Karshen Ford Falcon GT ya sayar
Ford ya ce GT-F za ta dogara ne akan ƙayyadadden sigar R-Spec na Falcon GT.
FORD ya sayar da duka 500 na sabon Falcon GT kafin a fara gina na farko, kuma dillalai da masu sayayya masu kishi suna neman ƙarin.
Dukkanin sedans 500 Falcon GT-F (na sigar "ƙarshe") da aka nufa don Ostiraliya an siyar da su ga dillalai kuma yawancin motocin sun riga sun sami sunayen abokan ciniki.
Duk da cewa Ford ya gina ƙarin 50 GT-Fs da 120 Pursuits don New Zealand, dillalai sun ce Ford bai gina isassun sedan na GT ba kuma sun nemi lambar ta ninka.
Amma Ford ya ce ba za a sake samun hakan ba saboda an iyakance shi da adadin injuna V8 masu caji da za su iya haɗa hannu da hannu a wurin taro na wucin gadi kusa da layin Geelong mai silinda shida.
"Ford ya raina shi sosai," in ji wani dillalin da ya nemi a sakaya sunansa saboda hakan zai shafi rabon motoci. “Wannan babbar dama ce da aka rasa. Ba na tsammanin Ford ya fahimci kasuwa mai kishi."
Lokacin da Ford ya bayyana wani bugu na musamman na Falcon GT "Cobra" a Bathurst 2007 na 1000 - don bikin cika shekaru 30 na Allan Moffat da Colin Bond 1-2 - duk motocin 400 an sayar da su da yawa ga dillalai cikin sa'o'i 48.
"Ba su koyi wani abu daga gwaninta ba," in ji wani dillalin Ford, wanda kuma ya nemi a sakaya sunansa. “Cobras sun sayar da su a cikin ƙiftawar ido, kuma ba su ne na ƙarshe ba. Wannan Falcon GT shine na ƙarshe, mafi ƙarancin abin da za su iya yi shine baiwa ƙarin mutane damar siyan mota. "
Dillalai sun dage cewa duk Falcon GT-Fs suna siyarwa akan farashi mai ƙima na $77,990 tare da kuɗin balaguro. Wani dillalin Ford ya ce "Ba a ba mu izinin kara musu cajin ba, amma duk ana sayar da su da cikakken farashi." "Ba za su cire dala daya daga cikin wadannan motocin ba saboda wani ne zai saye su." Dillalai kuma sun damu da cewa sun ce Ford ba ta dace da manual da watsawa ta atomatik ba.
An bayar da rahoton cewa GT-F ya kasance kashi 62% na atomatik kuma kashi 38% na jagora, amma dillalan Ford sun ce dole ne a canza wannan adadi saboda masu sha'awar sayayya sun fi son watsawa da hannu.
A nata bangare, Ford ya ce a lokacin rayuwar Falcon GT na zamani, watsa shirye-shiryen hannu ya kai kashi 26% na tallace-tallace. "Dukkan littattafan sun tafi," in ji wani dillalin Ford. "Idan kana so a yanzu, kana buƙatar samun bindigar mashin kuma kada ka ɗauki launi."
Koyaya, sabanin martani daga dillalai, Ford Australia ya gaya wa Carsguide cewa akwai lokacin da za a ƙara zaɓuɓɓukan watsawa da hannu kafin a fara samarwa a cikin watanni biyu masu zuwa.
Za a sami launuka biyar, gami da keɓantacce biyu ga GT-F - shuɗi mai haske da launin toka mai duhu. Kuma duk motoci za su zo tare da saitin lambobi na musamman.
Har yanzu Ford bai fitar da hotuna ko cikakkun bayanai na Falcon GT-F ba; ya kamata a gabatar da shi a watan Yuni. Ana sa ran GT-F zai ɗauki lamba ta 351, wanda ke nuni da fitowar kilowatt ɗin sa, da kuma ƙima ga girman V8 a cikin fitacciyar 1970s Falcon GT-HO.
Ford ya ce GT-F za ta dogara ne da ƙayyadaddun nau'in R-Spec na Falcon GT da aka fitar watanni 18 da suka gabata, kafin Ford Performance Vehicles ta rufe kofofinta kuma Ford Australia ta karɓi kwarangwal na aikin, wato taron umarni. na injuna. .
Ana sa ran GT-F zai zama Falcon GT mafi sauri da aka taɓa ginawa. Godiya ga wani supercharged 5.0-lita V8 da fadi raya ƙafafun don taimaka shi kashe hanya tare da tseren mota-style "farawa" handling, ya kamata Gudu daga 0 zuwa 100 km / h a cikin 4.5 seconds.
Bayan fitowar 351kW Falcon GT-F, 335kW Ford XR8 za a gabatar da shi tare da kewayon Falcon da aka wartsake daga Satumba 2014 har sai da mafi tsufan sunan motar Australiya ya kai ƙarshen layin ba daga baya ba daga Oktoba 2016.
Kamar yadda aka ruwaito a baya, an gaya wa Carsguide cewa akwai shirye-shiryen sirri don yin sabon ƙarfin wutar lantarki na Falcon GT sama da kololuwar 351kW da ya ƙare.
Majiyoyin sirri sun yi iƙirarin cewa Motocin Ayyukan Ford ɗin da suka daina aiki yanzu sun fitar da 430kW na ƙarfi daga babban cajin V8 yayin da yake kan haɓakawa, amma Ford ya ƙi yarda da waɗannan tsare-tsaren saboda damuwar dogaro - da ƙarfin chassis, akwatin gear, driveshaft da bambancin Falcon. magance yawan gunaguni.
"Muna da 430kW na wutar lantarki tun kafin kowa ya san cewa HSV za ta sami 430kW akan layin. sabon GTS", - in ji mai ciki. "Amma a ƙarshe, Ford ya rage gudu. Za mu iya samun wutar lantarki cikin sauƙi, amma sun ji cewa bai da ma'ana ta kuɗi don yin duk canje-canje ga sauran motar don sarrafa ta. "
A halin yanzu, Falcon GT a takaice ya buga 375kW a cikin "overboost" wanda zai wuce dakika 20, amma Ford ba zai iya da'awar wannan adadi ba saboda bai cika ka'idojin gwaji na duniya ba.
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