripes on it :
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24-10-2006, 05:06 PM
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I think the back is hot. Subtle and Classy!
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24-10-2006, 05:08 PM
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Looks like it would be very difficult for Badge theifs to rip this badge off in one peice with their screw drivers anyway.
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24-10-2006, 05:08 PM
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I am glad they have an extended range but seriously chrome mirrors!!!
Cant wait to hear why they are called force!
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24-10-2006, 05:22 PM
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Leather standard, 8 way power memory seat(s)..... ah hell read this! http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=68101
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24-10-2006, 05:25 PM
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i reckon the force models will looks ausome when they are dropped and have crome wheels...i wants to see them in person but at the moment they look great but a bit like the gt and typhoon...which may dissapoint but is good because the fpv range look hot and maybe the target buyer is a buyer who likes the style but does not want to go over board with the spoiler
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24-10-2006, 05:27 PM
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I was hoping they would use the new Fairmont GHIA headlights to differentiate them from the rest of the flock, but they still look great.
Quite hard to distinguish GT/GTP from Force8 from up front.. well from far away anyway. |
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24-10-2006, 05:29 PM
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But... What if the diff raito has been changed? (just something I heard) Still to be confirmed.... it's not going to "transform" the car but might make the Force cars slightly different to drive. Did anyone think to ask at the launch? D :
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