Ext User(athol)
15-09-2005, 05:28 PM
Noddy <dg4163@dodo.com.au> wrote:
> It was announced a couple of weeks ago that the Falcon has pipped the Commy
> as number one selling car, and this is apparently the result of two things:
> A dwindling of large petrol powered car sales (affecting both the Falcon and
> Commodore), and an increase in the number of Egas Falcons purchased.
About bloody time. :-)
> Holden, Ford and Mitsubishi have all been caught with their pants around
> their ankles in relation to current fuel prices, and unless they do
> something fucking amazing very quickly we're likely to see some pretty
> serious problems in the Australian car manufacturing business. Egas Falcon
> sales figures alone won't keep Ford afloat, and the Commodore will be fucked
> heavily in the arse if it doesn't get a drastic economy option very soon.
Ford need to get an Egas turbo onto the market ASAP.
The fact that the Egas is down on power compared to the base petrol BA is
going to keep getting in the way, even if the BA is way up on power
compared to the AU.
I'd suggest that adapting a vapour system like the present Egas Falcon to
a turbo engine would be a stop-gap model. They really need an injected
LPG system. Direct liquid injection would obviously be the best option
but even a sequential port vapour injection system would be a major step
forwards.
Holden need to get over themselves and get a dedicated LPG engine or
turbo diesel onto the market.
> Mitsubishi are in a fairly unique situation at present, as their future
> relies heavily on a lot of things, not just fuel economy. However, I expect
> the new Magna replacement will be more fuel efficient that both the Falcon &
> Commy.
They've made it clear that they don't have a diesel for it.
If they don't release an LPG model at the launch, they're fecked.
> The short answer here is that our unique preference for large family sedans
> is about to come to an abrupt end unless the manufacturers can pull a rabbit
> out of their hats, and if it does it's going to cause *severe* pain to the
> local industry.
They either need to get a common rail turbo diesel and/or decent performing
dedicated LPG model into each of their lineups.
--
Athol
<http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000
The state of infrastructure in New South Wales is a disgrace.
I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss.
> It was announced a couple of weeks ago that the Falcon has pipped the Commy
> as number one selling car, and this is apparently the result of two things:
> A dwindling of large petrol powered car sales (affecting both the Falcon and
> Commodore), and an increase in the number of Egas Falcons purchased.
About bloody time. :-)
> Holden, Ford and Mitsubishi have all been caught with their pants around
> their ankles in relation to current fuel prices, and unless they do
> something fucking amazing very quickly we're likely to see some pretty
> serious problems in the Australian car manufacturing business. Egas Falcon
> sales figures alone won't keep Ford afloat, and the Commodore will be fucked
> heavily in the arse if it doesn't get a drastic economy option very soon.
Ford need to get an Egas turbo onto the market ASAP.
The fact that the Egas is down on power compared to the base petrol BA is
going to keep getting in the way, even if the BA is way up on power
compared to the AU.
I'd suggest that adapting a vapour system like the present Egas Falcon to
a turbo engine would be a stop-gap model. They really need an injected
LPG system. Direct liquid injection would obviously be the best option
but even a sequential port vapour injection system would be a major step
forwards.
Holden need to get over themselves and get a dedicated LPG engine or
turbo diesel onto the market.
> Mitsubishi are in a fairly unique situation at present, as their future
> relies heavily on a lot of things, not just fuel economy. However, I expect
> the new Magna replacement will be more fuel efficient that both the Falcon &
> Commy.
They've made it clear that they don't have a diesel for it.
If they don't release an LPG model at the launch, they're fecked.
> The short answer here is that our unique preference for large family sedans
> is about to come to an abrupt end unless the manufacturers can pull a rabbit
> out of their hats, and if it does it's going to cause *severe* pain to the
> local industry.
They either need to get a common rail turbo diesel and/or decent performing
dedicated LPG model into each of their lineups.
--
Athol
<http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000
The state of infrastructure in New South Wales is a disgrace.
I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss.