2008 FPV range exposed

[omicron]

FPV?s sprung a leak bigger than the one that sunk the Titanic with undisguised photos of the company?s 2008 model range showing up on a Melbourne landfill site. This massive breach in internal security protocol has occurred a full eight months before the new Orion-based performance models are due to go on sale.

First published by Melbourne newspaper, The Herald Sun, the photos have spread rapidly across the internet.

FPV is clearly going after HSV with a bold new design language. Like the GT and F6 Typhoon models, this aggressive-looking GT-P (pictured) features dramatic contrasting grey panels below the headlights ? already dubbed the ?raccoon mask? in the Wheels office.

The shot also shows that FPV has ditched the double scallop headlights, and adopted indicators in the wing mirrors, although the rest of the Orion range is expected to retain indicators on the front guards. The high performance models wear chrome FPV badges in place of the indicators.

Not only does this image give us the full monty on the FPV GT-P but it provides strong hints to the look of Ford?s Falcon range. There?s a noticeably flatter turret shape to improve entry and exit, and there?s hints of a BMW-style Hofmeister Kick to the thin C-pillars.

[The Pirate]

I'd like to see the black portion that connects the headlights and foglights to be body colored, but it looks great otherwise!  I'd love for Ford to sell something like that here. 

[S204STi]

Unique front -end and bumper styling with a somewhat bland sedan in between.

Not bad however, I'd hit it.

[MX793]

What's the deal with Aussie performance sedans having a large patch of black plastic around the foglights?  Holden HSVs were the first that I saw it on.  Toyota included it to a lesser degree on that TRD Aurion concept.  Now Ford.

[SVT666]

I'll take that blue one please.  No changes.  I love it.

[goldenlover1101]

I like it a lot

[Raghavan]

That. looks. awesome!!!

[Raza]

I'm actually glad that Ford doesn't sell cars like that here.  Why sell good new cars when you can sell the same old shit over and over and dominate the market with 25 year old designs?