What does xr mean?

[tickford6]

Just wondering if anyone knew what xr meant as in xr6 and xr8?

[The Yeti]

Xtra RAD

I dont know always wondered but not enough to ask the question

[falconnut]

Xtra RACEY

[Kable72]

Xperimental Racing I'm fairly sure.

[GT450]

I believe you may be thinking about this a little too much.
GT450

[jmak44]

X - Rated

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Kable72

Xperimental Racing I'm fairly sure.

This is correct from what I could find

[tickford6]

It just seems weird that there hasn't been an official meaning, even Holden have
Meanings for there's
S- ****
SS- super ******
But I think the xr came from Europe with the cosworths and the xr range

[MFP508]

yep same XR acronym says Experimental Research

[tickford6]

Xperimental racing thanks, I can get over it now haha

[MFP508]

now for the next brain fart...find me an FG station wagon :P

[Burnout]

Forget all that rubbish /\; it means 'Extra Ripples', extra traction defining corrugations in the road surface by these XR named vehicles.

[BENT_8]

Some interesting replies.

From memory the XR nameplate was to pay tribute to the first GT, the XR and its significance to Australian performance Falcons.

[MFP508]

i guess the easy way would be to email Ford and ask them...before they all lose thier jobs :P

[Silver Ghia]

From wikipedia:

The term XR, first coined in 1991 on the EB Falcon, is a term used to describe some high-performance Ford vehicles in Australia. A common misconception about the designation is that it was borrowed from Ford Europe where it stands for 'Experimental Research', when, in fact, it was a tribute to the 1966 XR Falcon, the first Falcon model to offer a V8 engine option. The first XR's were the XR6, S-XR6 and XR8 (these names were applied to the more performance oriented Ford Falcons) and the XR2 (Ford Capri). The number after the "XR" is used on Falcons to designate the amount of cylinders the cars engine has.

[HEMI POWER]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Some interesting replies.

From memory the XR nameplate was to pay tribute to the first GT, the XR and its significance to Australian performance Falcons.

Spot on

[ridzilla]

Now I can rest in peace haha

[In Focus]

So XT is a tribute to the XT GT?

[CustomG6ET]

the ford capri on had 2 cylinders hahaha

[FTE-063]

nah 2 litre engine i think

[OffRoadFalcon]

Originally Posted by MFP508

now for the next brain fart...find me an FG station wagon :P

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...1353206&page=7

Here ya' are.

[Jamie247]

it means XTREME REVOLUTION and SS means super ****, FPV means ******* performance vehicle and HSv means HORRIBLY slow vehicle well that's my opinion

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by In Focus

So XT is a tribute to the XT GT?

Possibly, after all they have alot in common.

The XT GT was beaten by a Holden at Bathurst and the XT falcon was beaten by the Holden on the sales charts...

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Some interesting replies.

From memory the XR nameplate was to pay tribute to the first GT, the XR and its significance to Australian performance Falcons.

I highly, highly doubt that. Sheer coincidence.

XR was lifted from the european models and first coined by Tickford.

[Jastel]

Xtra Revenue......

[Scrawny]

In the late 60's there was the Mercury Cougar that had an XR7 designation.

[ebxr8240]

When I was a kid I saw movies starting with XR !!!

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by MFP508

now for the next brain fart...find me an FG station wagon :P

Done ;)

[my67xr]

this question has been asked before too,,
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ght=xr+meaning

[Bonn]

FG stands for ****ing Great