The final Ford Falcon FG X models have been sold at auction, with the highest bid going to the XR6 Sprint special edition. Ford’s last-ever Falcon models rolled off the production line last week. Although the actual last models won’t be sold at all instead going to a museum, the […]
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2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Sprint & XR8 Sprint images & video released
Ford has just released a batch of detailed Falcon XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint images to media leading up to its market debut. This is the first time we’ve all been able to see the special editions in such detail. As revealed last month, Ford Australia is planning to produce […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Sprint & XR8 Sprint specs confirmed
Ford Australia has opened up a dedicated website for the new 2016 Falcon XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint special editions. It includes a full compilation of images, showing various details for the first time. There isn’t much more we need to know in terms of specifications and details, with Ford […]
Ford Falcon XR6 & XR8 Sprint specs leaked online
Further information about Ford’s 2016 XR6 Sprint and XR8 Sprint have come to light, following the manufacturer earlier this week revealing the unprecedented use of carbon fibre in a Falcon. This time, chassis, torque and build sequence information has been leaked online, with final comprehensive specs and full pictures expected […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Sprint features unique carbon intake
It turns out the car everyone is talking about at the moment, the 2016 Falcon XR6 Sprint, has something in common with the ultra-exotic BMW E46 M3 CSL; a carbon fibre intake. The intake system was apparently developed in-house by Ford Australia’s engineering division to increase “performance feel”, and help […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint 325kW, XR8 Sprint 345kW – rumour
Rumours are ablaze at the moment surrounding specifications and details regarding the upcoming 2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint and XR8 Sprint. According to rumours, the XR6 Turbo Sprint will indeed receive the high-output version of the 4.0-litre turbocharged inline six. However, instead of producing 310kW like in the previous […]
2016 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint goes into production?
Images have emerged online that seem to confirm Ford Australia is readying at least one special edition; a Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint. Following trademarks for XR6 Sprint, XR6 Turbo Sprint and XR8 Sprint being lodged in April of this year, images, initially surfacing on Australian FordForums, purportedly show the XR6 Turbo […]
Ford Australia website confirms “ultimate Falcon”?
The official Ford Australia website seems to have confirmed there is an “ultimate Falcon” coming soon, expected to be the much-rumoured XR ‘Sprint’ models. Rumours of a last hurrah performance Falcon spread like wildfire last month. PerformanceDrive asked Ford’s communications department if there was a special edition on the way, […]