Ford Falcon Xr8 In America

Ford falcon xr8 sprint.

Ford falcon xr8 in america. No its not a dream land but close to it its australia the land where the muscles have 4 doors and triple digit horsepower. Somewhere out there is a coyote powered 4 door sedan produced by ford. I d love to ford build a fusion sized rwd sedan using the new 3 7l 305hp v6 they put in the mustang. The supercharged miami swansong produces an xr8 with gt killing performance and on paper figures of 345kw 575nm.

From the xa series of 1972 onward each falcon and range of derivates have been designed developed and built in australia following the phasing out of the american influenced falcon of 1960 to 1971 which had been re engineered locally as the xk to xy series for the harsher australian conditions. A racing version the falcon fg x is based on the xr8 and used in the v8 supercars racing championship. Buying or selling a ford falcon. If ford can keep the weight in the 3 500 range similar numbers should be doable for a sedan.

The fact the xr8 sprint exists proves ford cared right up to the death knell. The engine is rated at 31 mpg highway in the mustang. With great deals on thousands of vehicles autotrader australia makes buying new and second hand cars for sale online easier than ever before. Find a new or used ford falcon xr8 sedan for sale.

The production budget was meagre but the heart was big. The ford falcon is a full sized car that was manufactured by ford australia from 1960 to 2016. The hulking xr8 inhales the road making drivers feel like mad max mel gibson s black interceptor was a mid 70s falcon and not just because you get to steer from the right seat. Those numbers swell to 400kw 650nm with a transient overboost function.