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FPV releases final specs on new F6 and Boss V8 models

Posted Mon Apr 14 2008 7:47 AM by Ralph Hanson

It's not just in America that GM and Ford are arch rivals. The competition between the two is just as heated down in Australia where Ford today announced that its new FPV range of FG Falcon sedans will get a performance boost to match the output of its Corvette-powered HSV performance rival. FPV offers its customers two different engine options, either a turbocharged straight six or a naturally aspirated Boss V8.

Both develop in excess of 400hp and are the most powerful engines ever offered by Ford Australia. The six-cylinder turbo, dubbed F6, displaces 4.0L and produces 415hp (310kW) at 5,500 and 565Nm of torque between 1,950 and 5,200rpm.

To achieve the 54hp (40kW) increase on the outgoing engine, FPV engineers strengthened the piston design and cranked up the boost. The larger intercooler is mounted in front of the radiator, with substantially reduced pressure drop across the intercooler which provides better airflow with no loss of boost capability.

The new 5.4L Boss V8 engine, meanwhile, also receives a substantial performance upgrade, producing 422hp (315kW) of power at 6,500rpm and 551Nm of torque at 4,750rpm - an increase of 17hp (13kW) from the previous Boss 302 engine.

Holden may have the bragging rights when it comes to power - the Aussie-spec LS3 developing 425hp (317kW) - but both FPV models develop more torque than their HSV-counterpart, which only develops a peak torque of 550Nm at 4,600rpm.

The 415hp (310kW) turbocharged six will power both the F6 and F6 Ute, while the 422hp 315kW Boss V8 will feature in the GT E, GT-P and GT sedans and Super Pursuit and Pursuit utes.

The new cars will eventually go on sale in June.

FPV Falcon GT Sedan and Ute

2008 Ford Falcon FG launch

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Reader Comments

• Mon Apr 14 2008 10:30 AM

  chris says

  422 hp out of a 5.4L v8. not too bad considering the list price of one of those cars. I can just hear the lambo lovers saying "its not even 100 hp/L"... yeah but at least this one will last 100,000 km before needing anything but an oil change.
  
  wonder what's going to happen when ford kills the 5.4L for the 4.4L diesel. Diesel Muscle anyone? Hey why not.... Germany can do it... why can't we?

• Mon Apr 14 2008 1:23 PM

  cj says

  the M3, the M5 are all 100bhp per l
  
  and they will probably last

• Mon Apr 14 2008 3:51 PM

  chris says

  cj; I stand a corrected man. but you bring up a great point. These guys are M3 killers on a dime. If you're really going to push a car like this... then why spend more money than you have to?

• Mon Apr 14 2008 6:25 PM

  Wizards Lore says

  Chris i understand your reasoning...but if you had the money which would you go for? A Ford Falcon or an M3 ? People have got more disposable income than ever before so i would expect more people to buy into the marques than ever before. car slaes back up this statement too !