New Holden Coupe...

[Paradizzle]

End of the day, it's a rusty old v8 as compared to Fords DOHC v8's.

From what I've read, Ford will be using Jaguar v8's from 2010 onwards.

Jesus get your head out of your ass... get over the whole ford vs holden thing. You dont have to constantly put everything down about Holden. It sounds like you think Ford is the best thing on this planet going by your other threads/posts, stop being so narrow minded. Ford and Holden have both good points and bad points, as does every car on the market.

[adam-__-]

Jesus get your head out of your ass... get over the whole ford vs holden thing. You dont have to constantly put everything down about Holden. It sounds like you think Ford is the best thing on this planet going by your other threads/posts, stop being so narrow minded. Ford and Holden have both good points and bad points, as does every car on the market.

+1

Barbarian loves his fords.

[mid life crisis]

lol @ ford running jag motors fords piss out enough oil leaks now without the added benift of jag oil leaks as well

[ctjet]

holy mother of god!!1!

... sign me up

[Flynnn]

+1

Barbarian loves his fords.

x2 indeed

[PM-R33]

lol @ ford running jag motors fords piss out enough oil leaks now without the added benift of jag oil leaks as well

[Flynnn]

lol @ ford running jag motors fords piss out enough oil leaks now without the added benift of jag oil leaks as well

Think you're mistaking Ford's proven Dohc V8's (the same motor from Ford GT in USA) to the GM's oil burning v8's.

Ford Falcon flies to Jaguar for V8 engine

Paul Gover and Neil McDonald

August 24, 2007 12:00am

A JAGUAR V8 will power the next-generation Ford Falcon.

The hi-tech 5.0-litre V8 will be introduced in 2010 -- a year that is shaping as a boomer for Ford Australia, thanks to the first facelift of the Orion Falcon, the switch to V6 engines in Ford's family fighter, and the probable introduction of the next-generation Territory.

There is a good chance 2010 will also bring the first diesel engine to the Falcon and Territory, in the form of a 2.7-litre powerplant already in use in Europe.

The good news on the V8 front comes as Ford Australia confirms plans to axe its existing 5.4-litre V8, which was standard in the G8, Fairlane and LTD and optional in a range of other Fords including the Falcon ute. The Jaguar V8 is a new all-alloy design developed for the forthcoming XF, a make-or-break model for the British luxury brand.

The XF and its new V8 will be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, though Jaguar showed off a C-XF at the Detroit Motor Show earlier in the year.

The new Jaguar V8 will be available in naturally aspirated form and with a supercharger. The basic bottom line is 375kW.

It will be the hero engine for the XR8 Falcon and will be used in the feisty fliers from Ford Performance Vehicles. The move to the Jaguar V8 is part of a shift prompted by the end of production of the existing 5.4-litre engine.

Ford Australia imports the engine from the Essex plant in Ontario, Canada, which has been steadily phasing out the engine.

Locally, the engine was known as the Barra 220 or Barra 230, depending on the application. The number reflects its kilowatt output.

Still, Ford will continue with the partly locally assembled four-valve twin-overhead camshaft version of the same engine in its Falcon XR8 and FPV models.

The three-valve V8 was optional on the base-model BA Falcon from 2002, replacing the ancient 5.0-litre Windsor pushrod V8.

Ford's Broadmeadows factory has had little use for the engine, according to Ford Australia president Tom Gorman.

"We were down to about 10 a month and it's not a major impact on our business," Gorman says. "They've actually ceased production in the US and we're ceasing production on our long-wheelbase cars."

Gorman says Ford has enough V8s stockpiled to meet demand in the long-wheelbase cars until production of the Fairlane ends in a few months.

[jenkies]

am i a minga?? cos i thought the boss engines(ford) were quadcam not dohc... unless u weight it up as two heads on an 8?

[scandyflick]

youre right, the boss engine is indeed a quad cam engine.

kinda hard to call it a quad overhead cam engine however.

cams are counted per head, 2 heads, 2 cams per head = DOHC.

[Trust33]

thats looking a bit more like it. with 370 kw it be a great aussie supercar. probably weighs close to 2 tonne though.

i can never understand the reasoning behind wanting to make a heavy supercar.

[Trust33]

just noticed that its pillarless. u wont want to roll this 10 tonne tessie. or ud b crushed.

[15818]

^ quick, write a letter to holden and let them know.

[Paradizzle]

I saw this at the melbourne motor show yesterday, this thing is an animal. Looks damn tough. The interior is very aggresive as well. The offset and the size of the wheels look awesome. I thought it was ok from the photos on here, but in real life its awesome.

[trism]

just noticed that its pillarless. u wont want to roll this 10 tonne tessie. or ud b crushed.

oh noes!!!!1111!!!oneoneoneshiftoneexclamationmark

better condemn every single pillarless car ever mad to the firey depths of hell, becuase, obviously, since they werent made by nee-san they are peices oh shyte, with no engineering knowledge at all

tosser.

[Flynnn]

Apparently, this concepts wheel base is the same size of a commodores

You can imagine just how bad this thing will handle as compared to skylines and the sorts

[RNGTR]

Have you pushed a VE hard? They are pretty planted on the road for a big car.