New/Current Ford Australia FALCON Wagon

Just wanted to present the new/current Ford Australia Falcon BF MKIII XT Station wagon. (In case you may have thought I was biased toward GM)





MODEL FEATURES:
4 Speaker Stereo ABS (Antilock Brakes)
Adjustable Steering Col. Tilt & Reach Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning - Rear Airbags - Driver & Passenger (Dual)
Alarm Antenna - in Rear Glass
Armrest - Front Centre (Shared) Body Colour - Bumpers
Body Side Mouldings Calipers - Front 2 Spot
CD Player Central Locking - Remote/Keyless
Clear Side Indicator Lenses Clock - Digital
Control - Dynamic Stability Control - Traction
Cruise Control Cup Holders - 1st Row
Disc Brakes Front Ventilated Disc Brakes Rear Solid
Door Pockets 1st row (Front) Drive By Wire(Electronic Throttle Control)
EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution) Electric Seat - Drivers
Engine Immobiliser Flip/Fold Out Key
Headlamps - Clear Lenses Headlamps Automatic (light sensitive)
Independent Rear Suspension Intermittent Wipers - Variable
Metallic Finish Centre Console Metallic Finish Centre Stack/ HVAC
Metallic Finish Door Handles - Interior Metallic Finish Door Inserts
Multi-function Control Screen Multi-function Steering Wheel
Power Door Mirrors Power Steering
Power Windows - Front only Remote Boot/Hatch Release
Remote Fuel Lid Release Seat - Drivers Lumbar Adjustment Manual
Seatbelt - Pretensioners 1st Row (Front) Seatbelts - Lap/Sash for 5 seats
Seats - 2nd Row Split Fold Side Skirts
Tacho Trip Computer
Velour Trim Wheel Covers - Full

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
GENERAL:​

Body Style: Wagon Number of Doors: 4
Limited Edition: No Series: BF Mk III
Vehicle Description: BF Mk III XT Wagon 4dr SA 4sp 4.0i

ENGINE DETAILS:
Engine Type: Piston Fuel Consumption Combined: 10.7 (l/100km)
Compression Ratio: 10.30 Cylinders: 6
Valves per Cylinder: 4 Maximum Torque: 383Nm
Torque RPM End: 2500 Power: 190.0kw
Power RPM End: 5250 Fuel Type: Petrol - Unleaded ULP
Cam Type: DOHC with VVT Induction: Aspirated
Engine Code: Barra 190 Engine Configuration: In-line
Engine Engine Cycle: 4 Stroke Engine Description: 4.0
Engine Location: Front Fuel Delivery: Multi-Point Injection
TRANSMISSION:
Number of Gears: 4 Gear Type: Sports Automatic
Gear Location: Floor Final Drive Location: Rear Wheel Drive
TOWING:
Towing Capacity with Brakes: 2300kg
Towing Capacity without Brakes: 750kg
WHEELS & TYRES:
Rim Material: Steel Rear Rim Size: 16x6.5
Rear Type Size: 215/60 R16 95V
Front Rim Size: 16x6.5 Front Tyre Size: 215/60 R16 95V
STEERING:
Steering Description: Rack and Pinion
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 5053mm Width: 1863mm
Height: 1483mm Wheelbase: 2921mm
Track Front: 1553mm Track Rear: 1546mm
Tare Weight: 1640kg Kerb Weight: 1684kg
Seat Capacity: 5
OTHER:
ANCAP Safety Rating: 4 Badge Description: XT
Release Date: Continuing Model Current Release: No
Imported: L
Vehicle Delivery Method: Electronic Sequential
ENVIRONMENT:
Greenhouse Rating (1-10): 5.0 Overall Green Rating (1-5): 3.0
Air Pollution Rating: 5.0 CO2 Emissions: 255 g/km
WARRANTY:
First Service Due: 3000 km First Service Due: 4 months
Regular Service Interval: 15000 km Regular Service Interval: 12 months
Warranty: 1 year roadside
Warranty: 100000 km
Warranty: 3 years

 

Nice,but do they come with woodie?..What American car equivalent would this be?..Or is it different?..

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't find a wagon in Fords' (USA) current line up?????:confused:
Don't think we've ever had woodie down here.
The only thing I noticed is a little styling similarity (bit of a stretch) to the Ford Fusion front end/bumber section.

 

We don't get Ford wagons unless you consider the Flex as a wagon. Ford dropped the Taurus X due to poor sales.

Americans don't seem to like wagons much.

 

Ford calls the Flex a crossover.Subaru was the first to use the term,and in relation to the Outback and the Forester.The Outback is often called a wagon.The Forester is an SUV body on a car platform.The Flex is called new and innovative and advanced,but gets just slightly better mpg's than my 24 year old Colony Park.It's an Explorer body on a car platform.The Flex is supposed to be competition for that Scion XB thing.I think of both the Flex and the XB as being minivans.
And yes,there really DOES seem to be a bias against stationwagons.Just as there are now biases against minivans and SUV's,the so-called "stationwagon replacements" of the 80's and 90's.I think "crossover" is the next trendy terminology for stationwagon replacement.If Scion and Ford are expecting the XB and Flex to be big sellers,I do believe we will see them cease production fairly soon.If they treat these models like Dodge did the Viper,and only expect meager sales and not be disappointed by them,than they may be around a while.
Now,if Ford got smart,and started offering hybrid drivetrains in more than two models,including the Flex,than they might make a big hit of it yet...And in a post script of sorts,my wife and I find the new Prius commercials,with the weirdly dresed people undulating about,to be rather disturbing.And they really aren't convincing me that I need to buy a Prius...

