Pretty balanced commentary on Futura vs its Acclaim competition can be found at
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell.../homepage/home
A few detail errors about the Futura in the story but the summary is a great wrap for Falcon though;
"Holden's is confident Commodore's sales momentum will continue thanks to brand loyalty despite the VY's edgy new styling. But we can't think of a single logical reason - other than fuel consumption - to warrant buying buy a VY Acclaim over the sophisticated new BA Futura."