FG Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute - It's a Winner!

The FG Falcon range continues its domination of the new car market, exceeding expectations and setting new standards across the board.

The FG Falcon has recently been awarded a 5 star ANCAP Safety rating, a history-making first for the Australian automotive industry. Following hot on it’s heels, the FG Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute has just been declared the outright winner in MOTOR Magazines annual 'Bang For Your Bucks' award. It is the first time a ute has won a “Bang For Your Bucks” award in its 15-year history, beating 16 of the best performance cars available in Australia this year for under $80,000, including competition from the best of the European and Japanese markets. It also came up trumps in the $38-50k category, finishing first ahead of last years outright competition winner and the Falcon XR6 Turbo sedan, which took out 3rd place and fifth in the overall competition.

In another coup for the Ford XR range, the Fiesta XR4 finished 3rd overall and 1st in its sub-$38k category, cementing its reputation after it won 1st place last year in the sub-$30k category. The judges commended the XR4 saying it "lives up to its legendary reputation" and is "still one of the best front-drivers out there", as well as crediting its back-to-back win by saying "victory against a tougher field in 2008 dwarfs last year's win".

The Fiesta XR4 was also the only 2007 category winner to defend its crown in 2008, holding off fierce competition from new car rivals to deliver "great thrills for minimal bills".

Ford Australia President Bill Osborne commented that “today's announcement stands as further testament to the outstanding performance and value-for-money offered by the all-new FG Falcon, in this particular case the FG Falcon XR6 Turbo Ute,"