Its honestly a tragedy that they dont make Falcons & Commodores anymore. Australia lost icons, but the world lost legends.

"This is not supposed to exist! and this is normal for you guys". That's Australia summed up in a sentence.

"In a place like this why would you want to do anything but cruise?" I've never heard Australian and New Zealand motoring defined so perfectly. Sure the Falcon and Commodore could get up and boogie if they needed to, but wafting down country lanes and coastal roads with comfort and reliability was what made our local machines so great

"a mustang without the vehicular manslaughter" HAHAHAHA

Ah the Barra, Australia's answer to the 2JZ.

-pushes the “loud” button -the radio opens to a secret compartment to a bag of *GANJA*

The falcon and the commodore is the manifestation of the Australian spirit. You know that Simpsons episode when the farmer brings Bart's mischief to the Prime Ministers attention? That nonchalant attitude the fella had towards the most powerful man in the country? We like to romanticize Australia as a society in which a certain brotherhod/kinship permeates through barriers of class, age, etc. I like to think that the falcon is the embodiment of that. The poor student drives the old hand me downs, the astute family man drives one, the coppers drive one, the hooners drive one, your grandma drives one, the Indian taxi driver owns one and even the Prime MINISTA drives one. Perhaps the idea of egalitarianism which is romancitized in movies like the Castle or in Australia day speeches does exist. We just need to turn to the now dead line of falcon and commodore vehicles.

Absolutely amazing folks. And just think...This could have been a V8 crown vic replacement for U.S. law enforcement.

I see you uploaded this in Australian time for maximum Straya.

This car is seriously pretty.

The best all round car ever made!! From the drag strips, taxi stands, to running down JDMs in a highway patrol. STRAYA

They need to come to Melbourne Australia. Will more than happily let them drive my XR6 Turbo ute.

The Barra I6 engine is quite a gem

That Barra 4.0 is Australia's 2JZ. They can push almost 1000bhp. The falcon is sleeper car royalty.

The muscle cars here are 4 doors because the US refused to build right hand drive versions of their 2 door coupes. GM & Ford only recently started selling the coupes here again because they shut down the production lines in Australia putting thousands out of work and leaving the car industry non existent .

Wow. That’s a genuinely nice looking car. Not flashy, just nice.

Is it just me or is it surprisingly good looking?

Kudos to the owner for keeping a clean example. Let us not forget that Australia got the reskinned fourth generation mustang thanks to Tickford Vehicle engineering who converted it to RHD and made improvements like a more rigid chassis. Was a failure, but that is my favourite shape Mustang.

Shame you couldnt find an XR6T, those puppies GO.

That way of Kings reference hit so close to home I finished prematurely

As an Falcon XR6 FG owner. You nailed it mate!

Why not an XR6T? Still stoked about the ol' BF! Love being a Kiwi :)

If you ever do come down to aus, it wouldn't be complete without a review of the AU model of the Falcon.

That is a very beautiful Falcon, and thank you Darcy for keeping it stock

Should've driven an XR6 Turbo. And an AU Forte.

Good to see an XR6 on this channel, you would have loved driving an XR6 Turbo!

1) '64 Mustang was a Falcon with new body panels and interior 2) All the cop cars in Mad Max were Falcons: Max's 4-door interceptor was a '74 XB, the black '73 V8 XB GT coupe. The other cops (March Hare, Big Bopper?) drove '72 Falcon XAs. All had skinny tires for extra squeals... They all must have been 6-bangers, since they told Max his new coupe was "the last of the V8s"

As an American living in Australia, and someone who loves the Falcon and Automation - big thanks for this video!

Maybe i was wrong, THIS IS the most Aussie car so far.

Mr Regular some corrections: 6 in XR6 designates 6 cylinders, and the XR gets remodeled headlights over the XT/Futura/Fairmont, not taillights. BF MK2 designates 6 Speed and remodeled taillights.

