| Ford XY Falcon | |
| Manufacturer: | Ford Australia |
| Aka: | XY Futura XY Fairmont |
| Production: | October 1970 – March 1972 |
| Assembly: | Australia Port Elizabeth, South Africa[1] |
| Predecessor: | XW Falcon |
| Successor: | XA Falcon |
| Class: | Full-size car |
| Body Style: | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupe utility 2-door panel van |
| Layout: | FR layout F4 layout[2] |
| Engine: | 2001NaN1 I6 2501NaN1 I6 3021NaN1 "small block" V8 3511NaN1 "Cleveland" V8 |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed “Cruisomatic” automatic |
| Wheelbase: | 28191NaN1 |
| Length: | 46891NaN1 |
| Width: | 18691NaN1 |
| Height: | 14171NaN1 |
| Weight: | 13621NaN1 |
The Ford Falcon (XY) is a full-size car produced by Ford Australia from 1970 to 1972. It was the fourth and last iteration of the second generation of the Falcon and included the Ford Fairmont (XY)—the luxury-oriented version.
The XY Falcon was released in October 1970 replacing the XW Falcon.[3] The XY was a facelift of the XW, featuring a new divided grille and redesigned tail lights. A new range of six-cylinder and V8 engines was introduced, and improvements were made to seating, safety equipment and ride quality.[4]
The XY Falcon range featured eight passenger vehicles and three commercial models.[5]
Futura and Fairmont models, whilst marketed as part of the XY Falcon range, were not officially referred to or badged as Falcons.[6]
A GS Rally Pack was available as an option on the Falcon 500, Futura and Fairmont Sedans and Wagons.[7]
A high-performance Falcon GTHO Phase III was released in May 1971.[8]
A four-wheel-drive version of the Utility was produced in 1972.[2] It was marketed simply as the Falcon 4-wheel-drive utility [9] and 432 examples were built.
New 2001NaN1 and 2501NaN1 inline six-cylinder engines replaced the smaller-capacity sixes offered in the XW. The 3021NaN1 and 3511NaN1 V8s were carried over from the previous range, though the larger capacity small block was dropped and only the Cleveland engine was available. A 250hp version of the Cleveland engine, with a two-barrelled 2V (venturi) carburetor was the top option on the XY Falcon and ZD Fairmont range. The 300hp, four-barrelled, 4V version of the engine was only offered on the XY GT and GTHO.[10] [11]
Production of the XY Falcon range totalled 118,666 vehicles. 1,557 XY Falcon GTs and 300 XY GT-HOs were built.[12]
The XY range was replaced by the XA Falcon in March 1972.[13]