Ford Performance Vehicles F6 Typhoon

There is no justice. Sometimes, just when it seems Ford has given up on trying to build decent cars, something wearing the blue oval comes out of Australia that makes grown men weep with joy and young boys drool in envy. Unfortunately, it also always ends up staying in Australia (or neighbour New Zealand).If you live in North America and you've already heard of the hot shoe XR6 Turbo and XR8 and have wept tears of sorrow, then perhaps reading further is not a good idea, because the F6 Typhoon you see here follows the same line as FPV's (Ford Performance Vehicles) previous works, except in bigger, badder and bolder fashion. The Typhoon starts with the XR6 Turbo's 4.0L dohc 24-valve inline-six with variable valve timing, but ditches its Garret GT40 turbo in favour of a stronger 8.7-psi GT3540 unit and adds a 50% larger, aluminium, air-to-air intercooler, a unique air box with dual ram air intakes, stronger con-rods, heavy-duty valve springs, a new oil cooler and a modified ECU. With 362-hp on tap, this turbo 'six blows past the XR8 in both power and torque, produces the highest torque output of any engine ever built in Australia and nearly equals the flagship GT for outright power.A big wing, snazzy wheels, 355mm-front/330mm-rear, cross-drilled and ventilated brake rotors squeezed by Brembo calipers, and a six-speed Tremec T56 manual gearbox in place of the XR6T's notchy five-speed unit also make the cut. If that's not enough to fill the streets with celebrating Aussies and enraged North Americans, then maybe the estimated base price of 56-59,000 AUSD (approx. 39-41,000 USD) should do the trick. That ain't Taurus money, but it's a serious bargain compared to HSV's offerings and a real alternative to Chrysler's monopoly-owning 300C. - by Traian Popescu

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