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Here you can read all about the new look XR8 driven by Craig Lowndes
Here you can compare the old and the new cars. You can compare the old design and the new
one aswell as the new and old specifications.
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New Car
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New car specifications
Ford Falcon AU XR8
BODY:
Ford Australia production line-built AU Falcon body shell modified by Gibson Motorsport for racing.
WEIGHT:
1350 kg (class weight limit)
TOP SPEED:
300+ km/h (189+ mph)
ENGINE:
Ford 5 Litre V8
ESTIMATED OUTPUT:
450kw (600hp) @ 7500rpm
OIL:
Mobil 1
FUEL TANK:
Safety cell - 120 litre capacity
BRAKES:
Front: AP 6 piston caliper and discs - 370mm diameter
Rear: AP 4 piston caliper and discs - 320mm diameter
TYRES:
Category controlled tyre - 2001 Bridgestone, 2002 Dunlop
TRANSMISSION:
Australian six-speed
DIFFERENTIAL:
Ford 9" diff centre
4 link live axle with watts linkage
Diff ratios - 3.7:1, 3.5:1, 3.25:1
WHEELS:
Magnesium 17" x 11"
SUSPENSION:
Front: Coil over shock absorber
Make: Ohlins shock absorbers
Rear: Coil over shock absorber
Make: Ohlins shock absorbers
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Old car specifications
BODY:
Ford Falcon AU XR8
WEIGHT:
1350 kg (class weight limit)
TOP SPEED:
300+ km/h (189+ mph)
ENGINE:
5 litre Windsor eight cylinder (SVO cylinder heads) with electronic fuel injection and engine management system.
ESTIMATED OUTPUT:
460 kW (620 bhp) at 7500 rpm
623 Nm (460 lt/lbs) at 5500 rpm
OIL:
Mobil 1
FUEL TANK:
120 litre fuel cell with safety dry-break system
BRAKES:
Front - AP 370 mm (14.5) discs with AP calipers
Rear - Brembo 330 mm (13 inch) discs with AP calipers
TYRES:
V8 Supercar Bridgestone Control Tyre
TRANSMISSION:
Australian six-speed
DIFFERENTIAL:
Australian Ford nine-inch CWP
Ratios vary from 3.25:1 to 3.7:1
WHEELS:
Cast magnesium 17 x 11 inch rims
SUSPENSION:
Front - Independant upper and lower wishbones with coil-over Ohlin dampers. Eibach springs
Rear - Four-link trailing arms with Watts Linkage locating live axle with coil-over Ohlin dampers. Eibach springs
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