«We wanted to create a vehicle that built upon the recreational features of the highly successful AU
Falcon ute.
The R5 has around 75 mm greater clearance than a conventional
Falcon ute.
As they venture further toward the edge of the Australian Outback, MacKenzie and St. Antoine enjoy some of Australia's award - winning wines, before they test
the Falcon Ute in the unpaved wilds.
The closures mean slashing about 1,200 jobs between the Broadmeadows plant and the Geelong Stamping facility, which support production of the Falcon,
Falcon Ute, Territory, and Ford Performance Vehicles models.
Not exact matches
The last four vehicles to be produced — a
Falcon XR6 sedan, XR6 Turbo
Ute, XR6 Sprint, and a Territory Titanium — will be auctioned off for charity on October 15.
Before then and no later than October 2016, Ford will shut down both its Campbellfield assembly line and Geelong engine plant and axe the locally designed and built
Falcon sedan /
ute and Territory SUV.
Shift paddles and a lower driver's seat would have made the Sprints even more complete (and we lament the lack of a
Falcon Sprint
Ute), but the budget extended only to Sprint - branded leather / suede seat trim, instrument gauges, scuff plates, gearshift surround and, for the XR8 manual, gearshift knob.
FPV's final
ute was officially launched yesterday, alongside its sedan sister model, the limited - edition FPV GT F sedan, which will be followed by a resurrected XR8 sedan as part of Ford's final «FH»
Falcon facelift to be released in December.
In place of the GT F sedan's 400kW - plus supercharged 5.0 - litre V8 will be the same 315kW / 545kW version that powers FPV's outgoing GS sedan and
ute, giving it more performance than the current FG II XR6 engine, which is expected to be carried over into the final
Falcon.
However, given the XR8 will return only in four - door sedan form, the FPV Pursuit
Ute will be the final V8 - powered Falcon utility, ending a lineage that dates back to the vehicle which is said to have created the category in 1934 — the original Ford «coupe ute» V8 developed by Lew Bandt in Geelo
Ute will be the final V8 - powered
Falcon utility, ending a lineage that dates back to the vehicle which is said to have created the category in 1934 — the original Ford «coupe
ute» V8 developed by Lew Bandt in Geelo
ute» V8 developed by Lew Bandt in Geelong.
There are classic Aussie models too such as the ubiquitous Holden
Ute and the classic 74 Sandman, as seen in the original Mad Max (I have it on good authority that you can also select a 1973 Ford
Falcon, paint it matte black and fit a blower on the front to recreate Max's classic Interceptor).