56 Years of Falcon

Celebrating 56 years of Wheels and Falcon

It’s been one hell of a journey. Here are all the Wheels covers to feature the Falcon since the dawn of the Australian icon.

The day the Falcon died

Join Wheels as we follow the last Aussie-made Ford Falcon off the line at Broadmeadows

2015 Ford Falcon: FG-X Falcon EcoLPi review

More of the same, done slightly better

2014 FPV GT-F 351 review

With a nod to Ford’s glorious past, FPV has kept its best for last.

2013 Ford Falcon: GT-HO farewell ruled out

Crushing rumours of a 375Kw-GT-HO send-off, Ford has said it won’t happen

2012 Ford XF Falcon v Holden Commodore v Toyota Camry v Toyota Aurion

In this latest address to Aussie drivers, Falcon and Camry come to the four with boosted incentives, while Commodore and Aurion set out to prove that a six still has clout at the polls

2011 Ford Falcon FG: FPV GT Concept

Sinister FPV show special ups grunt and grip - only 125 of these FPV black beauties were built

2010 Ford Falcon 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, Ford’s Falcon had ridden the ups and downs of an ever-changing, always competitive, Australian car market.

2009 Ford Falcon XR6 v Commodore SV6 v Chrysler Charger R/T E38

Could the toughest six-cylinder ’70s muscle car teach the Falcon FG XR6 and Commodore SV6 a trick or two?

2008 Ford FG Falcon reveal

No model in the Falcon's 47-year history has ever launched into a market as fragmented and challenging as that faced by the FG. Here's how it was armed for battle.

2007 Ford Falcon: Next gen FG FPV scoop

Bold looks and big power brought the fight back to HSV.

2006 FPV GT v HSV Clubsport R8

The FPV GT took on the much-improved HSV Clubsport R8 to determine the automatic choice of Australia’s sharpest-shooting V8.

2005 Ford Falcon XR6 v Mitsubishi 380 VRX and Holden Commodore SV6

The 2005 Falcon XR6 is the benchmark in a three-way comparison with Mitsubishi’s new do-or-die model and Holden’s dated sporty six.

2004 FPV F6 Typhoon v FPV GT v HSV Clubsport

Is Australia ready for a world where the V8 is not king? Wheels was ahead of the curve with this question …

2003 Ford Falcon FPV GT

Ford has fallen short of the Falcon GT legend since the early ’70s. Now, at last, there’s a car tough enough to try it on

2002 Ford BA Falcon wins Car of the Year

Ford’s history with the Wheels Car of the Year awards was always a bit up and down. But in 2002, it reached new heights

2001 Ford Falcon AU XR8 v Holden Commodore VX SS

Ford gives its XR8 a 220kW kick in the guts, then sets off in pursuit of the long-departed Commodore SS. It’s a wheelspinning wow of a drive

2000 Ford AU II Falcon

Ford's AU II re-think is a better car. But is it good enough to tackle Commodore?

1999 Ford AU Falcon: Tickford’s Special T

In 1999, a hot Ford arrived that Wheels could get excited about

1998 Ford AU Falcon launches

After a near-death experience, the Ford Falcon adopted New Edge design and IRS as part of a sixth-generation makeover.

1997 Ford EL Falcon GT: How it was built

The B to L of making a Ford GT

1996 Ford EL Falcon review

Ford has pinched, pulled, fiddled and finessed the Falcon to the tune of $40 million, most of it spent underneath. TODD HALLENBECK is our man in the inspection pit

1995 Ford EF II Falcon first drive review

At last, a tweaked chassis, more equipment and less noise makes Falcon the car it should have been from the start. Bob Hall gives EF II the thumbs up.

1994 Ford EF Falcon XR6 review

Tickford’s performance Falcon is affordable, sticks like glue and, says a gleeful Bob Hall, goes like stink.