Good news from Motoring.au with a hotter xr6t on the way. sources have now confirmed Ford does indeed plan to release a more powerful limited-edition version, powered by the same 310kW/565Nm turbo-six from the discontinued FPV F6. In effect, the high-output XR6 special, which could revive the Falcons special-edition Sprint nameplate, will be an FG X version of FPVs FGII F6, just as the new XR8 is essentially a Ford Falcon version of the FPVs limited-edition 2012 GT RSPEC. Apart from firmer RSPEC suspension and beefier Brembo brakes, the hot XR6 is also likely to borrow the XR8s wider 19x9.0-inch rear wheels, potentially giving it the traction to be quicker than the born-again XR8. Ford makes no official performance claim for the latter, but the $52,490 XR8, which can deliver more than 375kW in overboost mode, should hit 100km/h in about 4.7 seconds. But given FPVs previous F6 was always around half a second quicker to 100km/h than the V8 GT in standard trim (at about five seconds), we expect the RSPEC XR6T special to be even quicker than the final XR8 – as well as cheaper. Indeed, apart from its engineering resources being overstretched with work on global models, another reason for the delay in Fords hottest six-cylinder FG X is to honour whats regarded as Australias finest homegrown engine via a swansong Falcon limited-edition.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:30:47 +0000
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