[TrainAss]

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[quote author=Trainass link=topic=187617.msg3979906#msg3979906 date=1301583068]
I do like the tail lights and muffler design of the Falcon more than the Fusion.

Is Aus left hand drive like us or are they right hand drive? Its hard to tell in the picture, and I don't know in general.
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I also like the Falcon tail-lights. Looks like the entire trunk is lower.

Australia is RHD, just like every other country that was once under British control or influence.
Here's an interesting summary: http://users.telenet.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm#leftdriving
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It may just be the lighting, but it does look like the entire car is a bit lower than the Sport.

I wonder how much it'd cost to import one?

 

[seasonalskier]

I thought the exact opposite, I thought it was higher than the sport.

 

[themason]

[quote author=Seasonalskier link=topic=187617.msg3979996#msg3979996 date=1301588236]
I thought the exact opposite, I thought it was higher than the sport.
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It looks like the roof line in the falcon starts high and drops low in the rear compared to the Fuse. The reason I think that is because if you look at the rear windshield on the falcon, it is sloped more and has more length on the glass. You can see more roof on the falcon than the fuse. but on the frontal view the falcon's windshield is at a higher angle. With that said the Falcon has to have at least a 1/2"+ height on the Fusion.

If you look at the body line the though, it is almost identical till you get to the trunk then the Falcon goes downward while the Fusion's line stops climbing and goes level. that gives the Fusion the visual affect of having a larger trunk. IMHO

 

[autoxr1]

Don't forget that my Fusion has been lowered around 2" and the Falcon is presumably at stock ride height. Despite the drop, my trunklid still looks higher than the Falcon trunklid, which you can also see in the taillight comparison.

I looked up the OAH, just for grins. The Falcon XR is listed at 1433 mm, or 56.4". The Fusion stock height is 56.8". Pretty darn close. So, I guess the roof of my car is roughly 1.5" lower than the Falcon in the pic.

 

[TrainAss]

The falcon is a beautiful car though. I wouldn't kick it out of my garage, thats for sure!

 

[themason]

That definitely makes sense, because I looked up the ride hieghts for both and noticed that it was a little shorter stock to stock than the Fusion. I was wondering if it was just the angle and/or difference in depth with the cars that threw it off but I didn't even think about the possibility of yours being lowered :dur:

I bet that Falcon has some crazy ups though, I'd like to take it on out to a track and abuse it for a while. :evillaugh: