The engine's double overhead variable camshaft ... springs and dampers (the tunables here near identical to the XR6 Turbo and XR8), the meatier 245/45R17 rubber surely contributes a measure.

The XR6 Turbo was the most powerful version featuring the 4.0-liter inline-six Barra engine and slotted just below the V-8-powered XR8 model. And while the FPV division used to make beefed-up V-8 ...

Now, having driven the two Falcon models that use the engine, the XR6 Turbo and G6E Turbo, it's obvious they were being modest. The engine is a bona-fide V-8-killer, and the models it powers ...

Ford calls the engine the "Boss 260," but to Australians it's a hallowed "vee-bloody-eight." Antipodean fuel is pricey, however, so Ford has developed the new $36,065 XR6 Turbo, which is just a ...

Even the non-turbo XR6 with 183kW does a pretty good job, with a new twin overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder aluminium head transforming the venerable in-line six-cylinder engine.

The Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo is one of the most revered performance cars to ever come out of Australia and is renowned for its ‘Barra’ engine, a 4.0-liter inline-six that could produce up to 436 ...

While the very first Ford Falcon XR6 Turbos, the BA and BA Series 2, stamped their authority on the performance family-car market, by the time the BF model rolled into showrooms in 2005, the ...

Bragging rights are the name of the XR6 Turbo Sprint game. Thanks to 325 kW (436 horsepower) and 576 Nm (425 lb-ft) of torque, the 4-liter turbo straight-6 is a peach of an engine. An overboost ...

The car Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo ute. The price $41,945 plus $3750 (roll bar, hard tonneau cover and rear wing). Vital statistics 4.0-litre six-cylinder engine (245kW, 480Nm), six-speed automatic.

Sticking with the absolutes for a moment, the turbocharged six-cylinder engine in the XR6 Turbo is, without a doubt, the best locally developed powerplant in Australia's motoring history.