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On 6 October 2006, the BF Mk II was officially launched by former Ford Australia President Tom Gorman. The BF Falcon MkII went on sale on 22 October 2006. The XT, Futura and Fairmont gained a design facelift, with a new bonnet, headlights, grille and front and rear bumpers, while the XR range gained some minor interior updates.
The Turbo model of the XR6 comes with all of the features of the standard XR6 plus 18 x 8-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, limited slip differential, and upgraded front brakes (322mm rotors instead of the standard 298mm) without an option for 328mm x 26mm ventilated rear discs as found on BF Mk1 XR6T and XR8 models, losing on the braking capacity ...
Ford released the Mk II (BA II) Falcon in October 2004 to maintain sales interest until the 2005 introduction of the BF update. Modifications included some cosmetic changes and a new six-speed Tremec T56 manual transmission replacing the five-speed on XR6 Turbo and XR8 models.
Barra 270T from a BA-BF FPV. This engine is found in the BA/BF Falcon based FPV F6 Typhoon and Tornado models, and the SY Territory based FPV F6X, and was produced between 2004 and early 2009. It is the high-power variant of the Barra 240/245T versions found in the XR6 Turbo.
This was followed in the BF and BF Mk II XR6 Turbo (between 2005 and 2008) by the Barra 245T producing 245 kW (329 hp) of power and 480 N⋅m (350 lb⋅ft) of torque, which in turn was followed by the Barra 270T from 2008-2016 in the FG and FG X XR6 Turbo and G6E Turbo models producing 270 kW (362 hp) of power and 533 N⋅m (393 lb⋅ft) of torque.
With the FG series, the Garret GT3540 was retained as opposed to the smaller GT3576 used in the FG XR6 Turbo. This is the most powerful engine with 310 kW (416 hp; 421 PS) at 5,250 rpm and 565 N⋅m (417 lb⋅ft) of torque at 1,950-5,200 rpm (and the first to produce more than 100 hp (75 kW) per litre) manufactured in Australia.
The FPV BF MKII F6 Typhoon Rspec is the only limited edition turbo FPV and the only turbo Rspec ever. This will undoubtedly make it one of the most desirable and collectable turbo FPV's. This model was equipped with several upgrades including stiffer suspension and 19'x8" alloy wheels which sought to improve the car's handling.
The utility range included the base Ute (replacing the previous XL), XR6 and XR6 Turbo only—each with the option of cab chassis or utility (style side box) bodies. [5] The Falcon utility ended production on 29 July 2016.