This is a genuine Steve Irwin-style "Crikey!" moment. Despite taking a sales-chart beating from snapping-jawed archrival Holden, Ford Australia has rolled out a new Falcon family, the FG series. Among the seven-model range are a couple of turbo-powered tear-aways. V-8-quick, sweet-handling, spacious, and tastefully restrained in appearance, they're the surprise, tire-smokin' stand-outs in the line-up.

Sad to say, they're marked "not for export," thanks to an earlier decision to shelve development of left-hand-drive versions. Never considered immigration Down Under? These cars might just be the thing to change a Ford fan's mind. Beginning with the stars, here's the rundown on the turbo versions of the new Falcons. We'll bring you drive impressions of the V-8 and naturally aspirated six-cylinder models over the next two days.

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