Posted in Ford on Apr 14th, 2008
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has today revealed via press release that its new F6 engine will produce 310kW, while the new Boss V8 engine will increase its power output to 315kW.
Here’s a bulky extract from the release.
The new F6 will be powered by a high performance 4.0 litre turbo charged DOHC 24 valve in-line […]
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Posted in Ford on Feb 18th, 2008
Ford have ripped the covers off their new Falcon range ahead of the 2008 Melbourne International Motor Show. The new FG Falcon is set to become Ford’s flagship product as they attempt to wrangle back some of the large car market share in Australia.
The FG Falcon range will be split into three main groupings, the […]
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Posted in Ford on Jan 30th, 2008
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has let loose its sports F6X, marketed as the most powerful six-cylinder SUV in the Australian market.
The F6X is powered by a high-performance F6 270 Turbo 4.0-litre DOHC in-line six-cylinder engine, that produces 270kW of power and 550Nm of torque.
To summarise then, the F6X is basically a Ford Territory with a […]
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Posted in Ford on Oct 11th, 2007
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) today unveiled the highly anticipated FPV F6 X at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The F6 X is the first non Falcon-based vehicle introduced by FPV.
“FPV has always had the goal to extend the brand beyond Falcon-based product and I’m very pleased to be able to showcase the first […]
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Posted in Ford on Oct 8th, 2007
Ford fans rejoice, the Cobra has returned to Australian roads. Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) unveiled the new special edition GT Cobra and Cobra Ute during a parade lap of Mount Panorama prior to the start of the 2007 Bathurst 1000.
“While the vehicle’s exterior features the same blue racing stripes and coiled snake emblem that Cobra […]
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Posted in Ford on Aug 16th, 2007
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has released details of its new limited edition F6 R-Spec Typhoon, the first of FPV’s six-cylinder models to feature the R-Spec suspension.
The new addition to the FPV stable is branded with distinctive R-Spec badging, and ‘Dark Argent’ gunmetal accents on the wheels and rear spoiler as standard. Production is limited to […]
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The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) today released its latest round of crash test results. Today’s release focused on ’small’ cars. The stand out performer was the Ford Focus, which, on paper appears to be one of the safest cars in Australia (if you were to take up the ESC option).
The Ford Focus XR5 […]
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Pictures have begun to emerge online of Fords latest car from the Mustang stable, the Super Snake GT500.
As you’d expect from looking at it, the Super Snake won’t come cheap.
Even if you have the cash, getting your hands on a Super Snake won’t be easy… did that sound a little wrong?
The Super Snake GT500 is […]
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Posted in Ford on Jul 18th, 2007
The big announcement from Ford Australia today was that from 2010 Ford Australia will import a global new Duratec V6 engine, including high performance derivatives, for use in the company’s locally built Falcon, Falcon Ute and Territory models.
The decision is said to be based on improving the economies of scale that will result from using […]
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Posted in Ford on Jul 4th, 2007
Increased availability of safety features, a new diesel engine, two new body configurations as well as some revisions to styling, mean potential Ford Focus buyers will have a lot of choices to make on the shop floor in the second half of 2007.
In move that Ford are touting as a first for Focus in Australia, […]
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