The v8 was just about always available apart from a weird time in the 80’s when ford discontinued the clevo problem was from the early 90’s the 6 was actually quicker than the 8’s when the xr6 turbo came out ford ended up updated the ecm to make it slower because xr8 owners were complaining that they were losing

Makes me envious sometimes of the cars other countries have. Damn what a beautiful car

b a r r a b o y e s

That Barra engine though. I wish we got those in the states. I’ve watched people get JZ levels of crazy power from them and am jealous. Plus they have a unique sound I like

This is one of my favorite cars! Thank you for doing this review!

I’ve been watching your videos for a while, but just subscribed. You have, by far, the best hyperbolic & metaphorical comparisons I have ever heard. You are one of my biggest influences for starting my channel, and I hope I can one day be somewhat as entertaining ( if I can get over being so nervous on camera). Anyway, I’m a big fan of your work & hope to see lots more in the future!

Where's the T on the end of 'XR6' bruh

BARRA THE WORLD

This Ford Falcon XR6 BF is so handsome. Imagine buying this as your family friendly performance sedan instead of a BMW M3. I love the cutout droop teardrop headlight design, similar to 2005-2009 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B, 2002-2004 Acura RSX Type S, and 2000-2006 BMW M3 E46.

Dude don't you ever change. Been watching your channel for a solid year so far, I was upset when I saw the video of car meet in Newark, NJ that's my hometown but I had relocated before then.

I was hoping you'd get around to the Falcon and the history of the nameplate in Australia/New Zealand. Great review, one day you'll have to come to Australia as well!

LOL the pronunciation of "Napier"

Omg yes! I've been waiting for an Aussie Falcon review 👌

Love this car! It looks like a more fit G8. Thanks for this NZ trip Mr Regular!

"they got better again after 2003" dafaq you trying to say, Mr regular

"Falcon is the only word I can correctly pronounce with an Australian accent" Yeah you were only convincing the Americans with that one mate, "correct" is a stretch.

This is the review we've been waiting for.

The camera work seems more polished than older reviews. I like it!

LOUD lol.... for the stereo 'enhances sound' ahem...

Over here in Argentina, Falcons are so emblematic and iconic. Going from what they were originally intended for, to military police car in the late 70s coup, to a cult race car. You should visit and make a review of the Renault Fuego and Torino. Love your content.

You nailed it Mr Regular, I've always loved your mostly American reviews but this is gold.

This car reminds me of my childhood growing up... It's exactly the same except our family's one was metallic grey. My first driving lesson was in the family XR6 too... I would love to have one again

I was wondering when a Falcon would show up. I first saw this car in Gran Turismo 4 and have loved it ever since.

As a French guy trying to constantly getting deeper and deeper into motoring, RCR is a great way for me to get to not only do that, but also improve my English. As much as I try to understand every little reference you mention, I always miss half of them.. And it pisses me off ! x) I think the only one I think I fully got was the Yamaha R6 review. And I watched it 30 times. Anyways, I like every bit of what I am able to understand so thank you M. Regular :)

I have owned two of these. Such reliable cars and such a smooth drive .They are a very beautiful car.

Been waiting for this since RCR NZ was announced.

Pretty coool Yank review :-) I’m a Falcon man thru and thru. You seemed to get it. Sooo sad they’re dead now

Falcons are great cars, I own this model, and I can tell you, they are one of the most reliable cars on the road.

I am from Argentina and here the Falcon was manufactured from 1961 to 1991 with many variants of equipment versions

Each episode just gets more and more poetic lol. Makes me feel nostalgic for something I haven't experience or yet to experience makes me feel 50 and I'm not even 25 years old yet lol.

I see these a million times a day.

Ahh memories. This was our family car that I learnt to drive in. Plenty of power and it stuck to the road well. If only your reviewed a turbo model...

i think this is your best review yet!

Ive wanted this since you announced NZ tour, thank you so much. The world needs the FR Taurus.

