heck yeah dude! cheers for reviewing it!!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 sooooooooooo 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.

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. 😊

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

This outro is something else man!,u have to keep using it,Great Vid Btw

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..

Great review on this N/A falcon Good change of pace 😀😀

Awesome! I just joined the Barra club got a Black BA XR6 N/A

Really commendable diff bushes aswell... 😁 love the vid mate (posted 30 secs before bushes noted hahaha)

G’day mate, watched many of your videos & really enjoy them. I have a BF MKll Falcon Tradesmen Ute dual fuel with over 230000 on the clock & she still does the job of going bush to get firewood & hooking up a a trailer to pick up crushed rock etc. Probably does 0-100 in over 10 lol but it was built to work 😉🤘🍻👍🇦🇺

Nice video man love watch this Falcons Fly .oh I forgot they do fly

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...

i have a 02 ba xr6 falcon with the 4 speed auto and 250ks it doesn't miss a beat isn't slow by any means and drives like a dream sounds good all factory apart from no cat

Hey Ross, flicking through this video and recently picked up a 2009 BF MKIII Wagon that I’m doing a bit of work to. I’d love to see if we could tee something up now that I’ve seen you’ve come over to Victoria in recent times! Awesome vid as always, I’m loving the big Barra bus myself so far! Cheers from the East 🍻

Nice looking ride go like she should also good to see a sandgroper car channel 👍👍👍👍👍out there as well enjoying your videos keep em coming

Hey nice review always wanted one of these in manual but they are hard to come by these days

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.

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

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.

Nice review!

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.

Love your vids man if you didnt live in another state id love you to review my FG

this review changed my mind on NA barras respect

I have a bf and 2 fg’s I just love the things Go great and not too bad on fuel as well Great cars

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.

I’ve got the exact same car except I’ve got a zf6 transmission. Such a good car

Breeze falcon 😢❤️ ma heart

So nice and has that moist place

Never owned one but drive a company BF every day. The thing has really grown on me and goes bloody well. Happy I don't pay for the maintenance though as a hell of a lot of little things go bad often. As a comparison my VZ Holden I bought new has only needed a water pump and radiator after 180,000 clicks.

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

My ‘05 BA2 XR6 is modified and tuned to 175rwkw and is approaching 300k kms The rear suspension is shagged so going to be fixing that soon - unfortunately the clear coat has given up in various places

Nice review,I agree about the centre console and dash layout.Horrible, looks cheap , otherwise love everything else.Oh and that stereo screen, that era of car was caught inbetween the old look and the new.

Nice car, a centrifugal supercharger kit is a nice addition to an NA Barra, if more power is desired.

Harry's car is 1 tidy unit 👌💚

even without a turbo, the NA barra is a solid motor, my ute is NA, bought it off my dad, who bought it off a retired tradie. its got plenty of grunt, amazing fuel economy, granted, mines a BA, not a BF. i only have the 5 speed manual, but its still a fine motor.

Nice mate great video the turbo are great too if can find a cheap one that's why non turbo are affordable great cars

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

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

Good enough for my red ps! Gonna upgrade to a turbo when I’m off them tho

I recently bought my first Barra (2007 BFII XT sedan) as a cheap workhorse, and now I want another Barra as my "good" car. Turbos are getting too expensive, so I'll probably go for a naturally aspirated FG G6 or G6E.

Should see some of the heavily modified N/A pushing 300-400rwhp Those na builds are very unique and not normally road legal due to the nature of the mods like open itbs, large loping cams, and so on

I didn't hesitate a while back on a Ba with 315000 on the clock..because I could see its condition.. rides like a new car still.. the Falcons can rack up alot of miles and still be like new. Bought an Xf once and was concerned about the 250+ took it over 550 before selling it, was still a good car but just not suitable for our town.. The ba has added another 40k now over 360k...still like a new car.

I own a mk2 fg na zf6 and I cant complain, could be quicker but for p plate it goes hard enough.

Well done thank you.

That's some crazy high fuel consumption compared to the ba mk2 4sp auto I have using roughly 9.3-9.5L/100k

Stall, it up, on the converter with the foot brake then take off the time to 100 will be much quicker and won't have that bog down issue.

Surely you won’t see this comment now but I can’t believe I missed this video, I really wanted to see your review of it because it’s what I drove on my red P’s

You’ve reviewed the Supercharged Miami, 5.4 Boss, Turbo Barra, NA Barra. Only modern Ford engine your missing to review is the V8 Barra 220 and Ecoboost Falcon 😂😂. Awesome review as usual 👍

Great video and great work Ross ! Know what exhaust setup he had sounds really nice ?

Yeah they can go well but for me needs to be the FG NA. If it were my car I'd add exhaust (XR6T OEM), extractors, dyno tune, turbo front brakes and a good set of tyres, depending on the kms some Bilstein or Koni shocks.

You say the BA started in 2005. They started in 2002. I have a 2004 XR6 which my dad purchased and I got it when he upgraded. Great review and I still have my XR even though it is put away due to having a few cars.

Would be cool if you could do a review of the FPV ford territory...they are hard to find though.

