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06-15-2014, 07:57 AM
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It's always best to go out with a bang rather than a whimper, and Ford Performance Vehicles (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+performance+vehicles/) is doing just that in Australia with the Falcon GT F 351. It's the most powerful road car the Aussie performance brand has ever made with a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 pumping out 471 horsepower (351 kilowatts) and 420 pound-feet of torque. It's joined by the FPV Pursuit Ute with the same powerplant tuned to 422 hp and 402 lb-ft. Sadly, the last F in this Falcon's name stands for Final.
The GT F 351 is a monumental way to go out, though. It harkens back to the old days of Aussie muscle Fords (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), and the 351kw output is meant to reference the classic Falcon GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+falcon/) and its 351-cubic-inch V8. In addition to the massive power, the F has the improved suspension from the R-Spec model and Brembo brake calipers.
FPV is building just 500 GT F sedans for Australia and 50 more for New Zealand, plus 120 Pursuit Utes. They feature a blacked-out hood and black stripes over the hood and sides, plus gloss black accents around the headlights, door handles and mirrors.
To be clear, this isn't actually the final Falcon; its production ends in Australia in 2016 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/23/ford-to-cease-australian-automaking-operations-after-90-years/). Instead, it's the swan song for Ford Performance Vehicles. It was brought in-house by Ford Australia (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/21/ford-brings-fpv-falcon-production-in-house-w-video/), and the Blue Oval later decided to kill off the Aussie performance brand allegedly to give more room for the Mustang in the market (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/17/ford-australia-to-kill-off-fpv-by-2014-in-advance-of-mustang-ret/) in 2016. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/#continued) to watch a melancholic video of FPV's final creations and to read the car's official announcement.Continue reading Ford Australia launches Falcon GT F 351, last of its line [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/)
Ford Australia launches Falcon GT F 351, last of its line [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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It's always best to go out with a bang rather than a whimper, and Ford Performance Vehicles (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+performance+vehicles/) is doing just that in Australia with the Falcon GT F 351. It's the most powerful road car the Aussie performance brand has ever made with a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 pumping out 471 horsepower (351 kilowatts) and 420 pound-feet of torque. It's joined by the FPV Pursuit Ute with the same powerplant tuned to 422 hp and 402 lb-ft. Sadly, the last F in this Falcon's name stands for Final.
The GT F 351 is a monumental way to go out, though. It harkens back to the old days of Aussie muscle Fords (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), and the 351kw output is meant to reference the classic Falcon GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+falcon/) and its 351-cubic-inch V8. In addition to the massive power, the F has the improved suspension from the R-Spec model and Brembo brake calipers.
FPV is building just 500 GT F sedans for Australia and 50 more for New Zealand, plus 120 Pursuit Utes. They feature a blacked-out hood and black stripes over the hood and sides, plus gloss black accents around the headlights, door handles and mirrors.
To be clear, this isn't actually the final Falcon; its production ends in Australia in 2016 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/23/ford-to-cease-australian-automaking-operations-after-90-years/). Instead, it's the swan song for Ford Performance Vehicles. It was brought in-house by Ford Australia (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/21/ford-brings-fpv-falcon-production-in-house-w-video/), and the Blue Oval later decided to kill off the Aussie performance brand allegedly to give more room for the Mustang in the market (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/17/ford-australia-to-kill-off-fpv-by-2014-in-advance-of-mustang-ret/) in 2016. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/#continued) to watch a melancholic video of FPV's final creations and to read the car's official announcement.Continue reading Ford Australia launches Falcon GT F 351, last of its line [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/)
Ford Australia launches Falcon GT F 351, last of its line [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/15/final-falcon-gt-ford-performance-vehicles/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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