Comments on: New Ford Falcon XR Range

By: Hmm...

Hmm... — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:02:48 +0000

does anyone know what other features this came with?

ie. DSC, premium sound, etc.?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:36:01 +0000

Hey Mike, any pics you could e-mail? I’m close to buying one of the new kitted XR’s but cant find many in the flesh.

By: Oz.

Oz. — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:59:56 +0000

Not sure, not by Ford. More likley aftermarket, but I’m not sure as I don’t mod cars so I can be wrong.

I saw 2 of these Falcon XRs with the new bodykit today. A “seduce” red XR8 and the back end of another with “Lightning Strike” silver. I’ve never seen 2 in 1 day before.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:07:28 +0000

Is it possible to have Ford or an aftermarket mob re-map the gearchanges in the ZF6 to suit a customer?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:19:05 +0000

I’ve just got one. 6sp auto, 18 x 8′s, dual zone etc in Lightning Strike as above. May have looked better in Silk or Ego to match the wheels. Anyway I’m rapt in it.

Goes like stink, can’t beat a long stoke torquey engine over a WAY to over square 3.6l high revving v6 as in the commadore. I’ve just come out of a VZ SV6 so I’ve driven both.

I can’t believe the GM engineers would produce a engine so over square that makes it max kw @ 6500rpm, crazy. What mum and pop’s are going to rev a street car to those numbers. Besides it didn’t sound right.

Fair enough the VZ went, from beyond about 4000rpm, but you dont need to rev the Ford beyond 3000rpm. The auto is a joy, but I would like to see a lower ist and the ratios spaced evenly up to the current 6th. 4th and beyond is a waste of FUN.
The S mode or the S Sequential manual shift mode is good. You dont have to take it passed 4000rpm, you will go fine. Leaving it in D or S the box will change at 5500rpm if floored, to high in nmy opinion as max kW is at 5250rpm.
A friend took me for a spin in his wifes Force 6, [yeah wife] and he couldn’t change it quick enough. You need to think about it at 4500rpm it gets up there so quick.
Anyway back to reality. I would of liked at least the XR6T, great bang for the buck.

I’ve owned 3 new Fords ’94 ED Classic Wagon.
’98 EL Futura Saphire II, Lowered springs, coils adjustable Konis, rear sway bar, XR8 16 x 7.5 wheels, full EF XR8 wagon body kit & rear wing.
And now the BF II XR6 as above. The only option I got was the ipod/MP3 port which is great.
I’ve added the Typhoon top air intake snorkel and the bottom typhoon cold air induction snorkel, that gets the air from underneath the headlight. Fitted a K&N panel filter and the Lt/100k’s dropped by 3.
Next goes in a Tridon thermostat and a few other well knowen mods. You can do quite a bit to these engines with bolt ons etc to make over 200kw.
Can’t wait for the Orion.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:14:47 +0000

No racoon eyes?

By: Me.

Me. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:55:05 +0000

No racoon eyes for Orion FPVs? I LOVE THE LEAKED PICS OF IT!

By: BK

BK — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:22:07 +0000

Love those XR6s especially when no other 6 cylinder matches Fords 4 litre. These new 2008 XRs are gonna humiliate all the other competitors like Ford has been doin for decades. I own a 2003 BA XR6 with a 5 speed and I think I have to trade my XR6 in for one of these new 2008 models. Ford Falcon is still the best and will still continue on its reign as the superior aussie car.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:29:52 +0000

ford did exactlly the same thing with the end of the AU XR8′s. they did the rebel version and the distinguishing features were highlights to the body kit just like they have done to the BF’s now.
i reckon the rebels (mid life crisis) actually looked a hell of a lot better than the original. this no doubt will look much better in the flesh too. i reckon it would have been finished off a bit better if the inserts next to the fog lights were a grey “accent” aswell.

hey Alborz were is the info on the limited utes?

By: JW

JW — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:16:48 +0000

It’s true, facelifted vehicles do tend to not look as good as the original. It’s because the companies are like “WE ARE LOSING SALES SO WE MUST MAKE OUR CAR STAND OUT WITH UGLY BITS TO TRY AND ATTRACT MORE SALES”

I’m not a fan of the wheel treatment on the this car, at least in these photos. Could look better in real life though.