BF MkII goes to press

[Ghiadude]

Originally Posted by Bucket

Any word on why they are calling it the Force 8?

force fed is leading the betting A.T.M.

[Full Spectrum]

Hey where did that VY Calais grill come from. Oh it's the Ford BF Mk II Ghia sorry

I'll be frank even if I'm not him, All look bad but the Fairmont Ghia love the front straight ahead front on looks great, Took some pictures to my brother tonight and he almost weeped at the front he likes it. I told him over the phone i liked the Ghia but the rest : I told him he would like it.

[Archilino]

come on people help out the little guys! force 6 is i assume the turbo mill straight into the ghia, but the force 8...?? come on flappist, share the love

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by SlickHolden

Hey where did that VY Calais grill come from. Oh it's the Ford BF Mk II Ghia sorry

Actually compare the terri grill and the BFII grill and theres a very strange simularity.

Originally Posted by vztrt

Actually compare the terri grill and the BFII grill and theres a very strange simularity.

Funny that!

[Poetic Justice]

Will it be called Force 8? As I was assuming the trade mark and all that for Force 6 was registered but we ended up with F6 Typhoon?

I dare say Force 8 would be an FPV product? Further to that, if it is indeed an FPV product, I'd be betting that FPV are waiting for HSV to release all details for their VE line up before dropping the Force 8 bomb.

[Dilan]

Originally Posted by flappist

Force 8 will be available in October.....

When will we find out what Force 8 stands for/represents?

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Dilan

When will we find out what Force 8 stands for/represents?

In October at the motorshow....

Do you really want to spoil the surprise.....

[LUXO_8]

if anybody hasnt noticed already the BF MK2 has new headlights........



looks frigin fantastic.....

[Grasshoppr]

Just what ford needed to do. Stong prominent lines, brings an aggressive front end to the car. Disapointed that the rear of the car is unchanged!

[janddbone]

Good news to hear they are ready to counter a very competeive new car in VE... If us Blue Oval fans are in touch with reality we will understand how good VE is. We still have the better overall package though no doubt.

One has to wonder why they did not wait til now to launch the whole package as BF, the engineering upgrades and the styling upgrades.

The BF should have been BA Mk III. They had to have the new engine ready for January as it was the deadline for Euro III. They should have launched that and the upgraded Ion along with DSC etc, but saved the six speed and associated things til now. Except for the 8's of course. This BF II should be BF, the marketing effect would have been much better... But anyhow, I hope it works out, great cars just the same.

Here id the official Ford link...
http://www.ford.com.au/about/newsroo...20060810-1.asp

[LUXO_8]

has anyone else noticed absolutley no talk of fairlane and LTD upgrades......

surely they will cop an update too

[JC]

Yuck - the BF Mk2 looks like a VZ! I think I'll stick with my "ugly" AUs, thank you very much. At least the Terry turbo retains it's looks.

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

has anyone else noticed absolutley no talk of fairlane and LTD upgrades......

surely they will cop an update too

Yeah its called an axe :(


Doesnt look to bad. The bonnet is a step backwards too AU-ish (which didnt work.). Unfortunatly (due to the high costs of doing so) the horrible roofline remains. Put a 20T block of concrete on the roof to flatten it would do wonders for its shape.

Decent upgrade though for a mid model run.

[aston]

Are they 17" or 18" on the Ghia?

17" wheels.

[8pAc]

Looking good, i love the Ghia, 3v V8 heaven indead i would have to take it to see the guys at ACE or maybe even force 8 supercharged 3v?

[LeadFoot81]

Aargh!
What did they do to the ghia?
Too much horizontal chrome! It looks like a VY/AU thing now! The front end/headlights look too fussy. Will have to wait til I see it in the flesh.
It reminds me of the Iosis concept, and hints at a very aggressive looking Orion in 08.

[LeadFoot81]

However its a bad pic, reminds meof the first BA futura pics that were relased, bad angle, bad lighting and having it against the white nothingness you dont get an idea of its proportions, and what itd look like on the street.

[Twinpiston]

They still haven't mentioned Territory as well!!!!

[Full Spectrum]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Actually compare the terri grill and the BFII grill and theres a very strange simularity.

So where did the Terra get the Calais grill from lol

[paulvdb]

Originally Posted by Inline6

It reminds me of the Iosis concept, and hints at a very aggressive looking Orion in 08.

As per VY->VZ->Torana->VE, I'd say this is meant to represent a portion of the changes leading to Iosis. We've seen mention in the press before that Orion would utilise some of the themes from Iosis, particularly the front. That means that Aussie buyers need to be lead to that design. You can't just go BF-> Iosis without some intermediate changes, without scaring the buyers. Remember that the Terri was also previewed to get people used to the concept. I'd expect that we'll see a motor show car next year that gives much of the flavour of the Orion to get people used to the idea of a different design.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by paulvdb

As per VY->VZ->Torana->VE, I'd say this is meant to represent a portion of the changes leading to Iosis. We've seen mention in the press before that Orion would utilise some of the themes from Iosis, particularly the front. That means that Aussie buyers need to be lead to that design. You can't just go BF-> Iosis without some intermediate changes, without scaring the buyers. Remember that the Terri was also previewed to get people used to the concept. I'd expect that we'll see a motor show car next year that gives much of the flavour of the Orion to get people used to the idea of a different design.

I wish they kept the concept design, that thing is pure sex (for an SUV).

SlickHolden - No idea, all i know is the wagon and the terri share alot of parts together.

[HSE2]

Originally Posted by paulvdb

You can't just go BF-> Iosis without some intermediate changes, without scaring the buyers.

Well they have scared me. Thank god they left the XR alone. They have gone too far with that front. The “add on” about the kit look doesn't work with this car and the front indentation is way too big. It’s just too fussy. They could have left it with one bar and the light treatment and it would have looked good.(ish)

Looking forward to seeing what they did with the XR dash.

Like the move to get the 6 speed auto across the range. Will be good to see what sort of pick this option enjoys. Blue tooth by years end is a nice addition too.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by HSE2

Well they have scared me. Thank god they left the XR alone. They have gone too far with that front. The “add on” about the kit look doesn't work with this car and the front indentation is way too big. It’s just too fussy. They could have left it with one bar and the light treatment and it would have looked good.(ish)

Just hold off till you see the thing in the flesh, it's not that bad. When I first saw the thing in the flesh I liked the look, even on the utes it looks good.

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Inline6

Aargh!
What did they do to the ghia?
Too much horizontal chrome! It looks like a VY/AU thing now! The front end/headlights look too fussy. Will have to wait til I see it in the flesh.
It reminds me of the Iosis concept, and hints at a very aggressive looking Orion in 08.

If you don't like the Ghia no one is going to force you to buy it, I am sure there will be 6 or 8 alternatives you might like.....

[HSE2]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Just hold off till you see the thing in the flesh, it's not that bad. When I first saw the thing in the flesh I liked the look, even on the utes it looks good.

I will have to take your word on that. Might get my eyes tested just to be on the safe side. :Reverend:

[Full Spectrum]

Originally Posted by flappist

If you don't like the Ghia no one is going to force you to buy it, I am sure there will be 6 or 8 alternatives you might like.....

If you don't like the ghia then you wont like anything else it's the pick of them.

[flappist]

Originally Posted by SlickHolden

If you don't like the ghia then you wont like anything else it's the pick of them.

Yep slick as.......

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[Sick EB]

i think they lookolright especially the black interior. althought the grill is just not working for me