FALCON 50th ANNIVERSARY RANGE

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Ford has announced official vehicle-only pricing for its exciting range of Falcon 50th Anniversary models, which are being produced to mark the half century milestone.
Falcon celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 28, half a century after the first XK Falcon rolled off Ford's Broadmeadows production line in Australia.
Production of the special 50th anniversary models commenced during June and the first vehicles will start arriving in dealerships around New Zealand the last week of July. Each model will feature unique exterior design elements, exclusive interior finishes and additional standard equipment.
All six models in the 50th Anniversary range present a compelling value proposition for customers eager to be a part of Falcon's 50th birthday celebrations.
"With a host of additional equipment at no extra cost and some very sharp drive away price points, we expect these unique vehicles will prove extremely popular with both new and existing customers," said Ford New Zealand Marketing Manager, Chris Masterson.
Recommended retail pricing (RRP) for the Falcon 50th anniversary range, which includes G Series and XR models, is as follows:
Model   RRP   
Sedan         
Falcon XR6 50th Anniversary     $52,790
Falcon XR6 Turbo 50th Anniversary       $58,290
G6E 50th Anniversary    $57,790
G6E Turbo 50th Anniversary      $62,790
Ute           
Falcon XR6 50th Anniversary Ute $45,290
Falcon XR6 Turbo 50th Anniversary Ute   $48,290

Production of the Falcon 50th Anniversary range will run from June through until October, ensuring customers have every opportunity to join in the Falcon celebrations and become one of the almost 3.5 million Falcon sedan customers that have shared in its 50-year history.
Falcon not only holds a special place within New Zealand and Australia, it is also unique within the Ford Motor Company globally. 
Falcon is the longest running car nameplate still in production in the 107-year history of the Ford Motor Company, while across all vehicles it sits behind only the legendary F-Series, which was first introduced in 1948, and the Lincoln Continental, which was produced from 1939-2002.
On a global scale, Falcon also ranks among the longest running nameplates anywhere in the automotive world, with just a handful of vehicles in continuous production for longer or that commenced production earlier and are still being produced today.
Falcon XR 50th Anniversary
The Falcon XR 50th Anniversary sedan models will feature unique "Dark Stealth" colour accents on the upper and lower grilles, fog lamp bezels and rear bumper insert, and "Medium Stealth" accents on the alloy wheels, along with high series side mirrors with integrated indicators and G6-spec tail lamps.
Bespoke anniversary features for the exterior include "XR50" badging, XR50 body stripes and a "50th Anniversary" fender feature, while on the inside there is an embroidered XR50 logo on the seats, XR50 carpet mats and door scuff plates, and 50th Anniversary instrument cluster graphics.
Other highlights include special interior trim on the centre console, Interior Command Centre (ICC), instrument panel and front door spears, along with standard dual zone climate control and high series sports leather steering wheel.
Features specific to the Falcon XR6 50th Anniversary include new partial leather seat trim and 18-inch XR alloy wheels with the detail accent treatment.

Unique Falcon XR6 Turbo 50th Anniversary features include new leather-detailed seat trim, reverse sensing system and 19-inch XR alloy wheels with striking, full colour accent treatment.
Falcon XR 50th Anniversary Ute models receive the same list of exterior and interior appointments, respective to their sedan counterparts, with the exclusion of sedan-specific items – the rear bumper insert, high series side mirrors, 50th Anniversary fender feature and G6-spec tail lamps, as well as reverse sensing system on the Turbo model.
A new exterior paint colour will be introduced in conjunction with the release of the Falcon 50th Anniversary range – called "Sunburst", the new XR hero paint will be the launch colour for the XR 50th Anniversary models.
Sunburst is an intense and saturated effervescent burnt orange with metallic orange/gold highlights – it will be also be available on the regular Falcon XR6 and XR6 Turbo models.
Ford G Series 50th Anniversary
G Series 50th Anniversary models also feature unique accent colour treatments with "Medium Stealth" touches on the upper and lower grilles, and rear bumper insert, plus "Light Stealth" accents on the fog lamp bezels and alloy wheels.
Bespoke anniversary features for the G Series models include new leather detailed seat trim with embroidered "50th Anniversary" logos, 50th Anniversary badge, fender feature and carpet floor mats, along with special interior trim on the centre console, ICC, instrument panel and front door spears.
Additional equipment extends to standard fitment of a satellite navigation system and G Series 19-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels with detailed accent treatment.
Production of XR6 50th Anniversary sedan models commenced in June, while other models will be introduced progressively, with G Series 50th Anniversary models coming on line from July.

 

 

 

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