Ford Falcon (AU)
motor vehicle
The Ford Falcon (AU) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1998 to 2002. It was also available as the Ford Fairmont, the luxury variant, and as the Ford TE50 / Ford TS50, the sports variants.
It succeeded the EL series, and was the first iteration of the sixth generation Ford Falcon. The long-wheelbase Ford Fairlane and LTD released in 1999.
It was built on the EA169 platform, developed for the AU Falcon.
Development
The AU was conceived under "Project Eagle" that began in February 1993, and gained the official codename "EA169" in 1994. The program cost A$700 million before product launch
Ford Australia gave consideration to a revamped fifth generation Falcon and a imported replacement such as the American front-wheel drive Taurus, rear-wheel drive Crown Victoria, European rear-wheel drive Scorpio, and reportedly the Japanese rear-wheel drive Mazda 929 (then part of the Ford conglomerate). Ford chose to do a substantial redesign of the indigenous platform, due to concerns about the Australian market preference for high towing capacity, large interior size and local employment. factors: the fact that the import models had limited body style options (sedan only or sedan and wagon) and no capability to use a V8 engine.
The AU Falcon utilised Ford's New Edge design language, with the aim of the design to attract a younger generation of buyers with avant-garde looks, however, in Australia it polarized public opinion to the benefit of the more organically designed rival, the Holden Commodore (VT).
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