For the FG-series Falcon, a version of Ford's familiar 5.4-liter V-8 formerly confined to vehicles from performance partner Ford Performance Vehicles was pressed into service in the XR8.

The XR8 model, shown above, arrives with a supercharged V8, allegedly displacing 5.0 liters. Unfortunately, details on the Falcon’s mechanicals are in remarkably short supply. Ford has committed ...

The Ford Falcon is one of the longest-running nameplates in continuous production since its inception. With great regret, though, the story that started in 1960 will end by October 2016.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. V8 engine might be old-school in specification, but it also provides the sort of low-speed urge for which we've come to love V8s.

Ford's facelift of its BA Falcon is so ... but only to the sportier XR6 Turbo and V8-powered XR8 models. In fact, the XR8 is the most-changed Falcon model, thanks to the new manual transmission ...

The final chapter in Ford Australia's muscle-car story is a supercharged, track-focused V8 hot rod. Blast hurrah. This is what you call going out with a bang. The XR8 was finally reinstated to the ...

FORD FALCON XR8 UTE 3/5.5 HOW MUCH: From $38,490 ENGINE: 5.4-litre V8, 290 kW/520 Nm, no official fuel-use figures. WHAT IT'S GOT: Twin front airbags, traction control, ABS with electronic brake ...

Ford has released just one photo of the final Falcon: the XR8 performance model which is fitted with the supercharged V8 from the previous Falcon GT. It will release details of other models closer ...

It is essentially the same engine fitted to the final Falcon GT, but Ford deliberately left a performance gap for its icon. The XR8 Sprint has less power than the GT (345kW versus 351kW ...

Even for a company that has forged a reputation on bare-bones muscle cars, the swansong Ford Falcon XR8 ticks enough boxes to leave its own indelible mark. It has a rippling supercharged V8 engine ...

Thanks! Moving on - after teasing the 2015 Ford Falcon a couple of times already, the manufacturer's Aussie arm dropped a teaser of the performance version of the sedan bearing the XR8 moniker.

Ford have saved the very best XR8 til last Awesome sounds and handling finesse Much fresher looks than six-year old FG The Falcon GT may be dead, but the elements we loved most live on in the new FG X ...