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    Ford Falcon Review, For Sale, Models, Specs & News in Australia

    Ford Falcon Review, For Sale, Models, Specs & News in Australia

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    $24,090

    The Ford Falcon is synonymous with the Australian motoring landscape.

    Born of an American-designed Ford product in 1960, the $24,090-$62,480 Falcon competed with Holden products like the Kingswood and Commodore for sales supremacy for more than 50 years.

    Ford's failure to heed the incoming trend of SUVs, plus the changing taste of the Australian public, meant that the locally built Falcon, trimmed from the base Falcon (base) to the top of the range Falcon XR8 Sprint was no longer sustainable, and the last Falcon was built in Melbourne in October 2016, after a production run that exceeded three million vehicles.

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    9.0L/100km (combined)
    Sedan
    6 Speed Automatic
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    Overview
    Likes
    Roomy
    Huge amount of variety
    Spare parts are reasonably priced
    Dislikes
    Manuals are best avoided
    Be wary of ex-taxis
    Four-speed automatics can cause problems

    Ford Falcon Wheel Size

    The Ford Falcon has a number of different wheel and tyre options. When it comes to tyres, these range from 215x60 R16 for Single Cab in 2017.
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    Ford Falcon FAQs

    The auto transmission won't engage any gears in my 2009 Ford Falcon FG

    This transmission has a finite lifespan and when they die, they sometimes just stop working as yours appears to have done. An automatic specialist will know the telltale signs of this and should be able to diagnose the problem.

    But don’t give up hope; you might find the problem is simply a low fluid level in the transmission. Low fluid can certainly provide the symptoms you’re seeing. However, if that’s the case, then you’re chasing a leak, because these transmissions are a sealed system and shouldn’t need periodic topping up.

    Why is the range prediction in my 2009 Ford Falcon FG ticking down so quickly?

    These range predictions are a classic case of only being as good as the information being fed into them. What the car does is look at the previous, say, 100km of driving that you’ve done. If that was on a highway, the computer will know that for the last 100km, average fuel consumption was, let’s say, 10 litres per 100km (to keep the maths simple). So, if you still have 20 litres in the tank (which the computer will also know) the computer will figure that you have 200km of range left.

    But, if your next driving stint is in stop-start traffic, your fuel consumption might easily rise to 15 litres per 100km, at which point, those 20 remaining litres are only enough for 133km. The farther you drive at your new consumption rate of 15 litres per 100km, the more the computer will realise that the previous range estimation is suddenly wrong and it will move to fix that by constantly reducing the range readout until it matches your actual fuel consumption.

    It works the other way, too, and a change from suburban driving to highway work will see the computer hustle to reflect the current consumption and will actually start to increase the range estimation until it all starts to average out again.

    This, of course, is the case assuming all the sensors and computers are accurate, and any false or misleading piece of information fed to the computer will also lead to wildly inaccurate range estimates.

    The air-conditioning in my 2013 Ford Falcon ute is only working intermittently

    This sounds like a case of the air-conditioner freezing up over time. It can be caused by a few things, but essentially, it will start out cold and then gradually lose effectiveness till it's hardly blowing air at all, and that air is no longer cold.

    It's caused by a build-up of ice in the system which blocks the air flow and prevents any further chilling of the air coming into it. To check this, next time it happens, jump out, open the bonnet and see if there's ice forming on the air-conditioning pipes under the bonnet. If that's the case, an air-conditioning specialist should be able to identify the problem and sort it.

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    Ford Falcon Pricing & Specs

    The price range for the Ford Falcon varies based on the trim level you choose. Starting at $24,090 and going to $43,230 for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is available in the following body types starting from the engine/transmission specs shown below.
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    Ford Falcon Dimensions

    The dimensions of the Ford Falcon Single Cab and Sedan vary according to year of manufacture and spec level.
    The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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    Ford Falcon Towing Capacity

    The Ford Falcon has maximum towing capacity of 2300kg for the latest model available.
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    Ford Falcon Fuel consumption

    The Ford Falcon is available in a number of variants and body types that are powered by LPG and ULP and PULP fuel type(s). It has an estimated fuel consumption starting from 10.7L/100km for Single Cab
    Year Body Type Fuel Consumption* Engine Fuel Type Transmission
    2017 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 13.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2017 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 10.7L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: — Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2017 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.3L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2017 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 9.0L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: — Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2016 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 10.7L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2016 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 13.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2016 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 9.0L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2016 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: PULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2016 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.3L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2015 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 10.7L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2015 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 13.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2015 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 9.0L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2015 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.3L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2014 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 11.7L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP MAN
    2014 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 13.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2014 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 9.0L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2014 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.3L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2013 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 11.7L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP MAN
    2013 Body Type: Single Cab Fuel Consumption: 13.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2013 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 9.9L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: ULP Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    2013 Body Type: Sedan Fuel Consumption: 12.4L/100km Engine: 4.0L Fuel Type: LPG Transmission: 6 SP AUTO
    *Combined fuel consumption
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