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24 August 2007

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As of 2010, Jaguar's V8 engine will feature in the Ford Falcons. 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.

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Interesting read.. sounds like they will make a power house Engine..

Is this Jaguars Last ditch effort to help them get a profit in the coming years?? last i heard they were almost bought out by a russian Company called GAZ, and they are in debt up to their armpits.

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