The Ford Falcon XR8 is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Ford Falcon XR8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 398 N·m (294 lb·ft/40.6 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
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