The Ford Falcon (XA) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1972 to 1973. It was the first iteration of the third generation of the Falcon and also included the Ford Fairmont (XA) —the luxury-oriented version.

2014年12月15日 · The XA Falcon marked the first streamlined exterior mirror at base level in its class, the first wraparound cockpit dash that attempted to place all controls within easy reach of the driver, a bigger fuel tank that was still short of the Valiant benchmark, the Falcon’s first power window option and a new cloth trim option.

2020年2月3日 · 1972-1975 Ford Falcon XA GT sedan Number built: 1868 (XA GT 4 door) Body style: All-steel integrated body/chassis four-door sedan ENGINES: 5766cc V8 with overhead valves and 600cfm 4BBL carburettor PowerR & torque: 224kW @ 5400rpm, 513Nm @ 3400rpm Performance: 0-96km/h – 8.0 seconds 0-400 metres – 15.8 seconds (auto sedan)

2021年4月15日 · With its under-car, blue LED accent lights, this Falcon is hardly a stealthy car! Power is provided by a 302 CI, “Windsor” V8 engine that has been enhanced with nitrous injection. The original power rating was 240 gross HP; in modified form the rating is unknown.

Ford’s XA was the first Australian designed Falcon and broke with the traditional styling of the previous XW/XY model, ushering in a new era of curves and for the first time, a two-door hardtop coupe. Showing a strong American influence, the hardtop was Ford’s belated answer to the runaway success of the Holden Monaro.

The XA was the first all Australian designed Falcon, and the first Falcon GT to include both a 4 door sedan and a hardtop version. It was a huge milestone event in the history of Ford in Australia, and following the Bathurst success of the GTHO's in '70 and '71, the XA also achieved victories at Mt Panorama in '73 and '74.

The Ford XA Falcon, introducing a new hardtop coupe model, burst onto the scene with its distinctive range of paint colours, with purple and wild plum being popular, often ordered with white or black upholstery. The XA Falcon Hardtop bore …

The XA was certainly the first Australian Falcon that couldn't claim close kinship with an American Falcon. Sometime early in 1968 the decision had been taken to discontinue production of the US Falcon. Thus it was that in May of that year, a team of Ford Australia executives flew to America to begin work on what was to become the 1972 XA Falcon.

XA was a milestone for Ford, being the first Falcon to be designed (helped by Ford US) and built in Australia. In 1968, the Falcon was axed from the US range, and a whole new design had to be developed. The mildly aggressive XA Falcon was big and bold and looked its size. This styling was appealing but attracted criticism.

Ford built 1,868 sedans from January 1972 to September 1973 and 891 hardtops between July 1972 and September 1973. The XA GT was designed for wider appeal with its less aggressive look and creature comforts. The XA GTHO Phase IV …