FPV GT First drive!

[rst2000]

the gs 315kw did 13.4 in the hands of motor mag.

[HP-0351]

Auto or manual?

[Phyber]

And was it on a drag strip or on a road?

[buggerlugs]

Think Mr Courtney may have been a bit suprised at how much go the Falcon had.......

[Falcman0o7]

So ford moved to the 5.0 to meet the new pollution laws, How is holden going to do that with a old push rod donk that just keeps going up in cubes to stay with falcon? LMFAO! This 5.0 is soooo sweeeet......

[Baron.LSN]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

LOOKS LOWERED . you guys are so impracticle when you bag a standard height car . lowered is disgracefull . looks ok but i'm over parking on the road with my ba GT at stock height . my FG XR6 is a blissfull joy . 50% of houses i cannot park a BA gt in the driveway , yes even flat ones . the FG CAME OUT SO MUCH BETTER able to go on holidays and actually park in an underground carpark without doing $2000 worth of damage , and now people bag the height and crap on about cars look better lowered , it's kind of like saying . my house would look so much better if my toilet door was see through

I know this has already been addressed, but lowered doesn't look 'OK', it looks amazing compared to factory... it isn't about the height of the car off the ground at all, unless you're going for that 'slammed' look, but the cars in general would look a lot better if they made the wheel-arch lower so the tire doesn't look like a 15" that got lost somewhere. I don't want a car that scrapes everywhere... but I don't want to be able to fit my hand in the gap between the tire and the tope of the wheel-arch. All that needs to be changed is sheet-metal, the height isn't really the issue.

[thunderoo]

Please remove this mods if this is a re post. But this is the link to a video of James Courtney driving the new supercharged GT around Bathurst. http://media.theage.com.au/drive/car...09.html?ref=nf

[samsy351]

Great link , cheers !!

[gtfpv]

that is awesome . i only ever seen mark skaife and greg murphy giving HSV'S a spin untill now . its about time the ford V8 hasnt been hidden away .

[Bucknaked]

Apart from that supercharger whine which sounds fantastic, was how easy the car reached the 240. It didn't sound like he was given it any throttle and it was right up there in no time. The engine sounds awesome. Love that V8 note on the new engine.

[nstg8a]

how good does it sound.... damn i want one

[Resurrection]

My like very much!

[Cam]

Thats awesome, thanks for sharing

[chrisfpv]

I'm going to throw myself into the lions den by saying that the whine noise the supercharger makes is bloody annoying. Not just on the GT but superchargers in general.

[GS608]

Originally Posted by XR

I'm going to throw myself into the lions den by saying that the whine noise the supercharger makes is bloody annoying. Not just on the GT but superchargers in general.

You must be one of them sneezing turbo boys

[Scott]

Great clip, thanks for sharing. He noted understeer a couple of times but otherwise seemed genuinely impressed.

Sounded great, imagine it with a decent set of pipes on!

[duaned]

Originally Posted by Baron.LSN

... but I don't want to be able to fit my hand in the gap between the tire and the tope of the wheel-arch. All that needs to be changed is sheet-metal, the height isn't really the issue.

Ok then. So what would be the end result of having some lock on the steering wheel with the tyre now sticking out from the guard? I would say a slight bump and the guard will be imbedded into the tyre. Not good for the guard, tyre and your pocket. There is space between the guard and tyre for a reason. And with our roads it should stay that way!

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

What's wrong with the GS ute ?.

Nothing, but I've always had my heart set on a shiny new Pursuit one day!

Ed

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

So ford moved to the 5.0 to meet the new pollution laws, How is holden going to do that with a old push rod donk that just keeps going up in cubes to stay with falcon? LMFAO! This 5.0 is soooo sweeeet......

Whats the difference?
When some of Fords most famous motors are pushrod.
and ohc and ohv were onvented only a few years apart from each other.

[XR Lita]

I couldn't help but notice how sloppy his gear changes are.

The car itself sounded awesome though.

[Franco Cozzo]

I'm not a big fan of that supercharger whine, but then again I can't legally drive, or afford a new GT so why does my opinion matter?

[b0son]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

So ford moved to the 5.0 to meet the new pollution laws, How is holden going to do that

LS3 is already euroIV compliant.

[Jason[98.EL]]

i liked his comment about the torque

" heaps of torque jesus

[FGII-XR6]

I want one ( anyone willing to sponsor me )

[csv8]

FPV has a full page ad in today's Courier Mail on the new GT

[Falc'man]

S/C GS On Herrod Motorsport dyno (Video)

[Falcon Coupe]

Sounds great climbing the mountain. I'd make room in the garage for one

[FGX-351]

I want one so bad, maybe I can afford one in a few years time. :( lol

[ltd]

Pish-posh and pedantic. Blower whine?
If that supercharged V8 ford doesn't give you that tingley feeling in your loins, then you're the kind of fella that gets a chubby over a camry.

Brilliant work Ford, absolutely astonishing performance from a V8 that rightfully has re-taken the top crown as the weapon of choice.

[MR.BA.GT.332]

god damn how good was that sound! i just wish they had courtney suited up in race gear, take out the other 3 boffins and let him really give it some stick!

i know what im gunna go get if i win lotto..... or in 20yrs from now ;)