RIP Aussie Falcon RIP

I've had a BF Falcon for over 5 years now and it has never missed a beat, it's just the base model with a few upgrades but I still love it even though I've got a new daily now. To someone that doesn't know much about them it's hard to describe, but my Dad's had Falcons pretty much my whole life so it just felt right when I eventually purchased an AU Falcon (same chassis, different engine and body panels) then eventually upgraded to the BF. Right now it's sitting in the yard, waiting for me to decide what I'm doing with it, I know if I sell it I will one day regret it, but I can't give it the love it deserves right now and I feel bad for neglecting it.

Dude im in serious love with this car

Awesome video, ive been waiting for a Murican look on the Strayan Falcon. good stuff

The look, feel, and layout of my GTO (rebadged Holden) is making more sense now. Once I get the suspension sorted out I'll send the email in your preferred format and perhaps a review will happen.

i've owned a 07' XR6 for 2 years and drove it from 120kkm to 160kkm. you can beat the living shit out of that thing and it still goes. it's also a popular car of choice by many taxi companies because the engine is know to go 1 million km before bust.

I had a 2007 XR6 Turbo with the 6sp... and with some mods. I'm European but it still put a big smile on my face.

One of your best ones to date.

Commodore - your old mate, that is always there for you. Falcon - Your wing man that's always got your back. I really hope you get to review a Holden Adventura (the SX6 & LX8 variants) someday or skip to the HSV Avalanche (wagon or ute) monsters! truly find them to be one of those really odd cars once you peel back a couple layers.

This 2006 Falcon reminds me a lot of the 2006 Fusions. The shape is similar and those rims look exactly the same. But you know, I'd much rather have the Falcon.

My uncle has an Xr6 and it is this colour too. It's my favourite generation of falcon.

The was deep and I have a whole new appreciation for Falcons

Y'all should do a video on the Ford Territory. Lovely wagon.

Damn, still going strong with the NZ uploads 1½ months after coming back home. How many more planned videos for RCR NZ are left?

We need alot more of these NZ videos!!!

Great timing. I was putting the late '90s Exide livery on the V8 Supercar in Forza 4.

Stormlight Archive reference - I approve

More Australian than the rotary washing line

Hell yeah! It’s the style down here, we rock four deep in our cars haha. This is a great review!

These cars just look good. Clean a simple with a kinda aggressive front end. I like it

Watching from Australia! you guys should pop over some time, we've got some real gems over here! anyways love your videos have a good one mate.

That's a beautiful car

As an Australian, I just gotta thank you. Nice review.

I own a ford falcon BF Station wagon. Keeping her looked after in servicing is keeping running good and quiet. She leaves the other cars for dead at traffic lights. Seating is comfortable. It has no antenna which is a plus for car washes that is automated makes it easier to clean. Apart from that she is a great car. Also she has a solid frame and bodywork. The only change I have noticed is the headlight switch is on the steering wheel where as the falcons in the past had a turn switch. This one is fourth of the falcons in the past. First one was the EA, the second was EF, the third was the AU MK 1. Apart from all four of them the best ones I loved was the EF and BF.

The Way of Kings is a good book

That’s a really nice looking car

Awesome Vid about a fantastic car! My All Aussie Fairlane turns 20 this year... just getting run in :)

Hired one of these once on an Australian holiday. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It seemed to suit the place.

You need to come to Australia and review the XR6 Turbo with the Barra Motor.

Would love to see a MCM and RCR collab at some point!

Charming. Both Mr.Regular and the Car.

My dad had an AU, a BA turbo and a BF Falcon. Miss those cars so much.

You touched on the performance models. From FPV, Ford Performance Vehicles. In Australia. When the FPV Typhoon Turbo was released, it was the fastest sedan in the world, about $70 odd grand Australian. The BMW M5 was second, at $250k Australian ......

What does this even mean. 26 MPG. What is that? (thats what a european said).

They nailed it with the final models, the FG & FG X. Even the base models were a blast to drive, let alone the turbos and V8 models. Can't believe how stupid trends have killed off these exceptionally enjoyable sedans, there's nothing else like them for the money. R.I.P. Falcon & Holden's Commodore.

As an aussie: great insight gained from a short trip! Loved the lineage part!!!! Very true!!!!!