Talk:Ford Probe

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[edit] Infobox info

With regards to its successor, in Europe it was the (Ford-badged) Mercury Cougar. I'd say this should be included, since many readers will of course be European. -- DeLarge 16:05, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I can't speak for all of Europe, but I know at least the UK got the second-generation Probe, as referenced by the UK Probe Owners Club. Hear me today and believe me next week.... BlackOpSource (talk) 13:04, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Paragraph rewritten

Old paragraph: The Probe can nearly keep up with a V-8 Mustang. Our Probe test car was outrageously fast for a 2940-pound car with only 145 hp: it sprinted from 0 to 60 mph in just 6.7 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 15.2 seconds at 91 mph. Those times are about half a second slower than the Mustang GT's and quicker than the 5.0-liter Camaro/Firebird's. The Probe's 134 mph top speed is within a couple of mph of the Mustang's and Camaro's top ends.

Changed because this is uncited, and sounds more like a fanboy shouting at his computer in ecstacy about his almighty Probe. Rewrote the paragraph to seem more encyclopedic. Ahanix1989

[edit] Possible citation?

Missing citation for electronically limited speeds under the Models table may be located at http://www.performanceprobe.com/info/specs/table_sta.htm.

Being a wiki noob I don't know if its good enough source and dont know the code to add it either.

I think it is site that can be trusted, looks quite "pro" probe site.--— Typ932T | C  08:31, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Performance Probe is generally a very reliable site. I know my saying this doesn't mean much, but I own a Probe, and I trust the information there. Hear me today and believe me next week.... BlackOpSource (talk) 13:01, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism perhaps?

Keep an eye on this... I found the table row for the '93-'97 GT model in the "Models" section to be grossly inaccurate, while the rest of the article contains correct information. The peak horsepower was listed as 350 (at correct rpm), with time to 60 mph listed as 8.5s (7.5s is correct). Additionally, the top speed is still listed as 147 mph. I do not know the correct figure, but this isn't it. A stock Probe GT could only do 150 mph if it was being shipped air freight. Hear me today and believe me next week.... BlackOpSource (talk) 13:09, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History seems rather innaccurate

I recall a series of numbered Probe vehicles appearing in Popular Science in the early 1980s. The Probe that was released was originally shown with seat-back televisions and other gadgets that were removed for production, but was otherwise very similar in layout and design. One of the others, either the 2 or 3, became the Taurus. None of this appears in this article, which appears to be similar to the history here. Am I imagining all of this? Or is the history in this article too Spartan for its own good? Maury (talk) 12:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Nope, I'm not imagining it. This page has all the details -- all that I had wrong was the numbers. For those of you looking at the images, note the Probe III, which became the Taurus (in North America anyway). I believe the II became the Tempo. Maury (talk) 12:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)