......for a few more years.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/12/r...ent-from-ford/

I'd like to think it's replacement would share it's underpinnings with the '15 Stang

 

Does Ford realize that we want these? Why is Australia so much cooler than here? This is bull****!

 

There are not enough "we" to buy Falcons in numbers sufficient to offset the cost of re-engineering for LHD and shipping it here. Not this Falcon anyway.

 

After Pontiac G8 failed in the USA (after the same "we want these" story) I don't think Ford wants to take a chance with Falcon.

 

falcon movie
http://www.ovguide.com/love-the-beas...00000009606aa2

 

Not really sure the G8 failed. The whole Pontiac line was killed. I think if a Buick and Chevy option was available, there would be sales with the proper marketing. Look how many POS chargers Chrysler is still selling. There is a market. CTS is still selling also and the base model is not very exciting at all.

 

Those are all small numbers to cover expenses of importing Falcon from Australia. It's just not worth the trouble for selling maybe 20,000 units.
Plus Ford already has a full-size car (Taurus) which sells about 3 times better.

 

Just produce them here or allow the option to import. The Taurus is no Falcon. I understand that nation wide demographics see more of a need for a Taurus than a Falcon but like I said, chrysler is still doing it along with Cadillac. The falcon should fall somewhere between those. Hell, I would love to be able to order a Holden.

 

Just wait for few years, there's gonna be plenty of these as used cars ...

 

Point is though, Mustang is going to remain RWD, so Ford is currently investing in that............so why not pool resources and use the underpinnings for the next-gen Falcon in Australia and use it for a RWD Taurus replacement in 2016. You can spin a couple of Lincolns off it too! Erveryone's a winner!!

That's what I'd do. Now, someone get me a job on Ford's Board

 

on top of that the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

Did anyone watch or see the movie I posted a link too?

 

Yep, Love The Beast is in my DVD collection. Great film/documentary

 

Ditto, here's pics of The Beast's rebuild:
http://www.xfalcon.com/forum/showthr...a-s-XB-rebuilt

 

man that car is sharp

 

I know we have the Mustang and they have the Falcon, but the Falcon could easily have replaced the Fusion and we here in the states would be ecstatic and we could have both a Mustang and a Falcon in our driveways. For those folks down under I know some feel the same way, bring the Mustang down here for us, we want them too!!!

 

Fusion is Ford's 3rd best selling car ...

Why would Ford replace it with much larger and heaver car that's nowhere near economical as Fusion (and gas prices are close to $4.00/gallon again)?

 

They could offer it with certain drive lines, at least the styling would be there. I like the Fusion but isnt the Falcon the same size as the fusion or is it close to the Taurus? I thought for sure watching them race they were fusion sized cars...

 

Falcon is a full-size car so it's about the same size as Taurus.

 

Ok then, Fiesta, Fusion, Falcon, woolah!

 

Its much cheaper to build Taurus since it already shares platform with few other Fords and Lincolns (Flex, Explorer, MKT, MKS).

Falcon is just not cost effective, it doesn't make sense to bring a completely new car that doesn't share anything with the rest of Fords for maybe 20,000 units a year. Ford would be losing a lot of money on each one they would sell.

I like Falcon too, but that would be a financial disaster for Ford. Ford is finally stable and they can't gamble again.