New FPV Lineup Leads Ford Attack On Aussie Muscle Market

Don't think the Muscle Car Wars are only taking place here in America. Our Aussie brethren — the people who invented the word "hoon" — have themselves a bitter rivalry going strong for years; Holden HSV vs. Ford FPV. And with Ford's new FG Falcon, FPV has itself some new hardware to do battle with. The team at Ford Performace Vehicles doesn't want to release official numbers until the official launch in June, but we're expecting big power from both the turbo inline six and the 'Boss' V8 mills. Although rival Holden's weaponry is shared among GM's global empire with British Vauxhalls, American Pontiacs, and even Chevys in the Middle East, these Aussie Fords will stick to doing battle in their homeland. Though a few will probably sneak into the UK on the gray market, we won't see these FPVs on 'merican shores at all (come on Ford, think Mercury here!). Galleries below and full press release after the jump. More »

Holden Reveals Coupe 60 Concept

While we don't have anyone at the Melbourne International Auto Show, we can certainly admire from afar. For instance, we've been spending the last few minutes ogling the sweet sight lines on the new Coupe 60 concept car just revealed by the boys down under at Holden. It's meant to be a 60th anniversary present for Holden fans — a diamond annum of Holden's first all-Aussie car. The pillarless concept car is around 60 mm shorter than a VE sedan and sits on 21-inch center-lock alloy wheels with unique design Kumho high performance semi-slicks. Under the hood is a big 6.0-liter V8 — and inside, well, there's some pretty to go around there too. Check out the full release after the jump. More »

2008 Ford FG Falcons Are Here, Holden To Your Seats

The wait is finally over and the new Australian Ford Falcons are here. Known as the FG Falcon, this seventh generation of the Falcon appears to be packing the goods to compete with the venerable Holden Commodore. This RWD sedan will come in XT, G-Series and XR trim levels with a variety of engines. The Ute version will include a base, R6 and XR trim. In addition to the base inline-six, the Falcon gets a turbocharged version good for 362 horsepower and 393 lb.-ft. of torque. At the top end is the 5.4-liter Boss V8 good for 388 horsepower and 383 lb.-ft. of torque. Press release and more pics of the Aussie car-truck goodness below the jump. More »