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Ford_News
04-06-2010, 09:10 AM
Filed under: Budget (http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Australia (http://www.autoblog.com/category/australia/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/)

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(http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6ED6E486C312E64DCA2576FD00140C27)
It's a good time to be Australian, kids. Yes, winter has just begun setting in down that way, but rumor has it that Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) has decided to wedge a supercharged version of the Coyote V8 (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/spy-shots-fords-new-coyote-5-0l-v8-caught-in-f150-engine-bay/) into the nose of the Falcon XJ8. Why? Aside from being the kind of awesome we can all get behind, the move is designed to celebrate the model's 50th anniversary.

According to Go Auto, the blown 5.0-liter engine should produce somewhere around 422 horsepower in its base form, but the Blue Oval may offer up to three versions, each with more power than the last. This all sounds good to us, but Ford hasn't said one way or the other as to whether the rumors are true or not. We're all for supercharged aluminum V8 engines, even if they're only sold in another hemisphere.

It's easy to see why Ford would want to give the new V8 a little extra PSI to chew on. The Falcon's main rival, the most-excellent Holden Commodore (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/01/pontiac-g8-is-alive-and-well-in-australia-as-a-special-editi/) SS, benefits from a 6.0-liter V8 that has no problem churning out 362 horses all day long. We won't call checkmate just yet, though. While the rumors of the blown Coyote are plenty tasty, we'll want to see that supercharger with our own eyes before we call the game.

[Source: Go Auto (http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6ED6E486C312E64DCA2576FD00140C27)]Report: Ford to give Falcon XR8 and FPV supercharged Coyote V8 to celebrate 50 years (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/06/report-ford-to-give-falcon-xr8-and-fpv-supercharged-coyote-v8-t/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).



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66gtk
04-06-2010, 10:20 AM
Hey...I WANT one of those cool Falcons!!!!

Doodler
04-06-2010, 11:04 AM
This means nothing to me because we'll never see that car over here despite the kicking and screaming. Sounds sweet for the places that DO have them.

No1Ford
04-06-2010, 11:25 AM
This means nothing to me because we'll never see that car over here despite the kicking and screaming. Sounds sweet for the places that DO have them.

:stupid: