FPV F6 WINS NZ CAR OF THE YEAR!

FPV F6 WINS NZ CAR OF THE YEAR!





Tuesday, December 9, 2008




Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has dominated the 2008 New Zealand Autocar Car of the Year Awards.

FPV's new F6 ran away a clear winner in the Performance Car of the
Year category, as well as the headline Car of the Year award.

In the Car of the Year category, the FPV F6 won by a record margin, beating all other entrants by 20 points.

"For the F6 to take out both categories is just incredible!" FPV's General Manager Rod Barrett said.

"This further illustrates the F6 is the ultimate driver's car - a
fantastic combination of performance and dynamics. It's a testament to
the team here in Campbellfield that worked so hard on this project," he
added.

Editor of New Zealand Autocar Paul Owen validated Barrett's sentiments;

"The F6 was the most memorable drive of 2008," he said.

"During the testing every single judge got out of the F6 with a huge grin on their face. It won hands down. "

"You've made a car that will continue to define bang-for buck for many years to come," Owen added.

The F6 is powered by the high performance 4.0 litre turbo-charged
DOHC 24 valve in-line six, producing maximum power of 310kW at 5500 rpm
and maximum torque of 565Nm across the range from 1950 to 5200 rpm.

The F6 is available for immediate delivery from all FPV dealers. For your nearest stockist visit fpv.com.au

A Ford sedan took top honours at the 2008 AMI Insurance NZ Autocar Car of the Year Awards tonight.

The new turbocharged Ford Performance Vehicles F6 sedan was
competing with nine other vehicles vying for the award which identifies
the best new car release in the preceding 12 months.

NZ Autocar editor and chief judge Paul Owen said the FPV F6 was a
clear winner, scoring 520 points from a total of 600 from the six
judges, well ahead of the second placed vehicle, the Volkswagen Tiguan,
on 500 points.

"Our award pits 10 category winners against each other, and for a
performance car to win overall it must score highly for its
practicality and value," he said.

"The F6 takes all the family values of an ordinary Ford Falcon and
caps them off with dynamic levels of performance more comparable to a
Ferrari ."

Mr Owen said the 20-point margin of the FPV's win was unprecedented
in the 15-year history of the magazine's Car of the Year award.

The category winners were selected by the judges from new models
launched in New Zealand between November 30, 2007, and November 30,
2008.

The other finalists were the Honda Jazz (best small car), Peugeot
308 (best compact car), Mazda6 (best medium car), Ford Falcon FG (best
large car), Volkswagen Tiguan (best crossover), Jaguar XKR Convertible
(best roadster), Audi A4 (best executive car), Jaguar XF (best luxury
car) and the Toyota Land Cruiser (best SUV).

Last year's winner was the Mazda2. Recent winners include the BMW
335i, Volkswagen Golf GTI, BMW 120d, Ford Mondeo, and Subaru Legacy.

do I need to say anything?

Yes.....that you love Jason hahahaha

Zamiam wrote:do I need to say anything?

So your proud that the Turbo beat off stiff competition the likes of the Honda Jazz, Mazda 6, Peugeot 308 and the mighty Toyota Land Cruiser??.

Car Of The Year Zamiam. No mention of half-cars anywhere...

CrazyJeff wrote:Car Of The Year Zamiam. No mention of half-cars anywhere...

Do I need to say anything?.

FJ wrote:

CrazyJeff wrote:Car Of The Year Zamiam. No mention of half-cars anywhere...

Do I need to say anything?.

YOU never need to say anything but it just comes out when you open your cheeks

typical V8 sedan driver argument - the real thing to note is that a turbo six I'd car of the year and not a V8

Does not matter to much about 6 or 8cyl at least Ford won. Again

FORDACE wrote:Does not matter to much about 6 or 8cyl at least Ford won. Again

I don't think there were any Holdens in contention, mind you this award is for new cars and the VE has been out for a couple of years now.

I saw the magazine at the weekend and was quite surprised at the line up that the F6 was up against and having driven one its not hard to see it winning against some of the competitors.
Strange criteria really running an F6 up against four wheel drives wagons and smaller compact cars.
A couple of challengers but nothing to serious.
If I had a choice for car of the year it wouldnt be a Ford or Holden it would be a Ferrari or something like that.
Could never afford one but all I am saying is that its car of the year and as such the F6 should have had some better competition but I guess its not the performance car of the year award.