The Ford Falcon (XG) is a range of commercial vehicles which was manufactured by

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from 1993 to 1996. It was derived from the

Ford Falcon (XF) The Ford Falcon (XF) is a full-sized car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1984 to 1988. It was the third and final iteration of the fourth generation of the Falcon and also included the Ford Fairmont (XF)—the luxury-oriented version. ...

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Introduction

The XG Falcon was introduced in March 1993 as a facelift of the XF commercial range, which it replaced. The XG was marketed in

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and

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body styles and during its three years in production it was sold alongside the EB Falcon, ED Falcon and

EF Falcon The Ford Falcon (EF) was a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1994 to 1996. It was the fourth significantly updated iteration of the fifth generation of the Falcon and also included the Ford Fairmont (EF)—the luxury-oriented ...

sedan and wagon models. The XG featured the XF Falcon-style body with a new front similar to that of the EB Falcon. An overhead camshaft engine, and a one-tonne option were offered for the first time on Falcon commercial models.

Model range

The XG range included two-door

and two-door

body styles, marketed as follows. * Ford Falcon Longreach GLi utility * Ford Falcon Longreach GLi panel van * Ford Falcon Longreach S utility * Ford Falcon Longreach Outback utility (released June 1995) * Ford Falcon XR6 utility (released October 1993) A limited edition Longreach GLi Tradesman utility was offered from December 1995, with 800 examples produced.

Engine and transmissions

The XG was powered by a 4.0-litre SOHC straight six 4.0-litre six cylinder overhead camshaft engine. The XR6 model was fitted with a version of this unit. Five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions were available.

60th Anniversary model ute

In 1994 Ford produced a special limited edition model ute to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the first coupe utility (introduced by Ford Australia in 1934). It featured body coloured bumpers and mirrors, alloy bullbar, alloy wheels, floor carpet and full instrumentation at no extra cost.

Replacement

The XG series was replaced by the

Ford Falcon (XH) The Ford Falcon (XH) is a commercial range of vehicles that was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1996 to 1999, as an upgrade to the XG series of utility and panel van models which were derived from the XF full-size car and had been marketed a ...

in April 1996.XH Falcon at Falcon Facts
Retrieved on 24 June 2012

Gallery

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References

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XG Falcon The Ford Falcon (XG) is a range of commercial vehicles which was manufactured by Ford Australia from 1993 to 1996. It was derived from the Ford Falcon (XF) full-size car. Introduction The XG Falcon was introduced in March 1993 as a facelift of ...

Coupé utilities Vans Rear-wheel-drive vehicles