Today Tonight Trash

[Buntz]

Now normally I don't watch the show as I believe that it's mentally degrading, and can do some serious cognitive damage. But it was on, and I could hear it from the kitchen when "hoon" article came on. I couldn't help but investigate.

http://www.news.com.au/national/kmh-...-1226531808640

They did a segment on this idiot who owns an R-Spec, and took it up to 255km/h on a country SA road, and then put it up on facebook (what a bloody idiot.)

Anyway, Today Tonight didn't just stop at saying it was a Ford Falcon GT high performance car, but that it's the most powerful Australian car made to date, and even played the FPV ad spot featuring Alan Moffat. Nice way to get people hating on the brand.

And some anonymous pommy "Road Safety Expert" gave his opinion on the car, that at those speeds; "the drivetrain, and suspension/chassis would - get this - just be disintegrating underneath... AS THIS IS A ROAD CAR NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THAT SPEED." - Oh Really? So you're an engineer too?

I can't get a video at this time... but the way it's presented will make your blood boil. I will get it if I can.

I don't condone what this moron did. But just the way it portrayed that this car, and the company who makes it are like drug dealers.

When Lambo's and Porshces are taken to the extreme, I don't see their ads.

[TC200six]

This is nothing unusual for a ****** show like TT/ACA to be doing this. I don't watch it, but you say it even had false information about the most powerful Australian car. Shouldn't it be illegal to report blatant lies on a so-called factual TV program?

[buddy92]

If I remember correctly. ACA done some **** like this aswell. So it's not the first.

[Buntz]

Originally Posted by buddy92

If I remember correctly. ACA done some **** like this aswell. So it's not the first.

Just that it even happens is bad enough, but to my beloved Ford/FPV, makes me wild with anger.

[Motorbreath310]

I really didn't think the video was that bad. At least the guy wasn't doing it on a busy highway or something.

As for road safety experts. Yeah, they're experts alright...

[Chrisosicko]

Isn't any publicity good publicity? Hasn't made me want one any less. What about when James Courtney was doing 240kmh down conrod straight in a non r spec gt? Didn't see the drive train dissenter grading, yeah Some sort of expert alright

[mike_nofx]

Isn't the W427 more powerful?

[Buntz]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Isn't the W427 more powerful?

Yes it is.

Power outputs are 510 PS (375 kW; 503 bhp) at 7000 rpm and 640 N·m (470 lb·ft) at 5000 rpm,[1] and 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) is achieved in 4.7 seconds,[2] making the W427 the most powerful and fastest production car ever built in Australia.

from wikipedia.

[SpoolMan]

You get caught breaking the speed limit doing 255 klm, it was covered in a thread last week.
Cant see any good in highlighting such a stupid act over again.

Closed.