Australians get some of the coolest automotive innovations we never see.
For example, while the El Camino coupe-pickup-thing died here, in Australia there are half a dozen such vehicles available. They call them Utes, and they build them with no conscience — you can get a V8-powered Ute with an adjustable sport suspension, dubs and Brembos. It’s a little ridiculous.
But we’re really jealous of what they’re going to do next. The Ford Falcon, a premium full-sized sedan that doesn’t really have a stateside equivalent, will reportedly get a turbocharged version of the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 we fell in love with in the 2011 Mustang.
There are no official power numbers yet, but we know they’re going to be good, because Ford has apologized in advance for not offering it here. In the press release announcing the plans for next year’s Falcon, the blue oval said, “the Mustang team knew a supercharger would be the simplest way to extract significant power improvements from the new 5.0-liter V8, but they elected not to pursue forced induction for the 2012 Boss to stay true to the original Boss 302 engine.”
Don’t lose hope, though. The Mustang’s 50th anniversary, we’d like to note, will come in 2014…and that’s the perfect time to do something as crazy as upping the power on the Coyote.
"That's DOPE"
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