Ford XR6 BARRA 190 Review! Are the NA Barras Really Any Good???*

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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we check out Harrys XR6 BF Ford Falcon! i've always wanted to get in and try a NA barra and i gotta say it wasn't that bad!.. few bolt ons and maybe a tune.. this barra 190 goes alright for what it is :) great car to learn in and to just cruise the Aussie roads with the fam.

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[harrymatthews]

heck yeah dude! cheers for reviewing it!!

[Eye_of_Samadhi]

I have an EL 4.0 six, great motor, this car has been so good to me. It's not fast but a real cruiser, great for effortless highway cruising & towing heavy loads. 490, 000 klms & still running strong, not tired or sugglish & hardly burns any oil. Original Auto still. Lapped Australia many times towing a caravan. I've finally updated now but hard to let go of the old EL dual fuel Futura sedan, been through so much together, lol.

[vlatabo]

@7:50 you haven’t broken in a Barra until you hit 200, 000km😂

[FalconOath]

The love I have for BF Xr6 Falcons cannot be described in words. Ford Ever

[seegee]

Yep BF is such a nice shape, they still look slick on the roads today especially when they are kept in such good nic as this one with GT wheels on em

[danielschmutz]

Mint looking car! Looks like brand new! Awesome that it’s 6 speed manual too👍🏼.

[adamscott]

I bought a 2006 aspirated black BF2 XR6 with the silver stripes (similar to the GT) last year. It has the ZF 6 speed and only had 52, 000 klms on the clock. I had a standard 2008 BF2 before that and I can’t believe the difference. The previous owner ticked all the boxes on the order and kindly put a set of Michelin Pilot Sports on it so it grips really well. As you said not super fast but still has some poke but it’s the handling, gearbox and brakes that really set it apart from the standard model. I’m in my 40’s and have been in plenty of faster cars but this is a fantastic and enjoyable daily driver. If you are a P-plater they are such a perfect car as they are fun from the get-go but have huge potential for modifications once you get you opens. I’m sure the Holden SV6 would be an enjoyable car for a P-plater as well but if you want to modify it later I’d say the potential and value for money is with the Falcon. Keep up the good work mate. 😊

[GRIPSHIFTMEDIA]

The showcase shots are looking great, man! You're really progressing with your quality. Keen to see what you review this year.

[TheStav]

Remember when the early 90 HSV's came out they had 195kw (with 8 cylinders), and N/A six 10 years later did the same with technology that was considered desirable from Europe. Ford made a gem with the Barra and it will stand the test of time. Even the old 250ci (4.1litre) were pretty good even though they sounded crap. Obviously the Turbo is the ducks guts but the N/A isn't to shabby either. I've owned a BFII turbo, great car sadly that attracted kangaroo's and people that were colour blind, now have an FGII N/A with minor mods that goes pretty well too. It's no race car but brilliant on the long long drive.

[cliffharrington]

Nice Review Ross, BF are my favourite models, like you say, they are affordable still. My favourite BF is the 05 to 06 BF1 Fairmont Ghia, which came out factory with the ZF6, it had the dual premium ICC, premium sound, factory leather, electric seats, electric pedal adjustment, centre clock, and extra muffler between the cat and the main muffler which made them extra quiet. The springs were also a comfort type with added sports performance so they rode nicely and handled excellent as well. They are the rarest of all BF models, I think, maybe rarer than the FPVs, there seems to be alot of the BF2 Ghias but finding a BF1 is like a needle in a hay stack. I think this is because they were only produced from mid 2005 to mid 2006 when the BF2 came out. I managed to find one in Perth, with Factory SAT Nav and sunroof, in mercury silver, with very rare S3 trim (Medium Light Stone Leather Silky Pebble). Typical rust in passengers front door closing edge but otherwise very clean, and well maintained. Another thing about the BF is the torque curve is very early so maximum torque is at 2500 rpm, making it the most torque of all models. The FG has higher torque but not until 3250 rpm, so at 2000 rpm the BF is producing 350 Nm and the FG 330, I noticed the difference when I drove my friends FG. I swapped out the standard cat for a 100 cell hi flow and that made a huge difference as well. BFs are fast becoming the collectables, especially if they have standard premium ICC, ZF6 trans, leather, centre clock, and or any extras like sunroof and SAT Nav.

[themancuniancandidate]

Fact; taxi companies don't use unreliable cars, for obvious reasons. Also fact; very few taxis were Commodores.

[rodneymcgiveron]

Thanks Jon ...Glad you finally got to try the N/A.. Funnily enough I had a BA Fairmont Ghia with diff bushes, dodgey centre bearing in the tailshaft issue, crappy radio ...etc but it was the first Barra powered Falcon I owned and loved the reliability of it ..Just as much as the legendary bullet proofness of the Intech SOHC ...4.0 in the AU 2 I still own ... Then I traded the Fairmont and bought the FG XR6 built in April 2008....I've had it since early 2016 ...It's wonderful ..I fell in love with the FG just like the AU when I first saw both on their release .. My XR6 has the 195kw and 391 Nm engine and the ZF 6 speed auto ...The only thing I'd disagree on is fuel economy .. I'm not often giving mine a hard drive like you would when reviewing but I don't tinkle around like a grandma either ..Just driven normally . Mine on a longish drive returns in the low 8's litres per hundred kilometres often and as a daily without too much sitting around idling mid 10's litres per hundred kilometres ..Definitely not 13's . ... No turbo and most timing the later N/A Barra 's get 6.7 /6.8 to 100 kmh times ..which not a real long time ago was a decent V8 time.. Some say low 6's is attainable with some mods that don't cost too much...Thanks so much for trying a version of the Falcon that actually was the by far biggest built one of over 3.5 million Falcons between 1960 and 2016..the naturally aspirated straight six..

[mikenolan]

Very clean car for a 07 model, old mate is looking after it well. Hope you and the family had a great new years eve fella.

[lukesm]

My NA Zf fg xr6 is at 430k kms going good as new, never even touched the ZF or the motor. The Na fgs still go pretty well, plenty of blokes running mid to late 12s on them.

[schtix]

I think most have just gotten way to use to the current tech... and forget that the BF series was released before the 1st iPhones, think back that’s a hell of a long time ago like touchscreens an CarPlay really weren’t a thing back then... for a sedan at her weight she’s doing alright for her age I think... the shape is definitely standing the test of time also

[fellixjs]

Currently driving about in a 2003 Ford Falcon BA with the 4 speed auto and I agree with your statement 😅 however she's at near 800km and still running smooth expect a few gear changes...

[No-thanks]

Of course they are, the n/a barra is the best inline six cylinder engine ever made.

[gamingdefined]

I used to drive one of these on my Red P’s and it was great but I wished it was turbocharged. And in the rain it just slid absolutely everywhere

[jordanscarreviews]

Hi Ross Reviews this is Jordan’s car reviews here. Did you know that ZacBaldy sold his Breeze 2008 Ford FG Falcon XR6 Turbo and I miss seeing it on his channel every single second of my life. I really wanted you to review ZacBaldy XR6 Turbo much. When are you going to do a full review on that HSV GTSR W1 in Son of a Gun Grey that was at Gardner Holden that I was telling you about? Can’t wait for the next video. From Jordan’s car reviews.

[munnsie]

Love that colour! Such a shame that the wagon died with the BF MkIII. My neighbour has a mint condition, very early 2005 BF Futura wagon, in Blue Pearl (a BA Colour, I believe, so quite rare on a BF). I have always thought it was a beautiful car.