Fords Greatest Mistake Was Not Making This Car!

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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we take out this Premcar FGX XR8 Holy Grail! All the Options Where Ticked "Full Package" Installed and this car is massively improved in not only pure Supercharged V8 Performance but in its Handling as well! It really is amazing how this 1800kg 4 door family sedan can move the way it does at speed in the corners!
Using the Miami as a starting point the Premcar team turned everything up to 11. There’s a huge array of upgrades that take the 5.0-litre supercharged V8 from 351kW and 570Nm to an awesome 483kW of power and 753Nm of torque. That’s more power than the HSV GTS-R W1, which makes the Holy Grail the most powerful Aussie muscle car ever made.
To achieve that Premcar added a new cast aluminium intake manifold, triple pass intercooler, isolated air-to-water heat exchanger and recalibrated the ECU to raise the rev limit to 7000rpm. There’s also a new exhaust upgrade, a 3.0-inch stainless steel bi-modal system that allows the engine to breathe more freely and sound suitably loud and aggressive.
The result of these changes is the best engine I’ve ever experienced in a Falcon. The power and torque are so linear across the rev range so it never feels lumpy or stressed, it simply builds speed at an alarming rate. Squeezing the throttle even halfway unleashes so much grunt it feels as quick as any FPV, and if you bury your right foot the speed continues to build and keeps building until you run out of road. The Holy Grail has so much power it feels like it will run on forever if you let it - it’s a fantastic engine that lives up the GT-HO legend.
And the noise! The new exhaust sounds so great when you unleash that performance, there’s a beautiful V8 growl coupled with the whine of the supercharger under the bonnet.
Fords Greatest Mistake Was Not Making This Car!
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@BadApe351 Жыл бұрын

Both Ford and Holden reached the pinnacle with their final models...and then they were gone. One of the saddest moments in Aussie history. I know why...but seeing how amazing this car is it's still very painful to swallow.

@robertfoskett1016 Жыл бұрын

I agree with it not being whiney enough. Love the sound of a supercharger.

@rubinmike-litt1068 Жыл бұрын

Well Ford made AU's and got it perfect there. Might not be the fastest falcons, but they are by far, the best.

@petermanuel7128 Жыл бұрын

Great review of the XR8 Holy Grail. I didn’t know they only sold 47 of the 100 kits but it doesn’t surprise me. With the costs of the kit and some people wanting to keep their XR8 stock even if they could have afforded it. The kit sure transforms the car, power and handling wise. It’s a great looking and sounding car. Thanks for the review.

@Uncle_Chuck Жыл бұрын

For more whine take the misses

@keanvanderwesthuizen3476 Жыл бұрын

Hey you finally done the holy grail review awesome mate being waiting too see your reaction well done keep this videos coming love it 👍😊

@bobbobb5759

The thing is....ford sels >1.5mil vehicles in US per year. Doing a kit to sell maybe a few thousand falcons wasn't a blip on the radar. lol

@firefighter_dj Жыл бұрын

The first time i saw that Premcar was maling these, I thought it was a travesty that Ford didnt go with this. But i wasn't suprised. The FGX didnt even get a marketing campaign.

@FJaypewpew Жыл бұрын

Started out seeking fortune and glory…

@Internetbutthurt

Holy Grail is very cool, and while its able to rev to 7K its an over priced upgrade essentially. Herrods did (in 2016) and could probably still do an upgrade package that makes comparable power and more torque than a W557, suspension upgrades, trans tuning for about 10K less than the base Holy Grail upgrade of $24K, so about $14K and was still on 98 and no exhaust work. Necessary wheels and rubber are extra. Appreciate the engineering and compliance work but premcar is a company trying to make money filling a niche.

@jrbuch Жыл бұрын

One of my mates was a development tester for Ford, at the period when this car was made. We had a prototype to test and put kilometers on - he'd share the car with us and we'd all have a drive. One interesting thing to note - the engineers apparently tweaked the supercharger by removing some rubber seal which gave more whine. The production cars with the Miami engine were quieter.

@MartinJones123 Жыл бұрын

A great review of a special car... However an extra $45000 for a kit on a car was a big ask when the base car was just an XR8, as opposed to a production HSV... Ford and Holden both went out with a bang!

@Xlerv8 Жыл бұрын

Thats an insane car can't imagine going full pelt with a car like that. But at least it will stop proper with proper suspension, rear trailing arm upgrade, stiffer chassis. The stock one definitely wouldn't be safe with such a big power and torque hike. Only saw this in Motor Magazine. Ford should have gone out this way!

@tomnewham1269 Жыл бұрын

When I first read about the Holy Grail and the fact it was only limited to 100 units, I honestly thought that some people are going to miss out. No way did I think only 47 would ever be made.

@johnsbackwithcommonsense7628 Жыл бұрын

For half the money would rather get the KPM Streetfighter SF800r XR8

@spadgm Жыл бұрын

Great vid and that is a great car, love the looks and the sound, I certainly never knew this kit existed!

@pete508 Жыл бұрын

I can't fault it mate she's a beauty & it just goes to show what absolute gems we've truly lost,our Fords & Holdens were world class it's a crying shame 😢I loved this one buddy a top review cheers.