Is this for real?

[RHAGEL]

I have never heard about this until now. I actually thought it was a joke. What do you guys think?

http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtests/11029/road-test-review-2006-ford-futura-sprint-gta-wagon.html

 

[.paul]

More than likely. Prolly some engineers getting together to build something for fun

*disclaimer*
I did not even bother to read one word of that article

 

[mikeyb]

Its a joke. Late for april fools.

 

[RHAGEL]

I did see on blueovalforums.com that it is a photochop. They did a good job, but come on. It just isn't practical.

 

[Pretzellogic]

I just read this in C&D. I don't remember them doing april fools jokes before.

That being said, this is probably one of them.

 

[mikeyb]

A Fusion sport wagon. I can see that happening to replace the Taurus wagon. I would think it would rob sales from the Focus wagon and Freestyle.

 

[Pretzellogic]

The fact that John Phillips wrote it should be a tipoff.

The other is that it has an exhaust pipe exiting the rear quarter panel.

 

[Hughes412]

It would be cool if it was real. But the other thing that tells you it's fake it the steering wheel, no airbag. They wouldn't make a car now days with out one.

 

[chuyler1]

suicide doors? umm, yeah, ok


The wheels look like MP3 rims.

 

[solid_snake]

from 4th page

FORD FUTURA SPRINT GT/A WAGON
Vehicle type: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 3-passenger, 4-door wagon
Price as tested: $20,025
Price and option breakdown: base Ford Futura Sprint wagon (includes $545 freight), $17,375; GT/A package (includes performance exhaust system, high-flow air intake, Tornado air-management system, fuel magnet), $2250; Fulda Redcoat tires, $400
Major standard accessories: power windows and locks, remote locking, A/C, cruise control, tilting and telescoping steering wheel, chrome ashtray, rear defroster and triple-blade wiper
Sound system: Ford AM-FM radio/CD player, 6 speakers




lmao

 

[Roywhitep5]

isnt that an sho yamaha engine?(aka the ranch)

 

[Puckpimp71]

holy s***... that looks just like the yammerhammer GOD I miss that car... I have that article and it mentions that the one they tested used a Miller cycle engine. weird, I don't see a supercharger in that picture...

 

[.paul]

CHASSIS/BODY
Type: unit construction with 4 rubber-isolated dwarf-like subframes made by Home Depot
Body material: welded steel stampings and fiberglass-reinforced papier-mch

lol

INTERIOR
SAE volume, front seat: 53 cu ft <------
cargo: 80 cu ft
Front-seat adjustments: fore-and-aft, seatback angle, front height, rear height
Restraint systems, front: manual 3-point belts, driver and passenger front and curtain airbags, plus curtains

wtf, huuuuuge front seat

ENGINE
Type: Miller-cycle V-6, aluminum block and heads
Bore x stroke: 3.50 x 3.13 in, 88.9 x 79.5mm
Displacement: 181 cu in, 2961cc
Compression ratio: 10.0:1 <------
Effective Miller-cycle compression ratio: 8.0:1 <------
Fuel-delivery system: port injection
Valve gear: chain-driven double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters
Power (SAE net): 245 bhp @ 6600 rpm
Torque (SAE net): less than 245 lb-ft @ 2800 rpm <------lol
Redline: 7000 rpm
lol @ miller cycle, AFAIK the only recent production car to have a miller cycle engine was the millenia and I think miller cycles use a supercharger

Vehicle type: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 3-passenger, 4-door wagon

huh?

 

[awsmp5]

haha woulda never noticed if you didn't mention those
not that i know how the compression is a way to figure its bull...
but when i saw that in my c&d i didn't think twice, i just thought wow... what a bad looking interior'd car

 

[Puckpimp71]

Miller Cycle depends on a supercharger in order to hold compression... not100% on this, but I think a lysholm or roots type would be better for that engine than a centrifugal supercharger, which was used on SHOs when people went FI.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/frame...mazda.com.au/articleZone.asp?articleZoneID=92

 

[romecandleboy]

Not the mention the 'C&D observed fuel economy = 9mpg'. I can't imagine any automaker giving a green light to that -especially these days.

 

[.paul]

Not the mention the 'C&D observed fuel economy = 9mpg'. I can't imagine any automaker giving a green light to that -especially these days.

Have you heard of the H2 or maybe the ford excursion?

 

[hello2000]

I didn't notice those thing before. thats pretty funny (lol2)

 

[romecandleboy]

Have you heard of the H2 or maybe the ford excursion?

I can understand an urban assault vehicle like the H2 or Excursion getting 9mpg ... just not a practical, sporty, Fusion based wagon.

 

[.paul]

I can understand an urban assault vehicle like the H2 or Excursion getting 9mpg ... just not a practical, sporty, Fusion based wagon.

oic.

well, your comment makes more sense ahha(headbang)

btw, nice new car.