 

Kinda creeps my wife out, too - she can't watch it.

I'm trying to think if we have any actual STATION WAGONS currently being built / sold in the U.S. and I can't think of any. Supposedly, the P.T. Cruiser is a 'station wagon', but I look at it as more of a 4-door hatchback. (It's VERY versatile, by the way. I had one as a company vehicle for a while.) The Flex, in my opinion, IS a station wagon, although Ford doesn't call it that. It's size (except for a taller height) compares very favorably with an old Country Squire.

These days, it makes more economic sense for manufacturers to build specific 'soft-ute' vehicles off front-wheel drive sedan platforms, rather than just station wagon versions of the sedans themselves. A modifled platform can accomodate all-wheel drive running gear, and allow for the additional height that buyers seem to want - to establish 'superiority' on the road.

 

Here in America,there is a Hybrid-Fusion available,that gets 41 mpg...I've heard there is a diesel version in Europe that can get around 60 mpg,but it just ain't available in The States...How 'bout down there in Australia?

 

It's a fine looking wagon too. Thanks.

Station wagons got hammered as big-a$$ gas guzzlers for at least 10 years. I'm not surprised the companies are staying away from the name. Too expensive to turn pre-concepts around.

Some guy in Australia has developed a Solar-heated steam battery installed in a Country Squire or Colony park. It heats up water to beyond 700 F and stores the heat in a chemical gel. The car only weighs an extra 800 lbs, and cranks out 200 HP from Revolution Number ONE. He claims it'll run all day and until dawn before he needs to leave it for a few hours in sunlight. "Look ma, I pass all the stations."

Can you imagine how the blue-eyed oil shieks would faint, if only the Southern states had those? Can't use it where it would freeze up, but that's a huge chunk of emissions off the road, and big vehicles that don't pollute.

I think there's a link to it here:
http://solarsteamtrain.com/cms/component/option,com_weblinks/catid,25/Itemid,23/

or maybe here:
http://www.iaasp.org/

 

Even before Chrysler announced it was going bankrupt and might need to be bought out by somebody---anybody...They announced the discontinuation of the PT Cruiser.It was listed as a light truck/minivan during it's existence.(more power,no smog tests---at first)Car critics were complaining that it's looks hadn't changed very much.Apparently it was supposed to be different looking every other year'like Camrys,but Priuses don't change and that's okay...Maybe Fiat will bring the PT Cruiser back.

 

As recently as a few years ago,the LA Times was re-spreading some of the lies about stationwagons.(1)They only came with the biggest most gas guzzling engines,because(2)they were built six to eight inches longer than their sedan counterparts.In the middle for more room inside.And(3)were never rated as getting better than 12 mpg city and 16 mpg highway.And(4)were known to make way more pollution than their sedan counterparts,because they were bigger,weighed more and had the bigger engines...Nothing in there about the 80's wagons getting 17 mpg city and 23 mpg highway or coming close to qualifying as Low Emmission Vehicles.Or that the only thing longer on a stationwagon was the roofline.An 86 Grand Marquis coupe,an 86 Grand Marquis sedan and an 86 Colony Park are all the exact same overall size.The engines are exactly the same...I think the people leading this "anti-stationwagon" movement,have always been the "bad kids" who had to sit in the back-backseat,because it was the "punishment seat" in their family...They are the same people who still claim that 10% of the cars(the big old ones)make 90% of the smog,eventhough scientific studies have proven that claim false.There's nothing these people won't do to get rid of nice old cars.I'm sure you remember the claim that Saddam Hussein laughed with joy,every time an American bought an SUV.Another falsehood.As is the claim that our nice old cars are Crimes Against Humanity and the Environment.

 

my Custom Cruiser is actually shorter than the Ninety Eight Regency sedan counterpart of the same year

 

I really thought that the US was the 'home' of the station wagon? I'm really surprised that they are no longer built.
Station wagons have had a revival here particularly with GMH's new range of sportwagons. Ford wagons populariy has declined over the years, however that may be due to some really bad design ideas from Ford Australia. Through numerous model changes, Ford seemed to only change the nose of their wagon. Great for saving money I guess?

The most popular wagon (real station wagons, not 4WDs) in Australia is without doubt GM Holden. These are popular for businesses, Family cars & rev heads.
Ford only offers the one wagon, with the V6 engine.
GMH offers many levels of it's wagon from the simple to the luxury appointed and to the race bred model. With a choice of engines for the luxury class. For the V8 wagon lover, GMH offers the entry level SS.
Not aware of GMH or Ford Hybrids, but I really have not looked for them either?!

GMH had invested $millions to export the sportwagon to the US, however with what's happened GM has obviously had to stop the importation of the wagons. I think they may have been rebadged as Pontiac ? for the US market.

 

I thought I was the only one that found the Toyota commercial creepy......