I'll never forget the day I was chopped by a NA BF XR6 in my LS1 WH :( haha that was my first experience against a Barra

Hey Johnny,yeah she doesn't have the same get up & go as the turbo but still drives nice apart from needing new bushes,also is in great condition & the reliability of the Barra Falcons is hard to beat,they just keep going you could make it to the US & back if we were able to no problems mate lol & it's in beautiful Baldy breeze should of kept the Falcon hahaha,one day I'd also like to see you review a FG NA zf auto they are a bit quicker especially with some BP 98 juice,ok great review as usual buddy take care.

Come down to Sydney Ross and you can review my bf xr6 NA zf!!

with the ba series they have a fuel cut out not a limiter so thats why it dies in power when u hit it

I swear they have like ford v tec when you do a skid it takes a while before it sundnely kicks in mark

Wow the wagon.. i completely forgot they existed. Man what would a turbo Barra be like in a wagon? Like a SSV/CLUBSPORT R8 in a wagon.. would blow my mind... Blow.. yeah i did it..,

That 0-100 speed is really slow in that Manuel , I have a zf version with standard mods and a basic na tune and my 0-100 is around 6.2 seconds

We have heaps of b series wagons here in New Zealand

Not long ago picked up a n/a xr6 with just over 150,000 on it for $4500! I think its a decent car for no turbo. Unfortunately its a BA though and auto so its got the 4 speed

For reference if anyone want's to know, redline is @5850 however peak HP is @5200. Trust me, like all engines there is no point going much further then the 5200 peak as the HP and torque curves both drop dramatically, so you're better off shifting. The torque curve is full peak @2500 flat and is where you want to be if on acceleration when towing or climbing steep terrain for optimal pulling power and economy. No worries

I have a 07 bf Fairmont ghia mk2 with the 4L 6 speed auto. Its fabulous on fuel, i use 95 octane and im getting between 8.4 and 8.6l per hundred or about 620km to 670km per tank (not running it empty of course). So i suppose what your saying its how you drive them cause yours is thirsty over mine.

Nice car, a set of cams would do wonders for it!

My cars changed so much since this video, doesnt run anymore 😂

I love my Bf wags

It's the best car out there, I've had my mind for 5 years Bf .

I think the btr4 is the most underrated gearbox ever

Hey mate quick question, what wheels are on that BF falcon and what is that boot wing called?

In an earlier with a different Falcon, I thought that you mentioned the Barra had an inline six cylinder engine. You didn't mention the amount of cylinders in this car so is the Barra a four cylinder or a 4.0 L inline six or a V6?

Hopefully imma getting an XR6

please do a fg mk2 xr6 with the zf 6 speed

Try to review the ecoboost falcon You’ll be surprised :)

what’s so bad about the 4 speed auto transmission just wondering?

I prefer the AU Falcon especially if you can find one with the double wish bone IRS (so XR6 VCT, XR8 and Fairmont Ghia + the LWB Fairlane/LTD) - BTW you held 1st gear for way to long, you should always shift at 5,500rpm in a NA i6 manual.

i just picked up a fg 2010 for 8k with 200000kms. pretty good deal i reckon

"But the speed is actually, is, its, its still pretty peppy" *unsure if his comment can go further* (quite" yea yea*)

The B series actually came out in 2002 and continued until 2008. Wagons ran until 2010

Ross, Review my 2007 Ford BF XR6 One Tonner Trayback ute

any details on the brand and sizing of the exhaust ? Also details on the coilovers would be great

Na barra is under rated

Most of the bf's are 4spd auto it was a option to go 6 spd in the na bf. It's pretty rare though to find a zf 6spd in a bf xr6 have a look on car sales

I got my XR6 Ute for 6800, with 140000km on it. Did I get a steal? It's a bit rough around the edges, paint chips, dropped head lining, kerb rash on the rims, but it drives well. And I really like the look of it! Don't like the tyres though. They'll be going ASAP, to be replaced with Michelins

I’m in nz . I’m about to buy a 2006 xr6 with only 104,000 km on it . Can you give me some tips on what to look for in these things .it has the zf 6 speed trans etc in it and is extremely tidy . Cheers

I have a na barra and they go alright but personally would recommend a manual one since theyre faster than the autos

This guy should have been on the new Aussie top gear series He runs rings around those clowns

Review a barra 220 3 valve V8. If you can find one mostly found in Fairlanes and Fairmonts and xt Falcons. It’s not a boss V8

Yep! Supercharger and away you go if it is 4 speed auto...

thats you in other words saying this barra really isnt that bad and besides it would be good for a 1969-87 model of a Falcon/Fairmont/Fairlane (Not GT, Not GS, Not S, Not ESP) but to be a GL/GLi Model of them and Regular Fairmonts too from 1969-1987 too.

I need to know the exhaust setup for this weapon, sounds great

Hi any suggestions anyone my bf ute Barra is great but I've found like Ross mentioned lags a little from standing start but when it gets cranking it boogies how can you improve situation with the lag issue can be very frustrating at times when need that extra boot at times instantantly ie when overtaking semis.i changed the coil packs a year or so ago that made a good difference but now their settled down and a few services later Could still be better off the line.whats the best way to improve this would be much appreciated for any suggestions cheers anyone ?!! P.s it's a four speed auto n/asp.

My stock auto fg n/a zf6 stays head to head with the new mustangs untill 80km then they start leaving me behind. And im 4000ks past my due service

My 2.3ltr mazda 3 hatch does like 9.5 secs to get to 100 lol

My 03 ba xr6 only has 191750 klm